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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Sports
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Swarthmore College graduate Evelyn “Evie” Parts is suing her alma mater and the NCAA, alleging she was illegally removed from the women’s track team for being transgender, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. A transgender long-distance runner who led Swarthmore College’s women’s track team as a captain is now taking the college and the NCAA to court, claiming their enforcement of a transgender athlete ban violated her civil rights. Evelyn “Evie” Parts, a recent Swarthmore graduate with degrees in biology and environmental studies, filed a federal complaint in the Eastern D…

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5-Year-Old Thrown On Bed, Arm Broken By Man Mad She Wouldn't Sleep: Lancaster County DA 5-Year-Old Thrown On Bed, Arm Broken By Man Mad She Wouldn't Sleep: Lancaster County DA
5-Year-Old Thrown On Bed, Arm Broken By Man Mad She Wouldn't Sleep: Lancaster County DA A 5-year-old girl was violently thrown onto a bed by a Lancaster County man, breaking her arm, prosecutors say. Edward Cummings, 40, of Fulton Township, was held for trial on felony aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a preliminary hearing before Judge William Mankin on Monday, Aug. 12. The attack happened in December 2024 inside a home on the 300 block of Black Barren Road. The girl’s mother was reportedly trying to get her to sleep when Cummings became upset that she was playing with a cat and dog. He picked her up and threw her onto the bed in anger, witnesse…

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Pink Baggies, $500K In Fentanyl, 2 Kilos Seized From Berks Dealer’s Kitchen: DA Pink Baggies, $500K In Fentanyl, 2 Kilos Seized From Berks Dealer’s Kitchen: DA
Pink Baggies, $500K In Fentanyl, 2 Kilos Seized From Berks Dealer’s Kitchen: DA A Berks County man was caught with two kilos of fentanyl worth $500,000 in a massive early morning bust, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Junior Rondon-Ceballo, 31, was arrested after a joint drug investigation between the Berks County Drug Task Force and Reading police led to a search of his Cumru Township home, his body, and vehicle, officials said. The warrant was executed at 6 a.m. on the 200 block of Pennwyn Place, where detectives seized: Two kilograms of fentanyl Digital scales Drug paraphernalia Packaging materials According to authorities, the seized fentanyl cou…

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Adults Who Left Kids In Cars To Gamble Among 18 Banned From PA Casinos, Sportsbooks: PGCB Adults Who Left Kids In Cars To Gamble Among 18 Banned From PA Casinos, Sportsbooks: PGCB
Adults Who Left Kids In Cars To Gamble Among 18 Banned From PA Casinos, Sportsbooks: Pgcb Two adults who left children alone in cars while gambling at Philadelphia casinos were among 18 people banned from betting in Pennsylvania, the Gaming Control Board announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) issued involuntary exclusions for 18 individuals, bringing the total number of people on its statewide ban list to 1,428. Ten of those added were banned from entering casinos, including: A man who left his 12-year-old in a car for 22 minutes while gambling in the sportsbook at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. Another man who left two children, ages …

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Measles Exposure Alert: Out-of-State Visitor With Virus Stops In Lititz: PA Dept. Of Health Measles Exposure Alert: Out-of-State Visitor With Virus Stops In Lititz: PA Dept. Of Health
Measles Exposure Alert: Out-of-State Visitor With Virus Stops In Lititz: PA Dept. Of Health A person from another state who was contagious with measles visited four Pennsylvania counties earlier this month, prompting a public health alert from the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday, Aug. 21. The individual, who has since left the Commonwealth, may have exposed others while stopping in Adams, Clearfield, Lancaster, and York counties between Aug. 4 and Aug. 12. People may have been exposed to measles if they were at one of the following locations during the specified times: Sapp Bros. Travel Center, Clearfield — Aug. 5, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Farmhouse Restaurant at the Bar…

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Suspect Shot After Firing At Chester Police Officers: Delaware County DA Suspect Shot After Firing At Chester Police Officers: Delaware County DA
Suspect Shot After Firing At Chester Police Officers: Delaware County DA A suspect is recovering in the hospital after firing at police officers and being shot in Chester late Wednesday night, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. The shooting happened in the 100 block of West 21st Street around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, according to Stollsteimer. Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit of the District Attorney’s Office responded and are conducting an independent investigation under office policy. “Officers involved were fired upon and justifiably returned fire in their own defense,” Stollsteimer exp…

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PA Man Travels 1K+ Miles To Stalk 14-Year-Old Influencer, Confronts Dad At Florida Home (VIDEO) PA Man Travels 1K+ Miles To Stalk 14-Year-Old Influencer, Confronts Dad At Florida Home (VIDEO)
PA Man Travels 1K+ Miles To Stalk 14-Year-Old Influencer, Confronts Dad At Florida Home (Video) A Pennsylvania man with past ties to Trevose, Eagleville, and Norristown traveled more than 1,000 miles to Florida to stalk a 14-year-old social media influencer, confronting her father in the driveway, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Jarred Easter, 29, was arrested by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Section on Sunday, Aug. 18, after investigators said he showed up at the teen’s Walton County residence. Easter spent three months sending disturbing emails, nude photos, and obsessive messages to the child’s account connected to her social med…

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Schools
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE) Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE)
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (Update) A Roosevelt man has been arrested after allegedly flashing a gun at a 17-year-old outside Roosevelt High School, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. outside the school at 1 Wagner Avenue. A teen victim was approached by a man, later identified as Eybin Umana, 40, of 164 Grenada Avenue, and got into a verbal argument, detectives explained. Umana allegedly lifted his shirt to reveal the handle of a black firearm tucked into his waistband before telling the teen to wait for him in the parking lot. The victim ran away in fear a…

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Police & Fire
Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d
Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d A man who twice attempted to perform a sex act involving a neighborhood dog through a fence in Lancaster has been identified, police announced in a shocking update on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The initial incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, when officers were called to the 1st block of Wise Avenue for a report of a man exposing himself through a fence. The caller told police the man was attempting to engage in a lewd act involving a dog. The suspect—described at the time as a white male with brown hair wearing a black jacket—was seen sticking his genitalia through the fence. Inv…

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Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD
Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD A Germantown spa owner was found shot to death inside her business, and her husband — already tied to a past tragedy involving his toddler son — has now been charged with her murder, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Kyle Irvin, 55, turned himself in to officers at the 14th District just after midnight on Wednesday, authorities said. He is facing charges of murder and related offenses. Irvin is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 48-year-old Rashida Irvin, inside Mister Relaxation Spa and Lounge on the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue. Police were flagged down around 6:3…

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