Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Allentown, PA
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Teen Driver Killed After Mustang Crashes Into Sign, Ditch On I-78 In Lehigh County Teen Driver Killed After Mustang Crashes Into Sign, Ditch On I-78 In Lehigh County Teen Driver Killed After Mustang Crashes Into Sign, Ditch On I-78 In Lehigh County
Teen Driver Killed After Mustang Crashes Into Sign, Ditch On I-78 In Lehigh County A teenage driver was killed after his car crashed off Interstate 78 in Lehigh County early Thursday morning, authorities said. The crash happened along I-78 westbound near mile marker 54.1 in Lower Macungie Township at about 5:11 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, according to Pennsylvania State Police. An 18-year-old man from Upper Milford Township was driving a 2005 gray Ford Mustang westbound when the vehicle struck a traffic sign and went off the roadway, coming to rest in a ditch along the right side of the highway, troopers said. State police from the Fogelsville station were dispatched to …

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Baby Kidnapped In Carjacking, Gun Fired At Dad With Kids Lands Upper Darby Woman Fed. Sentence Baby Kidnapped In Carjacking, Gun Fired At Dad With Kids Lands Upper Darby Woman Fed. Sentence Baby Kidnapped In Carjacking, Gun Fired At Dad With Kids Lands Upper Darby Woman Fed. Sentence
Baby Kidnapped In Carjacking, Gun Fired At Dad With Kids Lands Upper Darby Woman Fed. Sentence A woman who carjacked an SUV with a baby still inside and fired a gun at the children’s father has been sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 12. Phillis Fugah, 25, of Upper Darby, was sentenced to 10 years and one day in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage in Philadelphia, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Fugah previously pleaded guilty to carjacking and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a violent crime in connection with an armed carjacking on t…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Utility Pole Crash Kills Mercersburg Man In Franklin County: PA State Police Utility Pole Crash Kills Mercersburg Man In Franklin County: PA State Police Utility Pole Crash Kills Mercersburg Man In Franklin County: PA State Police
Utility Pole Crash Kills Mercersburg Man In Franklin County: PA State Police A Mercersburg man was killed after his car veered off a Franklin County road and struck a utility pole, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, March 11. Douglas C. Spoonhour Jr., 35, a Chambersburg native according to public records, died after the crash in the 1600 block of Saint Thomas Williamson Road in Saint Thomas Township at 6:16 a.m. on Monday, March 9, according to the release. Spoonhour had been driving a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire southbound when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed from the southbound lane into the northbound shoulder, troopers said. The car struck an …

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Brentwood, NY
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Molotov Cocktails Found During Brentwood Traffic Stop Lands 3 Arrests: DA Molotov Cocktails Found During Brentwood Traffic Stop Lands 3 Arrests: DA Molotov Cocktails Found During Brentwood Traffic Stop Lands 3 Arrests: DA
Molotov Cocktails Found During Brentwood Traffic Stop Lands 3 Arrests: DA A traffic stop uncovered Molotov cocktails and gasoline inside a vehicle in Brentwood, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 11. Elvis Osvaldo Romero Martinez, 20, Albert Yanes Moran, 20, and Lorenzo Nohely Alvarado Navarette, 18, were arrested after a Suffolk County police officer stopped a vehicle near Lexington Avenue and Caleb’s Path at approximately 1:38 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. During the stop, Romero Martinez allegedly climbed from the driver’s seat into the rear of the vehicle, investigators said. While speak…

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Reading, PA
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Schuylkill River Torture Murder Of 2 Brothers Lands PA Fugitive On FBI 10 Most Wanted List Schuylkill River Torture Murder Of 2 Brothers Lands PA Fugitive On FBI 10 Most Wanted List Schuylkill River Torture Murder Of 2 Brothers Lands PA Fugitive On FBI 10 Most Wanted List
Schuylkill River Torture Murder Of 2 Brothers Lands PA Fugitive On FBI 10 Most Wanted List A nail tech who was secretly a gang member is accused of torturing, kidnapping, and killing two brothers before dumping their bodies in the Schuylkill River has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, federal officials announced on Wednesday, March 11. Trung Duc Lu is wanted in connection with the brutal August 2014 crimes in Philadelphia, according to the FBI Philadelphia Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of PA. Investigators say Lu was part of a group sent from New York City to Philadelphia to collect more than $100,000 in drug money owed…

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Kennett Square-Landenberg, PA
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Landenberg Man Killed In Head-On Crash In Delaware: State Police Landenberg Man Killed In Head-On Crash In Delaware: State Police Landenberg Man Killed In Head-On Crash In Delaware: State Police
Landenberg Man Killed In Head-On Crash In Delaware: State Police A Pennsylvania man was killed in a head-on crash on Lancaster Pike in Delaware, state police announced on Wednesday, March 11. A 65-year-old man from Landenberg, PA died after the Hyundai Sonata he was driving crossed the double yellow line and slammed head-on into a Chevrolet Silverado in Hockessin around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, according to Delaware State Police. The Hyundai had been traveling northbound on Lancaster Pike south of Mc Govern Road when it crossed into the southbound lane and collided with the Silverado, investigators said. The Landenberg driver was taken to an area…

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Reading, PA
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$1 Property Transfers Spark Lawsuit Against Home Builder: PA AG $1 Property Transfers Spark Lawsuit Against Home Builder: PA AG $1 Property Transfers Spark Lawsuit Against Home Builder: PA AG
$1 Property Transfers Spark Lawsuit Against Home Builder: PA AG A home builder already ordered to repay more than $500,000 to consumers is facing a new lawsuit after allegedly transferring properties to relatives for just $1 each, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, March 11. Edward Myles, Beata Myles, and their company, Professional Home Services, are accused of transferring multiple properties worth more than $130,000 to relatives shortly before a court entered the judgment against them, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The properties were sold to Malgorzata Bennett and Robert Bennett — Beata Myles’ mother and …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Drunk Driving Murder Charge Filed In Fatal Head-On Crash In PA Drunk Driving Murder Charge Filed In Fatal Head-On Crash In PA Drunk Driving Murder Charge Filed In Fatal Head-On Crash In PA
Drunk Driving Murder Charge Filed In Fatal Head-On Crash In PA A Philadelphia man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed a woman on Aramingo Avenue, police announced on Wednesday, May 20. Elijah Isaiah Vines, 31, was arrested on the 2300 block of Castor Avenue in connection with the deadly crash that happened on Saturday, Dec. 27, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Police said a black 2007 Nissan Titan was traveling southbound on the 3500 block of Aramingo Avenue at 1:57 a.m. when it slammed head-on into a silver 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. Vines, identified by police as the driver of the Nissan, was taken …

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Quarryville, PA
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Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters
Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters A pickup truck slammed into the front porch of a home on West Main Street in New Holland early Tuesday morning, firefighters said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 200 block of W. Main Street shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, for a report of a vehicle crash into a building, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue. Responding units arrived to find a pickup truck lodged in the home’s front porch, with two porch posts sheared off in the crash, the fire company said. EMS crews provided care to the driver while firefighters from Engine 39-1 and Rescue 39 assessed the porch and the f…

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Carlisle, PA
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Woman Leaves Child Alone Along Harrisburg Pike Highway Without Phone, Ride: Police Woman Leaves Child Alone Along Harrisburg Pike Highway Without Phone, Ride: Police Woman Leaves Child Alone Along Harrisburg Pike Highway Without Phone, Ride: Police
Woman Leaves Child Alone Along Harrisburg Pike Highway Without Phone, Ride: Police A woman is accused of leaving a juvenile alone along a roadway without a phone or transportation, police announced on Tuesday, March 10. Kelly Marie Meister, 47, was charged after officers responded to a disturbance on the 1100 block of Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle on Wednesday, March 5, according to Middlesex Township Police. Witnesses told officers an adult woman — later identified as Meister — was seen yelling at a juvenile along the side of the roadway before walking away and leaving the child behind, police said. The juvenile had no means of communication or transportation and was unfa…

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