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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Easton, PA
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'I Think I Killed Him' West Easton Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, DA Says 'I Think I Killed Him' West Easton Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, DA Says 'I Think I Killed Him' West Easton Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, DA Says
'I Think I Killed Him' West Easton Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, DA Says An adult son is charged with fatally shooting his mother’s boyfriend after intervening in an assault at their Pennsylvania home, authorities said. Ryan James Yaindl, 26, of the 100 block of Spring Street, is charged with criminal homicide in the killing of 52-year-old Jason G. Derr. Derr and Yaindl’s mother, who were both at the home at 185 Spring St., had been involved in a physical altercation Saturday morning, Sept. 12, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. Yaindl intervened, police said. Derr then encountered Yaindl on the second floor, where Yaindl f…

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Wallingford-Swarthmore, PA
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Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near Strath Haven Schools Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near Strath Haven Schools Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near Strath Haven Schools
Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near Strath Haven Schools A driver who fled a traffic stop in a stolen Acura sparked a police search near a high school in Pennsylvania on Monday morning, Sept. 14, authorities said. A Nether Providence Township officer stopped the Acura in the 700 block of South Providence Road around 9:07 a.m., police said. The driver fled north on Providence Road, and the officer lost sight of the vehicle. About 34 minutes later, a resident in the unit block of Hickory Lane called police after finding the Acura parked in their backyard, according to Chief David M. Splain. Officers confirmed it was the stolen vehicle and, with as…

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Allentown, PA
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Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal Allentown Scooter Hit-Run Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal Allentown Scooter Hit-Run Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal Allentown Scooter Hit-Run
Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal Allentown Scooter Hit-Run A mother of four and grandmother of three was killed when an SUV struck her motor scooter from behind and fled in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities and her family announced. Angelica M. Rivera-Perez, 42, of Allentown, died from multiple blunt-force trauma, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Monday, Sept. 14. Rivera-Perez’s niece, Elizmarie Gonzalez, launched a GoFundMe to help the family cover funeral and other expenses. “I am asking for support and help for my family in this moment of grief,” Gonzalez wro…

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Allentown, PA
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Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner
Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner The motorcyclist killed when an SUV crossed a double yellow line and struck him head-on in Lehigh County has been identified, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Adam M. Reed, 39, of Fountain Hill, died from multiple blunt force trauma, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. His death was ruled accidental following an autopsy Monday. The crash happened in the 1100 block of East Susquehanna Street in Salisbury Township around 9:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. An SUV was traveling east and closely following a…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA
Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to stabbing his 73-year-old mother to death in the street outside her home, authorities announced. Brian Rebold, 40, entered the plea to one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Diana Rebold, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Rebold called 911 after attacking his mother on Liberty Avenue in Arnold on Aug. 4, 2024, according to investigators. Arnold police and Westmoreland County detectives arrived to find Diana lying unresponsive in the street and bleeding profusely from…

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Lebanon, PA
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Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested
Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested A 32-year-old man with DUI, drug, and fleeing-police convictions was arrested following a disturbance outside a Pennsylvania school Monday morning, authorities announced. Jose Padilla-Santiago was taken into custody in front of Lebanon Intermediate School in the 300 block of North Eighth Street around 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 14, according to Lebanon City police. City officers and Lebanon School District police responded to the disturbance and quickly arrested Padilla-Santiago without further incident, authorities said. No students were harmed. Police did not immediately disclose what sparked t…

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Lancaster, PA
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Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family
Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family A man killed in a Pennsylvania motorcycle crash earlier this month is being remembered by family as a devoted father whose warmth could light up a room. Samuel “Junito” Rodriguez Jr., 43, of Ephrata, died unexpectedly following the crash in Lancaster City on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to his obituary published by the Groffs Family Funeral and Cremation Services Inc. Rodriguez was born in Hershey and was the father of four children, a family member told Daily Voice. “He was the type of person that could light up a room,” the relative said. “He was such a loving person, and when he loved …

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Harrisburg, PA
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Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze
Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Pennsylvania’s diesel average is now within a penny of its all-time record, a surge that is putting new pressure on the truckers who keep the state’s stores, warehouses and worksites supplied. The average price for a gallon of diesel in Pennsylvania reached $6.323 on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to AAA — up nearly 22 cents in a week, 64 cents in a month, and $2.34 from the same day last year. That is just under Pennsylvania’s record diesel average of $6.3276, set in May 2022. Regular gasoline was averaging $4.497 a gallon statewide Sunday, AAA said. That is up nearly 20 cents from a week ag…

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Shippensburg, PA
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Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police
Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police A man wanted for firing 21 rounds at five people outside a Pennsylvania bar was captured after a 15-mile Turnpike pursuit ended with troopers disabling his vehicle, police announced late Friday, Sept. 11. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, of Lewistown, was arrested early Friday after a license plate reader alerted a Pennsylvania State Police trooper to his vehicle near mile marker 250, according to an updated release from the Lewistown Police Department. The trooper was monitoring traffic through a construction zone when the alert connected the registration to Dejesus-Pena and an active warrant …

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Ephrata, PA
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Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police
Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police A man was arrested after police responding to a report of a possibly injured motorcyclist found him trying to smash a patio window with a pickaxe and threatening officers with buckshot at a Pennsylvania home, authorities said. Ephrata police were called to the 100 block of Fieldcrest Lane in Ephrata Township at 12:38 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, for a report of a traumatic injury involving someone who may have wrecked a motorcycle, according to the department. Officers found George Conners, 49, of Ephrata behind his home, where he was actively trying to smash a rear patio window with a pickaxe, po…

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