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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York, PA
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York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location
York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location A wanted man barricaded himself inside a Pennsylvania home, prompting a school lockdown and delaying another school’s dismissal on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to local reports. Officers went to the 700 block of Courtland Avenue of York City around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a tip that a man wanted for attempted homicide was inside, ABC27 reported, citing a York City Police spokesperson. The man refused to come out, and the York County Quick Response Team responded and took him into custody, according to the outlet. His identity was not released. Police used tear gas before making t…

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Mercersburg, PA
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PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say
PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say The president of a Pennsylvania youth football association that received city funding to reduce violence was arrested in a large-scale cocaine trafficking investigation on Wednesday, Oct. 21, federal authorities announced. Martin Langford, 59, of Pittsburgh, is the president of the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Association in the city’s West End, according to public online records. His program received Stop the Violence grant funding from Pittsburgh under the Gainey administration. Langford was among seven people arrested following a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation, a…

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Allentown, PA
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Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA
Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping a woman who sought warmth inside his apartment has now been found guilty of repeatedly punching a jail corrections officer who asked him to submit to a strip search, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21. Felix Javier Pagan, 41, of Marienville, was convicted of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault following a jury trial before Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey on Tuesday, Oct. 20, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. The attack happened at Lehigh County Jail on Oct. 30, 2025, when a corrections officer asked Pagan to remo…

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Easton, PA
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Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB'
Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' A Pennsylvania father of three remembered for bringing joy to those around him has been identified as the man struck and killed by a train, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. James Wesley “J.B.” Brown, 39, of Easton, died at St. Luke’s Hospital’s Anderson Campus after being struck in Easton on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Brown was walking east along the railroad ties on Easton’s South Side when a westbound Norfolk Southern train struck him around 6:30 a.m., according to the coroner. His identity was unknown when he died and has since been confi…

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Wayne-Radnor, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed After Sliding 150 Feet Into I-476 Guide Rail In Radnor Motorcyclist Killed After Sliding 150 Feet Into I-476 Guide Rail In Radnor Motorcyclist Killed After Sliding 150 Feet Into I-476 Guide Rail In Radnor
Motorcyclist Killed After Sliding 150 Feet Into I-476 Guide Rail In Radnor A motorcyclist was killed after losing control during a lane change and sliding approximately 150 feet into a guide rail on Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania, state police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The crash happened on northbound I-476 at mile marker 10.7 in Radnor Township, Delaware County, at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to Pennsylvania State Police Media. Witnesses told troopers the 53-year-old rider was traveling at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic before attempting to move from the center lane into the left lane, police said. The…

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Norristown, PA
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Uber Driver Left PA Dad In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: Montgomery County DA Uber Driver Left PA Dad In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: Montgomery County DA Uber Driver Left PA Dad In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: Montgomery County DA
Uber Driver Left PA Dad In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: Montgomery County DA An Uber driver struck a 29-year-old Pennsylvania father and left him lying in the road, where a tractor-trailer then ran him over, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ricardo Jerry “Ricky” Baptiste, of Drexel Hill, died following the crash on West Germantown Pike near Whitehall Road in East Norriton Township on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Andy Nunez Vasquez, 43, of Philadelphia, has been arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run, District Attorney Kevin Steele and East Norriton Police Chief Matthew Brannen announced. Office…

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Lancaster, PA
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Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars
Drunk Driver Who Killed Upmc Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars A Pennsylvania man who drove drunk, crashed into a tractor-trailer, and sent a 33-year-old UPMC nurse flying into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by multiple vehicles, has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 38, of Danville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty in July to killing Karra Kate Clevenger, of Middletown, in a September 2024 crash on Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Patel was sentenc…

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Whitehall Son Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Dad With Pocket Knife Headed To Trial (UPDATE) Whitehall Son Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Dad With Pocket Knife Headed To Trial (UPDATE) Whitehall Son Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Dad With Pocket Knife Headed To Trial (UPDATE)
Whitehall Son Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Dad With Pocket Knife Headed To Trial (Update) A Pennsylvania man accused of fatally stabbing his father with a pocket knife will face trial in Lehigh County Court, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Daniel Latorre Jr., 21, of Whitehall, appeared before Magisterial District Judge Kyle B. Miller for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Felony charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault — attempts or causes serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon — were held for court, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Miller dismissed a misdemeanor charge of possession of a prohibited weapon. Whitehall Towns…

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Mount Joy, PA
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Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Mount Joy Police Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Mount Joy Police Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Mount Joy Police
Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Mount Joy Police A Pennsylvania dad drinking behind the wheel fled police and crashed with his two children improperly secured inside his pickup truck in Mount Joy on Friday, Oct. 2, investigators wrote. Nicholas H. Schober, 38, of Mount Joy, had a breath alcohol concentration of .176% after the incident involving his children, ages 5 and 10, according to the criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The children told police their father had been drinking multiple “Buzz Balls” alcoholic beverages while driving, Officer Mason Shelly wrote in the affidavit of probable cause…

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Manheim Township, PA
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Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police
Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police A woman wearing knee-high stiletto heels punched and kicked officers during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Casandra Lee Smith, 37, of Lancaster, was stopped at Lititz Pike and York Road in Manheim Township on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Manheim Township police. Smith repeatedly tried to get out of the vehicle despite instructions to stay inside and was eventually detained in handcuffs, police said. While along the roadside, she began screaming for help. Officers warned her that continuing to yell would result in a disorderly conduct arrest, but she…

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