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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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Driver Crashes Into Pole, Cuts Power To York County Neighborhoods: Police Driver Crashes Into Pole, Cuts Power To York County Neighborhoods: Police
Driver Crashes Into Pole, Cuts Power To York County Neighborhoods: Police A violent crash left a utility pole sheared and hundreds without power in York County early Sunday, April 13, police announced. The collision happened on the 800 block of Bahns Mill Road in Windsor Township, near Red Lion, according to the York County Regional Police Department. The driver slammed into the pole, forcing Met-Ed crews to respond urgently to make the scene safe and replace the destroyed equipment, police said. Bahns Mill Road is closed between Delta Road and Burkholder Road, and the area remains hazardous until repairs are finished, officers added. Drivers are being urged to…

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13-Year-Old Girl, Mom Found Shot Dead In Trenton Home: Police 13-Year-Old Girl, Mom Found Shot Dead In Trenton Home: Police
13-Year-Old Girl, Mom Found Shot Dead In Trenton Home: Police A mother and her teenage daughter were found shot dead inside their Trenton home, sparking a major investigation, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Trenton police raced to the 300 block of West State Street just after 10:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported two bodies inside the residence, according to the prosecutor's office. Officers discovered a 13-year-old girl shot dead in a third-floor bedroom, and her 40-year-old mother fatally shot in a stairwell leading upstairs. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. A person of interest was detained on …

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Van Crashes Into Building After Running Red Light In Chambersburg: Police Van Crashes Into Building After Running Red Light In Chambersburg: Police
Van Crashes Into Building After Running Red Light In Chambersburg: Police A van slammed into a building after a crash at a Chambersburg intersection, police announced on Saturday, April 12. A red van was traveling southbound along South Main Street when it ran a red light at East Queen Street around 6:15 a.m., according to a release by the Chambersburg Police Department. A vehicle heading east on Queen Street struck the van, forcing it into a nearby building at 100 South Main Street. The van's driver was transported to Chambersburg Hospital with suspected minor injuries, police said. The driver was cited for running the red light and for driving without a valid …

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2-Year-Old In Car As Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side Of Nassau Expressway: Police 2-Year-Old In Car As Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side Of Nassau Expressway: Police
2-Year-Old In Car As Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side Of Nassau Expressway: Police A mother is accused of driving drunk with her 2-year-old daughter in her SUV on the wrong side of a major Long Island highway, Nassau County Police announced on Saturday, April 12. Yajaira Castillo, 44, of Inwood, was seen operating a 2014 Honda CR-V southbound in the northbound lanes of Nassau Expressway with the toddler in the vehicle, according to police. Several motorists reported Castillo’s dangerous driving around 7:22 p.m. on Friday, April 11, prompting officers to find her on Wanser Avenue, authorities said. Police noted Castillo had slurred speech, watery eyes, unsteady balance, a…

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Man Hid $13M In NFT Sales, Flaunted Travel Pics As Girlfriend Asked For Pageant Donations: DOJ Man Hid $13M In NFT Sales, Flaunted Travel Pics As Girlfriend Asked For Pageant Donations: DOJ
Man Hid $13M In NFT Sales, Flaunted Travel Pics As Girlfriend Asked For Pageant Donations: DOJ A Pennsylvania man hid millions from the IRS through secret NFT sales, while his girlfriend publicly asked for pageant donations for her daughter, federal authorities and social media posts show. Waylon Wilcox, 45, of Dillsburg, pled guilty before Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion on Tuesday, April 9, to two counts of filing false individual income tax returns, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Friday, April 11. Prosecutors said Wilcox sold 97 NFTs from the "CryptoPunks" collection—62 in 2021 for about $7.4 million and another 35 in 2022 for roug…

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Pedestrian Struck By E-Bike In Long Beach Dies From Injuries: Police Pedestrian Struck By E-Bike In Long Beach Dies From Injuries: Police
Pedestrian Struck By E-Bike In Long Beach Dies From Injuries: Police A pedestrian who was critically injured after being struck by an electric bike in Long Beach has died, police announced on Sunday, April 12. According to the Homicide Squad, a 68-year-old man was walking westbound on East Park Avenue when he was struck by an E-Bike traveling southbound on Riverside Boulevard around 9:01 p.m. on Friday, April 11. The pedestrian suffered severe trauma and was transported to a local hospital, detectives said. He was pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 by a hospital physician. The 47-year-old man operating the E-Bike remained at the scene, autho…

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High-Speed Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Route 15 Crash That Injured 6: Upper Allen Police High-Speed Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Route 15 Crash That Injured 6: Upper Allen Police
High-Speed Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Route 15 Crash That Injured 6: Upper Allen Police A 29-year-old Mechanicsburg man accused of driving the wrong way on Route 15 at over 100 mph, slamming into multiple vehicles, injuring six people including two children, and punching an EMT, has been arrested, Upper Allen Township Police announced late on Friday, April 11. Fernando Luis Colon-Torres, of the 600 block of Geneva Drive, faces 38 charges stemming from the violent crash on Friday, Jan. 17, according to court documents. The chaos began around 4:37 p.m. when Colon-Torres allegedly struck the back of a 2011 Nissan Rogue occupied by a 37-year-old and two young children (ages 4 an…

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Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ
Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ A Pennsylvania man is accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials, the Department of Justice announced on Friday, April 11. Shawn Monper, 32, of Butler, was arrested after the FBI and Butler Township Police investigated a series of alarming online posts made under the username "Mr Satan," according to federal authorities. The threats, made between January 15 and April 5, included specific violent plans. In one February comment, Monper allegedly wrote: “Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon, all the heads of agencies Trump appoint…

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Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA
Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA A dentist accused of fondling a patient during an emergency dental visit has pleaded guilty, Chester County authorities announced on Friday, April 11. James Godorecci, 56, of Wayne, entered a guilty plea to Simple Assault by Physical Menace and was sentenced to two years' probation, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from an emergency appointment on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Main Line Dental Aesthetics in Paoli, where Godorecci had been treating the woman for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ), officials said. The treatment involved "massage thera…

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K9 Captures Escaped Prisoner Kylaha Seman After Manhunt In Chambersburg K9 Captures Escaped Prisoner Kylaha Seman After Manhunt In Chambersburg
K9 Captures Escaped Prisoner Kylaha Seman After Manhunt In Chambersburg A police K9 captured an escaped prisoner after a frantic hour-long manhunt near Chambersburg Area Senior High School on Friday, April 11, authorities announced. Kylaha Seman, a white woman standing about 5 feet 1 inch tall, fled from Chambersburg Hospital at 112 S. Second Street around 3:31 p.m. while being treated under Franklin County Jail custody, police said. Seman was last seen wearing black-and-white striped prison clothing marked “FCJ” across the back. Multiple agencies flooded the area searching for her, including the Chambersburg Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Frank…

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