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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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2-Year-Old In Car As Long Island Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side Expressway: Police 2-Year-Old In Car As Long Island Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side Expressway: Police
2-Year-Old In Car As Long Island Mom Drives Drunk On Wrong Side 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 On Long Island Dies From Injuries: Police Pedestrian Struck By E-Bike On Long Island Dies From Injuries: Police
Pedestrian Struck By E-Bike On Long Island 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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Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police
Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police A 14-year-old Warwick Middle School student brutally attacked a classmate by repeatedly punching them in the face, causing injuries, Lititz Borough police announced on Friday, April 11. The violent assault happened on Maple Street in Lititz around 3:05 p.m., according to the release. The Lititz boy was charged with summary harassment. He has been summoned to respond to District Court.

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Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA
Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA A Lebanon man shot a neighbor, set his apartment on fire, and killed himself before an eviction on Friday, April 11, police and prosecutors said. Duane A. Ulmer, 62, opened fire around 4 a.m. in the 500 block of South 9th Street, Lebanon City police announced. Officers found a 55-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building at 544 S. 9th Street. He was rushed to a local hospital, but despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the Hershey Medical Center, police said. While at the scene, officers noticed smoke and flames coming from a nearby unit. Firef…

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Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner
Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner A driver was killed after his car plunged from an overpass onto Interstate 78, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Friday, April 11, 2025. Edwin Noel Diaz, 21, of Allentown, was operating a vehicle that veered off the roadway overpass and fell onto the interstate below, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at mile marker 60.5 in Upper Saucon Township, according to the coroner. Diaz was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead at 1:13 a.m., officials said. His cause of …

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