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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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Street Fight Turns Deadly, Lancaster Killer Convicted After Two Mistrials: DA Street Fight Turns Deadly, Lancaster Killer Convicted After Two Mistrials: DA
Street Fight Turns Deadly, Lancaster Killer Convicted After Two Mistrials: DA A Lancaster man who gunned down another man during a street confrontation has been convicted of first-degree murder, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 30. Wilberto Melendez, 48, formerly of the 700 block of Rockland Street, shot William Earl Cooper Jr., 31, after an escalating series of arguments early on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, prosecutors said. The dispute ended on the 300 block of South Marshall Street, where Melendez fired four shots, hitting Cooper in the chest and abdomen. Cooper died hours later at a local hospital. The conviction followed …

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Dog, Cash, Perks Traded For $52M In Amtrak Project, Philly Contractor Admits: DOJ Dog, Cash, Perks Traded For $52M In Amtrak Project, Philly Contractor Admits: DOJ
Dog, Cash, Perks Traded For $52M In Amtrak Project, Philly Contractor Admits: DOJ A contractor president conspired to bribe an Amtrak project manager in exchange for millions of dollars in additional work on Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 30. Mark Snedden, 69, of Munster, Indiana, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Federal Program Bribery and Making and Presenting a False Claim before U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Snedden was the president and sole owner of a masonry restoration company that had been awarded a $58.4 million…

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Skate Blade Slashing Death Of Former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson Won’t Lead To Charges Skate Blade Slashing Death Of Former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson Won’t Lead To Charges
Skate Blade Slashing Death Of Former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson Won’t Lead To Charges A professional ice hockey player will not face criminal charges after his skate blade fatally slashed former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson's neck during a game in England, UK authorities announced on Tuesday, April 29. The horrifying collision happened during the Champions Cup match between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Johnson, 29, collapsed on the ice after the blade struck his throat. He was rushed to North General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, South Yorkshire Coroner Tanyka Rawden said. Matt P…

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14-Year-Old Lancaster Girl Picked Up At Playground, Raped, Then Sent Home In Uber: Affidavit 14-Year-Old Lancaster Girl Picked Up At Playground, Raped, Then Sent Home In Uber: Affidavit
14-Year-Old Lancaster Girl Picked Up At Playground, Raped, Then Sent Home In Uber: Affidavit A 14-year-old girl was picked up from a school playground, raped inside a Lancaster man’s home, and then sent home in an Uber, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, April 30. Nicklos Dennis McRae, 25, is facing seven felony charges after the girl identified him as the man who sexually assaulted her in August 2021, Lancaster City Bureau of Police said in the affidavit. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS DISTURBING** Victim’s Account: 'No' And 'Stop' Ignored The girl told police she was picked up from the playground at Columbia Middle School ar…

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Long Island Dad Of Young Girls Caught Promoting Child Sex Performance: Police Long Island Dad Of Young Girls Caught Promoting Child Sex Performance: Police
Long Island Dad Of Young Girls Caught Promoting Child Sex Performance: Police A Lindenhurst father of two young girls has been arrested for promoting a child’s sexual performance and possessing child pornography, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, April 30. Brian Woehr, 40, was taken into custody at his home on the 100 block of North 9th Street following a search by the department’s Digital Forensics Unit, according to a release issued on Thursday, May 1. The investigation began with a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives served a search warrant at 8:1…

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Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Police Say Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of pulling a gun on another driver during a road rage blowup, Suffolk County Police said on Thursday, May 1. Christopher Tartaglia, 57, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 on Cortez Drive when he began tailgating a vehicle near Indian Head Road around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, according to police. The other driver pulled over to let him pass—but instead, Tartaglia stopped, pointed a handgun at him, and threatened him before driving off, investigators said. The victim called 911, and police arrested Tartaglia shortly after at his home on Neil Drive in Smithtow…

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HOMICIDE: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road HOMICIDE: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road
Homicide: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road The burning body discovered on a Hazleton road early Sunday morning has been identified as Jessica Ann Lockwood, 39, of Frackville. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide, Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirmed Monday, April 29. Lockwood’s body was found around 7 a.m. on April 27 along Club 40 Road. Firefighters initially responded to a report of a mannequin on fire, but when the flames were extinguished, they realized it was a human body. An autopsy conducted by the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office determined Lockwood died from blunt force trauma and a gunshot…

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Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted
Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted A man who opened fire on a couple after they tried to apologize for nearly hitting him with their car has been convicted of felony assault, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 30. Jason Folckemer was found guilty of two counts of felony aggravated assault, along with misdemeanor simple assault and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, for an incident that happened on Millbach Road in Kleinfeltersville on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. According to testimony, Folckemer was drunkenly standing in the middle of the road when a car with two people ca…

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2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania 2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania
2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania A 22-year-old trying to stop a mulch fire. A man electrocuted in the street. A passenger crushed by a tree. A retiree killed outside his home. Four Pennsylvanians died horrifying deaths as savage storms ripped through the state Tuesday, April 29, downing power lines, uprooting trees, and knocking out electricity to nearly half a million homes. Man Dies Trying To Extinguish Mulch Fire In State College, a 22-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to put out a mulch fire near a utility pole, police said. He came into contact with an active current and was killed instantly. His identity is…

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Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In UPMC Shooting, York DA Says Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In UPMC Shooting, York DA Says
Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In Upmc Shooting, York DA Says West York Borough Officer Andrew Duarte was killed by friendly fire during the UPMC Memorial Hospital shooting, York County District Attorney Tim Barker announced at a press conference on Wednesday, April 30. Officer Killed By Fellow Police Gunfire Duarte, 33, died after being shot in the torso by another law enforcement officer during the chaotic shootout inside the hospital ICU on Feb. 22, 2025. He was wearing a ballistic vest at the time, but the fatal round struck an unprotected area, the York County Coroner confirmed. Shooter Killed By Police The gunman, Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, was a…

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