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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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police
Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police A woman was arrested after an investigation into community complaints about activity at a vacant store on Long Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 8, authorities said. Suffolk County Sixth Precinct Crime Unit officers conducted the investigation at the store at 14 Dawn Drive and arrested Weiyan Jiang around 8 p.m. Jiang, 43, of Centereach, was charged with misdemeanor prostitution. She was issued a desk appearance ticket and is due to be arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip at a later date. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sixth Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8626.

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Long Beach, NY
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E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police
E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police A 30-year-old man suffered a severe head injury after being thrown from a high-performance electric scooter on Long Island, police said. The man was riding a Teewing electric scooter south on Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach around 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, when he suddenly stopped at Saratoga Boulevard and was ejected over the handlebars, according to Long Beach police. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition. No other injuries were reported. Police did not release his name.

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Susquehanna Township, PA
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Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE) Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE)
Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (Update) Two separate incidents closed stretches of Interstate 81 southbound in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Sept. 8, though both roadways reopened later that evening. A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and several passenger vehicles was reported around 4:30 p.m. near mile marker 76 in Dauphin County, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. Southbound traffic was detoured from Exit 77 to Exit 72 as crews responded. The closure was cleared shortly before 7 p.m. There was no immediate word on injuries or whether the coroner had been called. About 40 minutes later, fire police…

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Easton, PA
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NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner
NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner A 30-year-old New Jersey man was found dead along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Jayson Bernardo, of Phillipsburg, was discovered on the riverbank at Delaware Canal State Park in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive in Easton around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, according to Easton police and Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. The scene was cleared, and the area reopened around 9:30 a.m., police said. Bernardo’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation. No additional information was released. Easton …

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA
Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA A 25-year-old mother was drunk when she put her 5-month-old daughter in a spa tub at a Best Western hotel before the baby drowned, prosecutors said. Diontae Nicole Beckett, of Philadelphia, will face trial in the death of her daughter, A’zara Beckett of Coatesville, after waiving her preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced in an update on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Beckett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children. Baby Found Unresponsive At Hotel A’zara was found unresponsive at the Best Western Plu…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Coroner Seeks Family Of Allentown Woman Who Died Last Month Coroner Seeks Family Of Allentown Woman Who Died Last Month
Coroner Seeks Family Of Allentown Woman Who Died Last Month Authorities are asking the public for help finding the family of a 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman who died last month. Ivonne Vasquez Capo was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital–Allentown Campus at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to a release issued by the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Her death was due to natural causes, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio’s office said. Investigators believe Vasquez Capo has relatives in the Allentown area, including a son. The coroner’s office is attempting to locate her next of kin or other family members. Any…

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Allentown, PA
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‘Gentle Giant’ Lehigh Valley Man Dies Suddenly At 33 ‘Gentle Giant’ Lehigh Valley Man Dies Suddenly At 33
‘Gentle Giant’ Lehigh Valley Man Dies Suddenly At 33 A Pennsylvania man remembered as a “gentle giant” who never stopped checking on his friends has died at 33, according to loved ones and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Christopher D. Reinert, of Red Hill, was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg at 4:47 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio’s office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. An autopsy was completed Tuesday at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center. Reinert died of natural causes, according to the coroner. A specific cause of death was not released. Known to l…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says
Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says An electric scooter rider has died more than a week after he lost control and struck his head on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Cory R. Smith, 33, of Allentown, was riding near North 16th and West Liberty streets in Allentown when he crashed around 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Smith was not wearing a helmet when he struck his head on the roadway, the coroner’s office said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6. Smith died from complicati…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner
Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner A 43-year-old man was identified as the pedestrian killed when a speeding driver struck him in a marked crosswalk, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Walter Lee Taylor III of Allentown was walking his bicycle across Daly Avenue at Wind Creek Boulevard when he was struck around 4:05 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to Bethlehem police and Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Taylor was taken to the emergency department at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m., Buglio said. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine his ca…

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