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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Allentown, PA
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Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner
Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow: Lehigh County Coroner The motorcyclist killed when an SUV crossed a double yellow line and struck him head-on in Lehigh County has been identified, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Adam M. Reed, 39, of Fountain Hill, died from multiple blunt force trauma, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. His death was ruled accidental following an autopsy Monday. The crash happened in the 1100 block of East Susquehanna Street in Salisbury Township around 9:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. An SUV was traveling east and closely following a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA
Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to stabbing his 73-year-old mother to death in the street outside her home, authorities announced. Brian Rebold, 40, entered the plea to one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Diana Rebold, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Rebold called 911 after attacking his mother on Liberty Avenue in Arnold on Aug. 4, 2024, according to investigators. Arnold police and Westmoreland County detectives arrived to find Diana lying unresponsive in the street and bleeding profusely from…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lebanon, PA
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Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested
Disturbance Outside Lebanon School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested A 32-year-old man with DUI, drug, and fleeing-police convictions was arrested following a disturbance outside a Pennsylvania school Monday morning, authorities announced. Jose Padilla-Santiago was taken into custody in front of Lebanon Intermediate School in the 300 block of North Eighth Street around 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 14, according to Lebanon City police. City officers and Lebanon School District police responded to the disturbance and quickly arrested Padilla-Santiago without further incident, authorities said. No students were harmed. Police did not immediately disclose what sparked t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family
Motorcyclist Father Of 4 Killed In Lancaster City Crash Remembered As ‘Junito’ By Family A man killed in a Pennsylvania motorcycle crash earlier this month is being remembered by family as a devoted father whose warmth could light up a room. Samuel “Junito” Rodriguez Jr., 43, of Ephrata, died unexpectedly following the crash in Lancaster City on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to his obituary published by the Groffs Family Funeral and Cremation Services Inc. Rodriguez was born in Hershey and was the father of four children, a family member told Daily Voice. “He was the type of person that could light up a room,” the relative said. “He was such a loving person, and when he loved …

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze
Harrisburg Diesel Near Record High As Truckers Face New Fuel Squeeze Pennsylvania’s diesel average is now within a penny of its all-time record, a surge that is putting new pressure on the truckers who keep the state’s stores, warehouses and worksites supplied. The average price for a gallon of diesel in Pennsylvania reached $6.323 on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to AAA — up nearly 22 cents in a week, 64 cents in a month, and $2.34 from the same day last year. That is just under Pennsylvania’s record diesel average of $6.3276, set in May 2022. Regular gasoline was averaging $4.497 a gallon statewide Sunday, AAA said. That is up nearly 20 cents from a week ag…

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by Jillian Pikora
Shippensburg, PA
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Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police
Man Wanted In 21-Shot Bar Ambush Nabbed By Tire Spikes On PA Turnpike: Police A man wanted for firing 21 rounds at five people outside a Pennsylvania bar was captured after a 15-mile Turnpike pursuit ended with troopers disabling his vehicle, police announced late Friday, Sept. 11. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, of Lewistown, was arrested early Friday after a license plate reader alerted a Pennsylvania State Police trooper to his vehicle near mile marker 250, according to an updated release from the Lewistown Police Department. The trooper was monitoring traffic through a construction zone when the alert connected the registration to Dejesus-Pena and an active warrant …

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by Jillian Pikora
Ephrata, PA
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Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police
Pickaxe-Wielding Ephrata Man Smashed Window, Threatened Cops With Buckshot: Police A man was arrested after police responding to a report of a possibly injured motorcyclist found him trying to smash a patio window with a pickaxe and threatening officers with buckshot at a Pennsylvania home, authorities said. Ephrata police were called to the 100 block of Fieldcrest Lane in Ephrata Township at 12:38 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, for a report of a traumatic injury involving someone who may have wrecked a motorcycle, according to the department. Officers found George Conners, 49, of Ephrata behind his home, where he was actively trying to smash a rear patio window with a pickaxe, po…

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by Jillian Pikora
Longwood, NY
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4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Yaphank Street Takeover: Police 4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Yaphank Street Takeover: Police 4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Yaphank Street Takeover: Police
4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Yaphank Street Takeover: Police Four Connecticut men were arrested, and a truck, trailer, and race car were impounded after police broke up an early-morning street takeover on Long Island, Suffolk County Police said. A 911 caller reported a large gathering of vehicles on Express Drive North, west of Sills Road in Yaphank, around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, Suffolk County Police said. Officers assigned to the Street Takeover Task Force arrived and saw vehicles racing before the group dispersed, according to police. Police stopped a truck towing a trailer carrying a race car and arrested four people. Christian Vargas Hern…

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by Jillian Pikora
Huntingdon Valley, PA
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County Line Road Closed In Huntingdon Valley After Crash County Line Road Closed In Huntingdon Valley After Crash County Line Road Closed In Huntingdon Valley After Crash
County Line Road Closed In Huntingdon Valley After Crash A busy roadway was closed in both directions Sunday night, Sept. 13, after a vehicle collision, officials said. County Line Road was shut down between Huntingdon Pike and Buck Road in Huntingdon Valley as of about 7:58 p.m., according to a Montgomery County emergency alert. Drivers were asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes. No information about injuries, the vehicles involved, or when the road would reopen was immediately released.

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by Jillian Pikora
Passaic, NJ
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Arrest Made In Murder Of Passaic Native, NY State Police Say Arrest Made In Murder Of Passaic Native, NY State Police Say Arrest Made In Murder Of Passaic Native, NY State Police Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of Passaic Native, NY State Police Say A 48-year-old New York man has been charged with murder six weeks after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, State Police said. Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, New York, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 13, in connection with the murder of Patricia “Pattie” Lawrence, 54, in the Essex County town of Jay, according to New York State Police. Lawrence was found dead inside her home at 150 Carey Road around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, troopers said. An autopsy the next day determined she died from severe hemorrhaging caused by stab wounds to her neck. Her death was ruled a homic…

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