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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Allentown, PA
Breaking News
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say Two school bus drivers are accused of sneaking into a secure Pennsylvania school garage after hours and repeatedly accessing protected district records, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Shawn Levy, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, of Allentown, worked as Parkland School District bus drivers when the alleged crimes occurred, according to the release. Both are charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Burglary, Conspiracy to Criminal Trespass, and Conspiracy to the Unlawful Duplication. The investigation began after Parkland School Director of…

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Bristol, PA
Weather
Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region
Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region A tornado watch has been issued across a large portion of the Mid-Atlantic as potentially dangerous storms threaten the region Thursday afternoon and evening. The watch is in effect until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, according to the National Weather Service. The watch area includes the Philadelphia region and stretches south through Baltimore, Washington, DC, and much of the Eastern Shore, as shown on the National Weather Service map. A couple of tornadoes are possible within the watch area, accor…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Breaking News
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ A staffing company owner accused of supplying temporary workers to Pennsylvania businesses while hiding millions of dollars from the federal government is facing an expanded slate of charges, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Jimmy Fabian, president, owner, and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States through a scheme that allegedly underpaid more than $7 million in employment taxes, according to the US Department of Justice. Celebes, a Philadelphia-based labor-leasing company, provided…

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King of Prussia, PA
Breaking News
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…

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Bensalem, PA
Breaking News
Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police
Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police A contractor is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from homeowners for renovation projects that were never started or left unfinished, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Shawn Hagan, 46, of Philadelphia, owner of Hagan Home Concepts, was charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem and Middletown township police, according to the release. The investigation involved three homeowners who reported paying Hagan a combined $178,291 for projects estimated to cost more than $300,000, police said. A Bensalem resident hired Hagan to build a home addition for an estimated $7…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …

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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
Breaking News
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police A Queens man has been arrested more than a year after nearly half a million dollars in checks mailed by a Long Island company were intercepted, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Raymond Nagaloo, 31, of Queens, was arrested following an investigation by the department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section, Nassau County Police said. The investigation began after a Woodbury company mailed two checks totaling more than $495,000 that were intercepted by an unknown person on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to detectives. Nagaloo was arrested in connection with the intercepted c…

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Center Moriches-East Moriches, NY
Breaking News
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Two gas station employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to underage police agents during a series of inspections on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Neval Efecik, 52, of East Patchogue, and Shannon Schnoll, 50, of Medford, were arrested during State Liquor Authority inspections in East Moriches, according to Suffolk County Police. Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers inspected five businesses following community complaints and found two were not compliant, police said. Underage police agents were sold alcoholic beverages at both businesses during…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…

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Bensalem, PA
Breaking News
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…

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