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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Lititz, PA
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Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police
Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police A Pennsylvania mother gave alcohol to her children on multiple occasions, including her 3-year-old in an attempt to help the toddler fall asleep, according to a police investigation made public on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Jacqueline Dawn Wiggins, 39, of Lititz, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of children, misdemeanor corruption of minors, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The investigation began after detectives received a report from Lancaster County Children and Youth Services alleging that Wiggins had provided alcohol to minors, a…

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Willow Grove, PA
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Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated
Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Students and staff at a Pennsylvania technical school were evacuated after an unauthorized person was discovered inside the building on Tuesday, Oct. 13, authorities announced. The Eastern Center for Arts and Technology was evacuated to the nearby Upper Moreland High School campus in Montgomery County as a precaution, according to an alert issued at 2:47 p.m. All students and faculty members were safe, accounted for, and unharmed, officials said. The Eastern campus was expected to remain closed for several hours while authorities conducted an investigation. Officials did not immediately r…

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Enola-East Pennsboro, PA
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Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say
Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say A 19-year-old trauma patient attacked a nurse who was helping care for her at a Pennsylvania hospital, leaving the healthcare worker with visible injuries, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The assault happened at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, located at 503 North 21st Street in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, around 5:51 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to East Pennsboro Township police. Officers responded to the hospital after receiving a report that a member of the medical staff had been assaulted. The nurse told investigators that a trauma patient phy…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued
Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued A man was killed, a firefighter suffered burns, and two people were rescued from a raging apartment fire that tore through a three-story building in West Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, according to fire officials and media reports. Firefighters were dispatched to the 4400 block of Chestnut Street, near the intersection of 44th Street in University City, around 6:20 a.m., according to 6ABC Action News. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from the third floor of the building, with fire spreading through the roof. Aerial footage captured flames shooting into the mo…

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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears:
Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: A convicted stalker who repeatedly violated probation and parole frightened a 20-year-old woman by placing diapers on her car at a Pennsylvania Giant grocery store, prompting fears that she was being targeted for human trafficking or abduction, police said. Michael John Kent, 38, of Kennett Square, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 12, following the bizarre incident at the Giant supermarket at 3477 Lincoln Highway in Thorndale, according to Caln Township police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The woman arrived at the supermarket around 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, …

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Harrisburg, PA
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Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign
Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign A former political campaign treasurer who stole more than $1 million from clients across the country, including a Pennsylvania congressional campaign, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges, authorities announced. Yolanda Brown, 47, also known as Yolanda Rumph, of Arlington, Virginia, entered her guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. The FBI Philadelphia division shared the case on Thursday, Oct. 8. Brown owned and operated Brown Financial & Consulting Services Group LLC, providin…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co.
Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Two people, including a child, were injured when an SUV hydroplaned on a rain-soaked Pennsylvania highway, triggering a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, police said. The crash happened on northbound US Route 15 near mile marker 38.3 in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, around 11:48 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to Upper Allen Township Police. Investigators determined that the driver of a Kia Telluride was traveling too fast for the weather conditions when the SUV hydroplaned and collided with a Toyota Sienna. A tractor-trailer approaching the initial crash was u…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire
Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned Upmc Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a pediatrician caring for children across the country before joining UPMC in Harrisburg has died in a house fire at age 41, her employer confirmed. Dr. Julia Pederson died following a fire at a home in the 2900 block of Green Street in Harrisburg on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to UPMC and emergency dispatch records. The fire broke out around 7:05 a.m., and the initial 911 caller reported that a space heater in a bedroom had started the blaze, according to Dauphin County dispatch logs. The caller also reported that a woman was the only person stil…

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Springfield-Morton, PA
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Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say
Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say A Pennsylvania attorney admitted to using more than $400,000 in fake checks to avoid paying federal taxes and purchase a new electric truck, then suing the dealership after it reclaimed the vehicle, federal prosecutors announced. Daniel A. Pallen, 46, of Springfield, Delaware County, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shared by the FBI on Friday, Oct. 9. Pallen, a licensed attorney who owns a la…

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Mineola, NY
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Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police
Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police A 57-year-old woman stabbed a man multiple times with a kitchen knife during an argument inside a Long Island motel room, sending him fleeing to the front desk for help, police said. Tammy Taylor was arrested following the stabbing, which occurred in Nassau County around 11:06 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, according to Nassau County Police Department Second Squad detectives. Officers responded to the motel after receiving a report of a disturbance involving Taylor and a 47-year-old man, investigators said. The two had been arguing inside one of the motel rooms when the confrontation turned phys…

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