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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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Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA
Lebanon Murder-Suicide Sparks Fire Hours Before Eviction: DA A Lebanon man shot a neighbor, set his apartment on fire, and killed himself before an eviction on Friday, April 11, police and prosecutors said. Duane A. Ulmer, 62, opened fire around 4 a.m. in the 500 block of South 9th Street, Lebanon City police announced. Officers found a 55-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building at 544 S. 9th Street. He was rushed to a local hospital, but despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the Hershey Medical Center, police said. While at the scene, officers noticed smoke and flames coming from a nearby unit. Firef…

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Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner
Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner A driver was killed after his car plunged from an overpass onto Interstate 78, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Friday, April 11, 2025. Edwin Noel Diaz, 21, of Allentown, was operating a vehicle that veered off the roadway overpass and fell onto the interstate below, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at mile marker 60.5 in Upper Saucon Township, according to the coroner. Diaz was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead at 1:13 a.m., officials said. His cause of …

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Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA
Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA A Long Island woman accused of running a dark web drug storefront called "MamaKnowsBrown" is among 21 people indicted in a massive Suffolk County narcotics trafficking case involving Bloods gang members and a family-run network, District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, April 11, 2025. Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, allegedly shipped heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine to customers across 40 states, operating her dark web storefront from the garage of her home and accepting cryptocurrency payments, prosecutors said. Tolin was one of several alleged trafficker…

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Pepper-Spraying, Robbery Of PA Inmate By NJ Prison Guard Ends In Conviction: DOJ Pepper-Spraying, Robbery Of PA Inmate By NJ Prison Guard Ends In Conviction: DOJ
Pepper-Spraying, Robbery Of PA Inmate By NJ Prison Guard Ends In Conviction: DOJ A New Jersey prison guard pepper-sprayed an injured Pennsylvania inmate, helped steal his belongings, and lied to cover it up — and now she's been convicted at trial, federal authorities announced on Thursday, April 10. Ivory S. Cousins, 35, of Glassboro, NJ, was found guilty of three counts of depriving the inmate of his constitutional rights under color of law and one count of filing a false report, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said. The case stems from Cousins’ conduct while employed at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia in August 2019. Trial evidence showed Cousins…

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Man Shot Dead, House Set Ablaze In Lower Paxton Murder-Suicide, Fundraiser Launched Man Shot Dead, House Set Ablaze In Lower Paxton Murder-Suicide, Fundraiser Launched
Man Shot Dead, House Set Ablaze In Lower Paxton Murder-Suicide, Fundraiser Launched A fundraiser has been launched for Gary Gibson, who was fatally shot by his girlfriend Alysse Saucedo in a murder-suicide that ended with their house set on fire in Lower Paxton Township. Officers and firefighters were called to 6524 Fairfax Drive around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, March 30 for a house fire with possible entrapment, according to a release by the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police the following day. Inside the smoke-filled home, first responders found Saucedo, 33, unresponsive in a second-floor hallway. She was pulled from the home but never regained consciousness, authorities…

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Repeated Rape Of Child By Cumberland County Man Lands 46-Year Prison Sentence: AG Repeated Rape Of Child By Cumberland County Man Lands 46-Year Prison Sentence: AG
Repeated Rape Of Child By Cumberland County Man Lands 46-Year Prison Sentence: AG A Pennsylvania man who repeatedly raped a child over several months will spend up to 46 years in prison, state Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, April 8. Raymond Douglas Nattress, 46, of Lower Allen Township, was convicted of three counts of rape of a child, two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and one count each of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to the AG’s office. The abuse began in August 2020 and continued until February 2021, when the victim bravely came forward, officials said. The case was initiall…

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Butter Beware: Cabot Creamery Recalls Popular Product In New York Over Fecal Bacteria Butter Beware: Cabot Creamery Recalls Popular Product In New York Over Fecal Bacteria
Butter Beware: Cabot Creamery Recalls Popular Product In New York Over Fecal Bacteria Butter lovers, beware. Cabot Creamery’s premium butter is being recalled after testing revealed elevated levels of coliform bacteria, a possible indicator of fecal contamination, officials said. Agri-Mark Inc., the Vermont-based maker of Cabot products, issued a voluntary recall for its 8oz Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted after finished product testing detected high levels of bacteria, according to a federal release issued Wednesday, April 9. Cabot butter packaging. Cabot Creamery The impacted butter is packaged as two 4-ounce sticks in a cardboard shell and can be identifie…

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Teen Girl Shot Dead In Philadelphia, 19-Year-Old Boy Arrested: Police Teen Girl Shot Dead In Philadelphia, 19-Year-Old Boy Arrested: Police
Teen Girl Shot Dead In Philadelphia, 19-Year-Old Boy Arrested: Police A teenager has been arrested for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jada Gray in Philadelphia, authorities announced on Thursday, April 10. Officers with the 12th District responded to a radio call for a "person with a gun" on the 7000 block of Elmwood Avenue around 11:40 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024, police said. When they arrived, they found Gray, a Black female from the 7200 block of Passyunk Avenue, suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest behind the property, according to the release. Philadelphia Fire Department medics pronounced her dead at 11:58 p.m. Following an investigation …

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Next Of Kin Sought For Hamburg Man Found Dead In Kempton: Berks Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For Hamburg Man Found Dead In Kempton: Berks Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For Hamburg Man Found Dead In Kempton: Berks Coroner The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating the next-of-kin for a Hamburg-area man found dead in Kempton on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Melvin W. Manley, 66, formerly of Hamburg, was located deceased, according to Deputy Coroner and Investigator Holly Stavarski. Anyone with information regarding Manley’s family is asked to call the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

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Gunmen Accused Of Killing Ivan Diaz Jr. Outside Allentown Club Ordered To Face Trial Gunmen Accused Of Killing Ivan Diaz Jr. Outside Allentown Club Ordered To Face Trial
Gunmen Accused Of Killing Ivan Diaz Jr. Outside Allentown Club Ordered To Face Trial Two Allentown men accused in the deadly shooting outside a nightclub that killed Ivan Diaz Jr. will face trial, authorities announced on Thursday, April 10. Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, and David Isaiah Rivera, 26, both had all charges held for court following their preliminary hearing before District Judge David M. Howells Jr., according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Both men are charged with Criminal Homicide, three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Rivera faces an additional charge of Firearms …

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