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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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News

Depressed Dad Confesses To Incest: York DA A 33-year-old dad from Red Lion has admitted to raping a child he is related to, authorities say. Jeremy Nathaniel Fallbeck, was sentenced less than a month ago in connection with a federal child porn case— and now he has entered a guilty plea in another local case, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. He entered the guilty plea for rape by forcible compulsion, indecent sexual assault of a minor, and incest of a minor, according to a release by the York County DA on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. He has already been sentenced to over 23 years imprisonment— or 280 months to b…

by Jillian Pikora

04/11/2023

News

400+ Child Porn Pics Found On PA Man's Hard Drives, Police Say Hundreds of images or videos of child pornography were found on the hard drive of device belong to a 78-year-old Lancaster man, police announced on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Gary Lee Sweigart of the 400 block of North 9th Street, Denver, PA was arrested on April 10, after he failed to turn himself in on a warrant issued March 10, the police explained. Back in March, officers with the East Cocalico Township Police Department and Detectives from the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office executed a search warrant at his home and found— a desktop computer and an external hard d…

by Jillian Pikora

04/11/2023

Business

Easter Casino Thief Wanted In York By State Police Do you recognize this man? State police say he stole over $1,000 from a casino in York, according to a release on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The theft happened at Hollywood Casino located at 2899 Whiteford Road, Springettsbury Township, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 around 5:12 p.m., the police explained after reviewing video surveillance. About 40 minutes later PSP, arrived and met with the victim who said his wallet containing "approximately $1,000 in U.S. Currency and approximately $250 in gift cards" was taken— the man picture "was observed stealing the wallet," the po…

by Jillian Pikora

04/11/2023

News

Man Missing Nearly 1 Week Sought By Lancaster City Police A 55-year-old man is missing and police in Lancaster City are searching for him. Timothy Gory was last seen on April 6, 2023, according to Lancaster City Police Department's release on Tuesday, April 11. He was wearing jeans and a flannel shirt, police said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Lancaster Police at (717) 735-3300.

by Jillian Pikora

04/11/2023

Police & Fire

Chambersburg Girl Goes Missing Second Time In Two Months, Police Say A Chambersburg girl has been missing for days, and it's not the first time this has happened. Area police announced Mery De Leon's latest disappearance from her home in the unit block of North Franklin Street on Tuesday, April 2023. The has not been seen by her family since Easter. She last was reported missing in the middle of February, but when she returned home was not publicly noted. A Facebook post about Mery De Leon's first disappearance in Feb. 2023. Facebook/Chambersburg PD This time, Leon was last seen wearing a green sweater, blue jeans and orange Crocs. Anyone with inform…

by Jillian Pikora

04/11/2023

News

PA Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her: Affidavit A Lancaster mother of three young children has died and the police say an assault by her husband led to her death, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Manheim Township police filed charges against 25-year-old Jordan Antonio Ortiz which have now been upgraded after 23-year-old Kylee Carroll Ortiz died at Lancaster General on Sunday, April 9, 2023, authorities tell Daily Voice. The police had been called to their home on Dickens Drive in Lancaster Township multiple times on April 2nd and 3rd for reports of domestic incidents, but Jordan repeatedly told the police they had o…

by Jillian Pikora

04/10/2023

Obituaries

Amish Baby Killed In Farming Accident ID'd In Central PA The 18-month-old girl killed by a family member in a farming accident in Central Pennsylvania has been identified. Kristiana Joy King was run over by a skid loader on the 700 block of East End Mountain Road in Lamar Township at 4:33 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5, according to a release by Mill Hall police late on Friday. Witnesses told police that a family member was using the loader to push a feed wagon full grain, and didn't realized the infant was "behind the rear wheel of the wagon resulting in the child being struck," the police said. Despite life-saving efforts, Kristiana succumb…

by Jillian Pikora

04/10/2023

News

Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say A 39-year-old man was electrocuted to death while tree trimming in Lancaster County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say. Manheim Township Police and first responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in a tree in he 2100 block of Kentwood Drive at 12:48 p.m. "One of the branches contacted a power line causing the male to be electrocuted," while he was tree trimming, according to the police. Lancaster County Coroner’s Office was called and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The police continue to investigate, "but no foul play is suspected," the …

by Jillian Pikora

04/10/2023

News

Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In York County: Coroner A husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in York County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say. Ronald Kinard, 85, was found dead in the yard of a home in the 6600 block of Sunrise Avenue in Wrightsville, Hellam Township and was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m.; Grace Kinard, 85, was found inside the home with several gunshot wounds to chest and neck and was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. by York County Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert and Supervising Deputy Coroner Molly York. The Kinards died several hours before authorities were called at 11:14 a.m., according to th…

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04/10/2023

News

PA Mom Dies During Mission Trip In Guatemala, Family Says Thousands poured into the streets of of San Cristobal Verapaz, Guatemala to honor the life of a 27-year-old Pennsylvania mother of two boys (both under two years of age) on March 19, 2023, those who knew her told Daily Voice. Rocio "Rose" Michelle Roberts.GoFundMe/Diane Ramirez Rocio "Rose" Michelle Roberts passed suddenly on March 15, 2023, according to her sister in-law Diana Ramirez. Posted by Christian Roberts on Thursday, March 23, 2023 "Rose’s mother is from Harrisburg, PA and her father is from Guatemala," where she in the small town of San Cristobal Verapaz with her family o…

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04/09/2023

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