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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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Police & Fire

PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos) A car collided with a PennDOT plow truck on Thursday, Dec. 15, authorities say. The collision happened in the 400 block of South Main Street in Penn Township, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional police. "Officers arrived to find that the two vehicles collided when the vehicle struck the plow part of the PennDOT truck," the police state in the release. You can can view scenes for the crash below: The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster County Regional police department The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster C…

by Jillian Pikora

12/15/2022

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Drag Show Fundraiser Set For Pittsburgh Controller Hopeful — And It's Family Friendly A "family-friendly" drag show has been announced as a fundraiser for Rachel Heisler's campaign for Pittsburgh City Controller. The current Deputy Controller announced her candidacy for City Controller on Dec. 7, as her boss, Michael Lamb is stepping down to run for Allegheny County Auditor General. The "Donuts & Drag" event appears to be Heisler's first campaign fundraiser for the new role. "The incredible Chi Chi de Vivre will be performing some fun holiday tunes," the flyer for the event reads, adding that the "family-friendly" event has a starting suggested donation of $50. Heisl…

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2022

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Face Tattoos Lead PA State Police, US Marshals To Ex-Con Wanted For Deadly Shooting A former convict wanted on multiple warrants was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting on Monday, Dec. 12, authorities announced on Wednesday. Pennsylvania state police arrested 29-year-old James Earl Pilgrim Jr., after tracking him to his home, identifying when he left by his "facial tattoos" and following to Route 30 to conduct a traffic stop, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Columbia Borough police were called to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of North Second Street at 10:46 a.m., according to a release by the departm…

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2022

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Community Rallies After Family Loses Everything In Gas Line Explosion In Central PA A community is coming together to help the Barber family get back on their feet after everything they owned, including the family cat, blew up when a contractor hit a gas line on Tuesday. Jennifer and Chad Barber's home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The neighborhood was evacuated and sheltered in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and stru…

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2022

Police & Fire

New Details Released After Man Found Dead On Farm In Lebanon County A road in Lebanon County was closed and a coroner was called after a body was found, according to county dispatchers. The man's body was found in the 400 block of Freeport road and Morrissey Drive in Bethel Township on Wednesday, Dec. 14 around 8:20 a.m., dispatchers say. State police were first called to a report of "criminal trespass" on Freeport road at 7:17 a.m., according to a release on Wednesday night. Jackie Wolfe owns the farm where the body was found by a neighbor, according to WGAL News 8. Wolfe told the outlet that she found bloody glass and her security camer…

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2022

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Deer Smashes Through Window Of Gettysburg Restaurant A deer apparently auditioning to pull Santa Claus's sleigh fairly flew into the front window of the Blue and Gray Bar & Grill in Gettysburg on Monday, Dec. 12, according to owner Keith Petters. The restaurant located on the first block of Baltimore Street was empty except for employees when the deer crashed through the glass around 8:45 a.m. Employees kept it came until Officers from the Gettysburg Police Department and the U.S. National Parks Service, and a Pennsylvania Game Commission warden arrived. The deer was taken in a pickup truck to a nearby farm. T…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2022

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Probationer Assaults Officer, Grabs Gun During Neighborhood Fight At PA Trailer Park: Police A 39-year-old probationer was tased and hospitalized after an argument at a trailer park in which he allegedly assaulted an officer and reached for his gun, West Earl Township police said. Police were called to "a disturbance" at the Conestoga Manor Village Mobile Home Park on Sat. Dec. 10 at 7:30 a.m., where they learned of "an ongoing harassment occurring between neighbors," as stated in a release. Joseph Christaldi apparently attacked officers on the scene and attempted to punch officer Justin Cruce, according to the police release. "Officer Cruce then became engaged in a st…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2022

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PA Wife Not Bitten By Goose, Charged With Murder In 35-Year-Old Cold Case Of Shot Husband In 1987 Carl Jarvis was shot in the back of his head, 35 years later, his wife Judith Ann Jarvis, was arrested on a murder charge, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13., 2022. Judith had called the police during a supposed domestic dispute on Aug. 19, 1987, around midnight, according to Pennsylvania state police. Carl was later found naked with two gunshot wounds to the head in a bedroom in their home, police explain. A .22 caliber revolver with a six-inch barrel and a two-inch trigger guard was found on the bed, according to police. During the autopsy, it was de…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2022

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Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County A struck gas line appears to have leveled a home and injured two people in Dauphin County, according to crews on the scene. A home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to emergency dispatch. The neighborhood was evacuated and is sheltering in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and structure fire. Posted by DJM News Media on Tuesday, Dec…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2022

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Two Children Killed, Mom Burned Jumping From Home In Western PA: Authorities Two children have died and their mother has been hospitalized with severe burns following a house fire in Sewickley on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to Allegheny County police. The fire broke out at 512 Miller Way around 2:45 a.m., according to Allegheny County 911 emergency dispatch. Two children were pulled from the home but they were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials at the scene. The mother suffered 2nd-degree burns jumping from the roof of the porch, WTAE's Tori Yorgey reports. Homicide detectives and the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office were investigat…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2022

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