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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

Convicted Child Rapist Slapped With New Charges In Lebanon A 21-year-old man already serving a prison sentence for raping two children in Schuykill County has been charged in a separate case in Lebanon County on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities say and court records confirm. Preston Henry Lareau, previously of Tamaqua, currently resides in a State Correctional Institution in Benner Township in his 2nd year of two 9 to 30-month sentences followed by 5 years minimum of probation for raping and assaulting two minors between the ages of 8 and 13, court records show. The new charges were filed in connection to an incident that happe…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

Business

Popular North Jersey Cupcake Shop Opens Jersey Shore Location Sweet! One of New Jersey's favorite cupcake shops is expanding with a new location very soon. The delicious treats at Mr. Cupcakes will be available at 515 Brick Blvd. in Brick Township sometime in November, Johnny Manganiotis tells Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 19. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mr. Cupcakes® (@mrcupcakes_) Mr. Cupcakes was founded in 2007 and currently has three locations, the first located at 1216 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, the second at 684 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, and the third in the Paramus Park Mall, …

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

News

Four Guns In Five Days: PA Airport Sees Surge In Firearms There appears to be a disturbing trend of firearms at one Pennsylvania airport, authorities say. TSA officers seized the fourth gun in five days at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 1:07 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County Police of their finding. The latest gun seized was a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun within 35-year-old Paul O’Brien of San Diego, CA's carry-on and he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit, according to the police. TSA officers stopped O'Brien at the security scanner and notified the police and the FBI…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

Schools

School Bus Sliced In Half By Taco Bell Sign In Pennsylvania A school bus crashed into a Taco Bell sign— slicing it in half— in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities say. The scene of the school bus crash into a Taco Bell sign in Forest Hills. Facebook/Tom Defino The crash happened in the 2300 block of Ardmore Boulevard, Forest Hills around 9:34 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. "A pole sliced through the bus, causing a large panel on the door side to break open," WPXI reports. Posted by WPXI-TV Pittsburgh on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Witnesses told Daily Voice no children were onboard but the driver was taken t…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

News

Man Shot In Chest In York County: Police A 35-year-old man was shot in the chest in York county on Tuesday, Oct. 18, authorities say. Hanover Borough police officers were called to the shooting in an alley to the rear of the 100 block of North Street at approximately 9:04 p.m., according to a release by the department. The man "was shot in the chest after arriving in the area to meet another subject," police say. The shooter fled the scene and the victim was taken to York hospital, according to the release. "The suspect is believed to be an acquaintance of the victim and that this is an isolated incident," police say. …

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

Weather

First Snow Of The Season Leads To Delays In Pennsylvania The first snow of fall 2022 has fallen in Pennsylvania. People in Grove City, Slippery Rock, and Portersville woke up to snow, although the latter only had it on the grass. The Slippery Rock School District was delayed for two hours due to the snow. A Freeze Warning is in effect for eastern portions of Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. And a Freeze Watch is in effect for all of Western Pennsylvania through 10 a.m. Thursday. It's going to be another cold night across the Upper Ohio Valley. The probability for temps to reach below the freezing mark is pretty high. A freeze watch is in …

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

Schools

Penn State Student Found Dead Less Than 2 Weeks After His Grandfather Died A 21-year-old Penn State student was found dead in his dorm room less than two weeks after his grandfather died, authorities and the family say. Ryan O'Malley, of Scranton, was found unresponsive by his roommate in student housing at 330 West College Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at 4:17 a.m., according to a release by State College police on Tuesday, Oct. 18. He was declared deceased at 4:52 a.m., by the Centre County coroner, Daily Collegian reports. The night before O'Malley had consumed an "excessive amount" of alcohol during a drinking game at a party at 222 West Beaver Avenue,…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

News

Irate Man Attacks AT&T Employee In Central PA: Police An irate man attacked an employee at a central Pennsylvania AT&T on Tuesday, Oct. 18, police say. Camp Hill police were called to the "active assault" in the AT&T store located at 100 South 32nd Street around 5 p.m., according to a release by the department later that night. The man involved was a customer who had become upset and "irate inside of the store," the police say. He "assaulted an employee before leaving the area in an unknown vehicle," police state in the release. Additional details about the man's description or the assault were not released.&n…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2022

News

Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania An 18-month-old infant was shot by a 3-year-old relative in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the family and police confirmed the details of the shooting on Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. Lancaster Bureau of police officers were called to the scene of a child shoot in the 500 block of Woodward Street in the City shortly after 7 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. "Upon arrival, officers located an infant lying on the floor inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. Officers rendered aid to the infant and were assisted by res…

by Jillian Pikora

10/18/2022

News

Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police A literal back-stabber is on the loose in central Pennsylvania after seriously injuring a man on Tuesday, Oct. 18, authorities say. The stabbing happened in the 1200 block of Union Street in Lancaster around 10:33 a.m., City police say. Upon arrival, officers located found the wounded man "suffering from multiple apparent stab wounds to his back," police say. His injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening although he remains in an area hospital his condition is stable according to the police. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Lancaster…

by Jillian Pikora

10/18/2022

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