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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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Lifestyle
Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central PA Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central PA
Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central PA Someone in central Pennsylvania just became a millionaire! A Diamonds & Gold scratch-off ticket worth $3,000,000, less applicable withholding, was sold in Cumberland County. The winning ticket was sold at the Giant located at 950 Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  Scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Anyone holding a winning ticket should sign the ticket, call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 or visit palottery.com to find out how to claim the prize. Players are …

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News
PA Teenage Twin Dies During National Guard Training PA Teenage Twin Dies During National Guard Training
PA Teenage Twin Dies During National Guard Training A 17-year-old died from Pennsylvania who was training for the Army National Guard along with her twin sister, collapsed and died in South Carolina, authorities say. Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon, of Forest City, collapsed after collapsing during physical training at Fort Jackson on Thursday, August 20, according to official army statements.  She was transported by Fort Jackson Emergency Medical Services to a hospital off-base where died five days later. Cahoon and her twin sister, Brianna, were training as 42A human resource specialists. "How cool is it that they get to go through Basic Combat Train…

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Schools
'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns 'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns
'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns UPDATE: "The suspect has been taken into custody," Pennsylvania state Trooper Megan Frazer says.  Additional information will be released at a later time. Follow Daily Voice for those updates.  The suspect has been taken into custody. Thank you everyone who shared. More information will be forthcoming when it becomes available. — Trooper Megan Frazer (@PSPTroopHPIO) August 26, 2022 ORIGINAL: A shelter-in-place order was put in place in the Shippensburg Area School District as Pennsylvania state police searched for a "possibly armed" man on Friday, August 26.  William Lewis, 32, is de…

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Police & Fire
Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police A man was hurt in a road rage shooting in central Pennsylvania, authorities say.   The Swatara Township Police were called to a "road rage incident" that "resulted in gunshots" along Route 322 East around 10:24 a.m. on August 25, 2022, according to a release from the department. The man had been heading east down Hummelstown Hill when he switched to the right lane, and "shortly after doing so four rounds were shot into his van," police say.  At least one of the rounds hit the man, according to the police.  The man told the police the reported the suspect's vehicle to b…

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Police & Fire
Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Central Pennsylvania: Police Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Central Pennsylvania: Police A 3-year-old was killed in a farm accident on Friday, August 26, 2022, authorities say.  The child "was struck by the wheels of a horse-drawn farm wagon" and "was pronounced dead at the scene," as stated in a release by Northern Lancaster County Regional police.  The incident happened along Sunnyside Road in Clay Townshipat 11:15 a.m., according to the release.  The NLCRPD conducted the on-scene phase of the investigation including scene documentation, image capture, and interviews of witnesses and family members. The department says it will not release additional detai…

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News
2 Pennsylvania Victims ID'd In West Virginia Plane Crash, Cause Revealed: Reports 2 Pennsylvania Victims ID'd In West Virginia Plane Crash, Cause Revealed: Reports
2 Pennsylvania Victims ID'd In West Virginia Plane Crash, Cause Revealed: Reports Two of the three people killed in a plane crash in West Virginia while flying from Indiana to Pennsylvania have been identified. The single-engine 1980 Piper PA-32-301 tail number N720RP crashed in a wooded area near Campbells Run Road in Metz, West Virginia on Thursday, August 11, WV Metro News reports and FlightAware information confirms.  Wesley Karl Martin, 30, of Narvon, and Dwayne K. Weaver, 32, of East Earl, died in the crash, according to their obituaries.  It is believed the two men when heading home from an event at Fresh Start Training Center in Washington, Indiana when the cra…

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Police & Fire
PA Garbage Truck Driver Dies After 2 Garbage Trucks Collide Sending 1 Into Building: Reports PA Garbage Truck Driver Dies After 2 Garbage Trucks Collide Sending 1 Into Building: Reports
PA Garbage Truck Driver Dies After 2 Garbage Trucks Collide Sending 1 Into Building: Reports A garbage truck driver has died after a collision with another garbage truck sent his truck into a building in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. The crash happened in the 400 block of Mars Valencia Road in Adams Township, in Butler County, around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, August 26, reports WPXI. Two garbage trucks collided and one plowed into a vacant former chiropractor's office, the outlet reports citing an unnamed local fire chief on the scene.  The garbage trucks are from two different companies, Waste Management, which is the one that crashed into the building, and a V…

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News
Endangered 17-Year-Old Boy Found Safe, Pennsylvania State Police Say Endangered 17-Year-Old Boy Found Safe, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Endangered 17-Year-Old Boy Found Safe, Pennsylvania State Police Say UPDATE: Fardeleyja Jean-Baptiste, 17, of York County has been found safe, according to an update post by Pennsylvania state police on Saturday, August 27. UPDATE: York County - Missing Endangered Person Advisory - York PD Jean-Baptiste located safe, MEPA cancelled thanks for the assistance. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) August 27, 2022 ORIGINAL: A 17-year-old boy from York City has gone missing, Pennsylvania state police say.  A "Missing, Endangered Alert" has been issued for Fardeleyja Jean-Baptiste as on August 25, 2022.  He was last on foot on South Royal Street on Wednesday…

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Police & Fire
Coroner Called To Crash In Adams County (DEVELOPING) Coroner Called To Crash In Adams County (DEVELOPING)
Coroner Called To Crash In Adams County (Developing) A coroner has been called to the scene of a crash in Adams County on Friday, August 26, 2022, authorities say. The two-vehicle crash happened in the 1100 block of Abbottstown Pike in Berwick Township around 7:30 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The road has been closed on Abbottstown Pike/PA Route 194 between Oak Hill Drive and King Street starting around 9 a.m., according to 511pa. The public has been asked to avoid the area and use alternative routes. The number of people killed and anyone hurt remains unclear. Pennsylvania state police have also been called to the scene to in…

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Business
Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police
Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police Whether it was a bucket of chicken or cash that these two former convicts wanted remains unclear but it is clear that they are wanted by the police.  East Hempfield Township police announced the warrants for the burglary on Thursday, August 25, although the warrants were issued on July 14, and the burglary happened on June 2, according to the release.  The timeline is clucking confusing but police clearly state that the burglarized KFC is located at 1533 Columbia Avenue in the township.  The two wanted men, who are both wanted for felony burglary charges, are Shawn Patr…

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