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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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Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police
Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police An adult and a child have been taken to the hospital after they were injured when a deck collapsed out from under them, police say. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to the collapse at a home located on Hopeland Road in Clay Township at 1:48 p.m. on June 15, according to a release by the department. The Durlach Mount Airy fire department engine and Squad 14 coordinated a rescue effort with additional support from Ephrata EMS, Northwest EMS, Medic 04 ALS – Wellspan, Medic 85 ALS – Warwick EMS, Rescue 16 Lincoln Fire Fire Department. The hurt adult and child were then …

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Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police
Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police An 82-year-old grandma nearly lost $15,000 to a bail scam artist on Monday, June 13, police say. Engerbert Perez Jimenez, 26, of Reading, called the Lancaster County woman and pretended to be her son’s lawyer claiming her grandson was in a serious car crash and was in the ICU and needed $8,000, according to the release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department. The woman quickly went to the bank and withdrew cash and met the man in Warwick Township and surrendered the cash, but then he called her back and demanded another $7,000 in cash claiming he need bail money for her…

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Support Surges For Family Of Recent Maryland HS Grad Drown At Codorus State Park Support Surges For Family Of Recent Maryland HS Grad Drown At Codorus State Park
Support Surges For Family Of Recent Maryland HS Grad Drown At Codorus State Park A community is rallying for the family of an 18-year-old man from Maryland who drowned at Codorus State Park. Jedaiah Zhan-Shi Hotep Silvanus-Lim, of Silver Springs, was with "a small group of young people" who had been on a walk at the park when they decided to go for a swim on Tuesday, June 14, the York County coroner's release states. He was having difficulty swimming and went under the water, according to the release. A park ranger was called and they called 911, and emergency responders arrived for the water rescue at the park in West Manheim Township around 5:20 p.m., authorities say…

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Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS
Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS Hail, high winds, high temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are all in the forecast across Pennsylvania for Thursday, June 16, according to the National Weather Service. Hail ranging from penny-sized to "large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter inches in size," fast-moving thunderstorms, and 60-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, throughout the day but are expected to be at their worse between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday, June 17, the NWS forecasts. The Doppler radar indicts more heavy rain will arrive with the thunderstorms this afternoon, in addition to the 1 to 2 inches…

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Lifestyle
Magician Who Made Pride Flag Disappear Arrested In Central PA: Police Magician Who Made Pride Flag Disappear Arrested In Central PA: Police
Magician Who Made Pride Flag Disappear Arrested In Central PA: Police A central Pennslyvania magician and balloon artist turned YouTuber has been charged with theft for taking a Pride flag from a Lancaster City porch in May, police say.  Shawn Patrick Gollatz, of the first block of Hillcrest Drive, was accused of stealing the flag from the porch of a home in the 700 block of Sixth St. in Lancaster City at 7:49 a.m. on May 7. The victim showed the police a video of the flag being stolen by “by a tall, thin white male dressed in dark clothing,” as stated in the police release. The footage shows a man walk eastbound down the street, stop, step up onto the…

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Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police The man wanted for stabbing a pregnant mom in her home was arrested on Tuesday, June, 14, police say.  Tamarra Deloache, 32, of York, was found dead in her home in the first block of North State Street at midnight on Wednesday, May 18, according to the county coroner's office. The York City police were called to "an unknown problem" when they arrived to discover the woman's body, the police said in a release later that morning. Her autopsy determined the cause of death to be sharp force trauma by homicide, according to the coroner's release. The man who is accused of stabbing her to …

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Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police
Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police A man high on methamphetamine spit in the face and eyes of a Pennsylvania state trooper when police were assisting emergency medical services who were treating him, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joshua Travis Fosgate, 31, of Grantville, was being cared for by EMS when he became violent and state police were called to Austin Drive in East Hanover Township, around 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, state police say. Troopers arrived on the scene to find Fosgate "intoxicated on methamphetamines" and "in possession of drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles," police state in…

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Police & Fire
Person, Cars Burn When Central PA Body Shop Catches Fire: Authorities Person, Cars Burn When Central PA Body Shop Catches Fire: Authorities
Person, Cars Burn When Central PA Body Shop Catches Fire: Authorities One person was hurt when a body shop in central Pennsylvania caught fire on Tuesday, June 14, according to fire officials. Fire crews battled the blaze at the shop at the corner of North 7th and Emerald streets in Harrisburg starting around 5 p.m., emergency dispatchers say. Multiple vehicles in a lower level caught fire, keeping half a dozen crews on the scene for hours, according to releases from the various fire departments called. Cars being moved from the parking lot to allow departments access possibly damaged the hose as many vehicles drove over the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire's hose,…

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Truck Fire Closes Lanes For Miles Along I-81 In Central PA Truck Fire Closes Lanes For Miles Along I-81 In Central PA
Truck Fire Closes Lanes For Miles Along I-81 In Central PA An overturned truck that caught fire has closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 81 for five miles in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June 15, according to the state's department of transportation. The truck caught fire around 5 a.m. and has taken hours to put out— leading to northbound rubbernecking and major slow downs, PennDOT officials say. The crash and fire happened in the southbound bound lanes between Exit: PA 39 - MANADA HILL/HERSHEY and Exit 72: PAXTONIA/LINGLESTOWN, according to PennDOT. All southbound lanes remained closed as of 9:30 a.m. No injuries have been reported, a…

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18-Year-Old Drowned At Codorus State Park ID'd As Maryland Man: Coroner 18-Year-Old Drowned At Codorus State Park ID'd As Maryland Man: Coroner
18-Year-Old Drowned At Codorus State Park ID'd As Maryland Man: Coroner The 18-year-old who drowned at Codorus State Park has been identified by the York County coroner's office. Jedaiah Silvanus-Lim, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was with "a small group of young people" who had been on a walk at the park when they decided to go for a swim on Tuesday, June 14, the coroner's release states. He was having difficulty swimming and went under the water, according to the release. A park ranger was called and they called 911, and emergency responders arrived at for the water rescue at the park in West Manheim Township around 5:20 p.m., authorities say. Silvanus-Lim w…

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