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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

PA Stalker Sent Creepy Texts Of Victim's Whereabout After Placing Trackers On Car: Police A Philadelphia man placed tracking devices on a car in Lancaster— then sent the victim creepy messages about their exact locations, according to local police. Gregory F. Simmons Jr., 48, had come to the area and placed the trackers on the car parked in the 400 block of Parkwynne Road around noon on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Manheim Township police. The victim called the police when Simmons texted them "several times about the different locations that they had been to," police say. The victim also found the trackers on their car, according to the release by the police. A criminal …

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

Schools

PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say A 15-year-old high school student made a bomb threat on social media saying they had a bomb in their backpack that was set to explode in five minutes, according to a release by the police. Fortunately, another student saw the post and reported it to school officials who contacted the police. Lititz Bureau of police was called to Warwick High School on Tuesday, Apr. 26, around 8:37 a.m., as stated in the release by the department. "The high school was placed on a lock-down during the investigation of the threat," police say. The student who posted the threat was detained and no explosive d…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

Missing Pregnant 13-Year-Old Found Safe: PA State Police Update: Roxanne Rodriguez has been found safe, according to Pennsylvania state police. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Roxanne Rodriguez was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RT's. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) April 28, 2022 Original: A 17- weeks pregnant 13-year-old girl from central Pennsylvania has gone missing, authorities say. Roxanne Rodriguez previously had been seen near the 500 block of Mall Road in Swatara Township on Apr. 26 at 3:13 p.m., according to a release from Pennsylvania state police citing the Dauphin County District…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

Schools

Missing PA High School Football Player Found Safe: Police Update: "Khalil Perry has been located and has returned home with his family," police said in an updated statement in the afternoon on Wednesday, Apr. 27. Original: A central Pennsylvania high school football player has been missing since Monday, Apr. 25, authorities say. Khalil Perry was last seen wearing black pants, a black jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, and black and white Air Jordans, Susquehanna Township police say. He is 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 150lbs, according to his hudl profile. Anyone with any information as to Perry's whereabo…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

‘This Is The Best Day Of My Life' Ret. US Army Lt. Col. Tells Brother Before He Dies In PA A retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel has been identified as the kayaker who has been missing since Sunday, according to his brother and Lancaster County officials. Richard E. Lackey, 76, of West Hempfield Township, was found near Circle Drive in Lancaster City, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. Lackey had gone missing in the area of Bridge Road in Upper Leacock Township around 9:26 p. on Apr. 24, Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Lackey was nominated to the rank of Lt. Col. by the US 98th Congress in 1984, congressional records show. In his last phone call with his br…

by Jillian Pikora

04/26/2022

Lifestyle

Don’t Get It Twisted These Are The Top Pretzel Makers In Pennsylvania Pennsylvania might as well be known as the pretzel state rather than the keystone state for the number of pretzels made in the commonwealth. On national Pretzel Day, Apr. 26, the commonwealth’s official Facebook page made the bold statement that 80% of the nation’s pretzels are made in Pennsylvania. 🥨 It's Pretzel Day, PA! DYK? Pennsylvania produces 80% of pretzels in the U.S. Posted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Here are some of the top soft pretzel producers in the state based on Yelp and Google users' reviews, in no particular order: City Center Pretz…

by Jillian Pikora

04/26/2022

News

These Pennsylvania Schools Are Best In America, New Report Says A school isn't just a building. It's a home: A a place for children to foster self-confidence, learn social skills and explore their strengths. Many factors go into what makes a great school, and US News has crunched that data to compile its latest rankings of the best public high schools in America. Click here for the methodology. Philadelphia's Julia R. Masterman Secondary School was ranked the tenth best high school in the country. Below are the top 10 high schools in Pennsylvania, according to US News's latest rankings. #1 Julia R. Masterman Secondary School- 1699 Spring Ga…

by Jillian Pikora

04/26/2022

News

PA Man Had Sexual, 'Romantic' Relationship With 13-Year-Old Girl Police Say A 13-year-old was allegedly given alcohol and then raped during a family party last summer— but the victim was also in a "romantic relationship" with the accused man, according to a release by the police. Brandon Scheid, 26, Conestoga, began a sexual and "romantic" relationship with the child on June 5, 2021 last for a little over a month, ending on July 16, 2021, according to the release by the Manor Township police department. Scheid had sex with the girl multiple times according, police say. Scheid also "provided her with an alcoholic beverage while attending a family party," as stated …

by Jillian Pikora

04/26/2022

Obituaries

Man ID'd By Coroner After Drowning In Codorus Creek A 26-year-old man has been identified as the man who drowned in Codorus Creek on Sunday, Apr. 24, according to a release by the coroner's office. Andrew C. Altland, of the 300 block of West Gas Avenue in York, had been missing since he fell down an embankment into the Codorus Creek on near the 200 block of West Philadelphia Street by the West Philadelphia Street bridge in York City around 8:15 p.m., authorities said at the time. His body was pulled from the creek at 11:19 a.m. the following morning, and he was pronounced dead at 11:52 a.m. by the York County coroner's office. His next of k…

by Jillian Pikora

04/26/2022

News

'Check The Ditches,' PA Attacker Texts Brother Of Victim Found By Morning Jogger: Report A Lancaster man has been accused of beating a woman then leaving her in a ditch and texting her brother telling him to "check the ditches and the hospital," Lancaster Online reports citing Pennsylvania state police. Frank Ali Doman II, 48, of Lancaster, struck the victim multiple times in his car between 1 and 2 a.m. Sunday, April 24, the outlet says citing police and court papers. The victim apparently convinced Doman to leave her on the side of the road, where she was found hours later badly bruised and in fetal position in a ditch by a jogger, according to Lancaster Online's re…

by Jillian Pikora

04/25/2022

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