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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck In Central PA: Police Pedestrian Struck In Central PA: Police
Pedestrian Struck In Central PA: Police A pedestrian was struck in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Apr. 7, police say. The pedestrian was hit crossing where there was no crosswalk— even though there are nearby crossing— in the area of 478 Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg, police determined through an investigation. The SUV driver who struck them stayed on the scene, according to the police. The pedestrian suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Chambersburg Hospital, police say. The road was closed for several hours due to this incident.

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Cut From 'American Idol' Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Cut From 'American Idol'
Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Cut From 'American Idol' The "American Idol" journey for a hunting-fishing 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania has come to an end. Morgan Gruber was cut from the show after a performance this week, which did not air, she said on Facebook. "I am so thankful for this amazing journey that American Idol has given me!!!" she wrote. "I’ve met so many amazing people and I’m so thankful for this opportunity! This isn’t the last of #morgangruber." Gruber was last seen on the air with Maryland's Jay Copeland during their rendition of "Shallow." Gruber blew the American Idol judges out of the water during her audition with …

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Winning $5Mil Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In At Central PA Gas Station Winning $5Mil Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In At Central PA Gas Station
Winning $5Mil Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In At Central PA Gas Station Someone is about to get a whole lot richer! A winning $5 Million Money Maker scratch-off ticket was sold in Dauphin County, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at the Herr Quick Stop, 2201 Herr Street, Harrisburg, according to the release. The store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the big winning ticket. $5 Million Money Maker is a $50 game that offers top prizes of $5 million, you can learn more about it on the lottery website or the Official App. Prizes expire one year from the sale date. All lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable w…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
‘I Did That’ Biden Stickers On Gas Pumps Cause Fight In Central PA ‘I Did That’ Biden Stickers On Gas Pumps Cause Fight In Central PA
‘I Did That’ Biden Stickers On Gas Pumps Cause Fight In Central PA A Pennsylvania man was caught in the act of placing the infamous “I did that” Joe Biden stickers on a gas pump and got in a fight with employee that saw him, police say. Manor Township police were called to a report of an irate man yelling, and causing a disturbance at the gas pumps of the Turkey Hill located at 1503 Columbia Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 31, according to a release by the department. When police arrived they learned that Thomas Richard Glazewski, 54, of Manor Township, stuck the Joe Biden stickers on the gas pumps in reference to the high price of gasolin…

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News
Child's Birthday Celebration Turned Into Drug Filled Rape At PA Hotel: Sheriff Child's Birthday Celebration Turned Into Drug Filled Rape At PA Hotel: Sheriff
Child's Birthday Celebration Turned Into Drug Filled Rape At PA Hotel: Sheriff A 27-year-old man made plans to take a child to Dave and Busters for her birthday but instead took her to a hotel giving her drugs and raping her, authorities say. Dondre Kelly, of West Mifflin Borough, asked a 14-year-old girl's mom if he could take her daughter to the arcade in Homestead on Tuesday, Apr. 5, Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus explains in the release. He told the girl "he had waited two years to have sex with the child. In a disturbed state of mind, the child went to the bathroom and could overhear Kelly watching pornographic videos on his phone," Kraus states in the release.…

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News
Amber Alert Canceled PA Dad Charged For Kidnapping Sons Amber Alert Canceled PA Dad Charged For Kidnapping Sons
Amber Alert Canceled PA Dad Charged For Kidnapping Sons An Amber Alert issued across Pennsylvania has been canceled after police located the boys and arrested their father, according to a Facebook post by police. The two young boys had missing since Tuesday, Apr. 5,  state police say. Wyatt Hendershot, 6, and Jaxton Hendershot, 2, had last been seen with their father Sean Hendershot Jr. near the Lucky Seven Plaza in Lock Haven, Clinton County. Hendershot, 32, has been arrested and charged with Interfering with the Custody of a Minor and Concealment of the Whereabouts of a Child. The boys where believed to be at special risk of harm or injury, …

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News
PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police
PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police One Pennsylvania man spent his birthday surrendering to police after an investigation found him in possession of over 1,000 photos and videos of child pornography, authorities say. Eric J. McCarthy, of Lancaster, had been under investigation since police received a cyber tipline notification about a suspect in possession of child pornography and an investigation was launched by Manheim Township police on Oct. 17, 2021, the department said in a release. The investigation yielded at least seven videos and 1,126 images of child pornography on McCarthy's iPhone, police say. McCarthy was charge…

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Traffic
Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA
Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA A tractor-trailer crash has closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Apr. 7, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash involved a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer, which rolled over onto it's side, witnesses told Daily Voice. The crash closed the lanes from Exit 85: PA 934 – Annville/Ft. Indiantown Gap to Exit 80: PA 743 – Grantville/Hershey. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers.

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News
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF $10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF A $10,000 reward has been offered in connection with a deadly apartment explosion investigation, officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives say. Shanna Carlson, 34, was killed in the explosion at her apartment building located at 327 E. Market St. in Clearfield in 2019, authorities say. Carlson "died from penetration wounds to the head and right lung due to an explosive device," WJAC reported citing Clearfield County coroner Kim Shaffer-Snyder. This is considered a bombing and a homicide according to the multiple organizations investigating it. TAKE A LO…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner A man who died after slamming into a pickup truck during a police chase in central Pennsylvania has been identified by the coroner. Jonathan Luis Amézquita-Vazquez, 20, of Harrisburg, died at the intersection of Lower Allen Drive and Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Amézquita-Vazquez was fleeing from police after they attempted to stop him for driving a dirt bike without a license plate, according to Lower Allen Township police. He wove through traffic eventually fatally hitting a pickup truck, poli…

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