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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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Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home
Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home A mother of three was shot dead, her husband was injured, and her ex-boyfriend killed himself— at a central Pennsylvania home with her children inside, authorities say. Joseph Paul Pentz, 32, of Etters, shot Jessica McCulloch, 36, of New Cumberland, dead at her home in the 1200 block of Bridge Street in New Cumberland around 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Both died from gunshot wounds to the head, the coroner's office says. McCulloch's husband was also injured and remains in the hospital, PennLive reports. It is unclear when Pentz and …

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Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years
Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years A fourth officer is now known to have saved lives on the scene of Lebanon's deadly police shooting, authorities say. An untreated mentally-ill Travis Shaud, 34, of Lebanon, broke into his stepfather's home by smashing a window in the rear of the house in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, Lebanon County district attorney Pier Hess Graf said at a press conference on Thursday, Apr. 7. While carrying a police shield Lt. William Lebo and three other officers approached the rear of the home with Shaud watching out a kitchen window, Hess Graf ex…

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'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train 'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train
'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train A media critic and trusted journalist has been identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a train early this week in Montclair, news reports say. Eric Boehlert, 57, was struck by Montclair Boonton Line Train 1087 just before Watchung Avenue Station around 9:40 p.m., according to his wife, Tracy Breslin, and NJ Transit officials. .@EricBoehlert’s death is terrible news. I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias. What a loss. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 6, 2022 Soledad O'Brien remembered Boehl…

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Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say
Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say A 20-year-old dad— who was already serving jail time— has been accused of killing his infant son, police say. Fonte Dupree Carrier of Houtzdale supposedly endangered his two-month-old son causing his death, on May 10, 2021, Susquehanna Township police say and court records confirm. He was charged on Mar. 11, 2022 and arraigned for Criminal Homicide and Endangering Welfare of Children on Apr. 5, according to the police release and court records. He was denied bail due to "the seriousness of the charges and unbailable offense," Magisterial District Judge Marian Urrutia states in court docum…

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Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol  car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…

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Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police
Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police A passenger died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on US 30 in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, according to the state police. Devon Mansberger, 31, of York Haven, died at the scene of the crash just west of Granite Station Road at 4:15 p.m. Apr. 5, Pennsylvania state police report citing the Adams County coroner's office. The vehicle was driven by Aiden Bower, 21, of Red Lion, who lost control— veering right off the roadway, striking a utility pole, going over an embankment, and finally hitting a tree, state police say. It is unclear what caused Bower to lose control of the vehicle.…

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Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA
Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA One person has died in a crash during a chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Attempted to pull over a dirt bike without a license plate on Gettysburg Road around 9:15 a.m.Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Lower Allen Township police. The dirt bike wove through traffic during a police pursuit but slammed into a pickup truck, police say. All lanes on Lower Allen Drive southbound between Gettysburg Road and Exit: US 15 South were closed following the crash just before 10 a.m. to 511PA. The coroner was called to the scene, according to emergency dispatchers. The driver of a dirt bik…

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Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police
Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two men in central Pennsylvania, police say. Harrisburg police patrol units were flagged down to respond to a person who was shot in the area of South 13th and Derry streets on Sunday, Apr. 3 around 1:40 a.m., police said in a release the following day. Two victims— Leonard Quattlebaum, 31, and Nelbenson Sanchez, 39, were found at the scene but both died in area hospitals, according to an earlier release. Jeremy Bailey, 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on the charges of Murder of the 1st Degree (2 Counts), Posse…

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Two Killed In Triple Shooting In Central PA Home Across From School Two Killed In Triple Shooting In Central PA Home Across From School
Two Killed In Triple Shooting In Central PA Home Across From School Two people have died and one person was  hurt in a shooting inside a central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday morning, authorities say. Dispatchers were notified about the shooting in 1200 block of Bridge Street in New Cumberland around 6:15 a.m. on Apr. 6, a Cumberland County Emergency Management supervisor told Daily Voice. The home shares a cross street with the local police station and is across from a school, according to Google Maps— both of which are operating normal following the triple shooting. A coroner was called to the scene and one  person was taken to a local hospita…

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Crews Douse Pair Of I-80 Vehicle Fires Back-To-Back Crews Douse Pair Of I-80 Vehicle Fires Back-To-Back
Crews Douse Pair Of I-80 Vehicle Fires Back-To-Back Fire crews were called to two vehicle fires along Interstate 80 back-to-back on Tuesday morning, fire officials say. Allamuchy fire station 91 was called to a report of a working fire on I-81 near mile marker 17 around 9:40 a.m. on Apr. 5, the department said in a release. Upon arrival, the chief discovered the fire was in the rear of a dump truck and an additional engine was called, as explained in the release. After the fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared, and Station 91 was leaving, it was dispatched back to I-80, this time for a vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes at mile m…

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