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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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Second Person Struck By Train On 7th Street In Lebanon In Seven Years Second Person Struck By Train On 7th Street In Lebanon In Seven Years
Second Person Struck By Train On 7th Street In Lebanon In Seven Years Mar. 13 is apparently a terrible day to cross the train tracks at 7th Street in Lebanon. A person was hit by a train on 7th Street for the second time in seven years on Sunday, according to City police. The most recent incident involved a Lebanon County woman, believed to be in her late-50s or early 60s attempting, "to cross the tracks in front of the approaching train traveling westbound," on Mar. 13 shortly after 12:30 p.m., police say. Her identity will be released pending an investigation and notification of her next of kin, police say. The first incident involved Antonio Hernandez, a …

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PA Snowblowing Dad Struck Dead By Pickup Was DOC Nurse, Local Sports Coach PA Snowblowing Dad Struck Dead By Pickup Was DOC Nurse, Local Sports Coach
PA Snowblowing Dad Struck Dead By Pickup Was DOC Nurse, Local Sports Coach A Pennsylvania man struck and killed by a pickup truck while out snowblowing last weekend was a dad of three who spent 25 years working as a healthcare professional for the department of corrections, his obituary says. Brian P. Hyde, 49, of Scottdale, was struck by a 2019 Dodge Ram heading south on water street around 9:55 a.m. Saturday, March 12, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Timothy Carson. The pickup driver "failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway and traversed the west edge of the street," hitting Hyde, police said. Hyde was pronounced dead at Excela Frick Emerg…

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Death At 'Police Incident' In Central PA: State Police Death At 'Police Incident' In Central PA: State Police
Death At 'Police Incident' In Central PA: State Police A 'police incident' that started Sunday has resulted in a death, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. The "incident" started Sunday evening in Cumberland County, and state police informed the public to avoid the 2200 block of Newville Road around 8 p.m., according to Trooper Megan Ammerman. No additional information was available until Trooper Ammerman released the following message on Monday morning: "Update: PSP cleared the scene early this morning. It is considered a death investigation at this time but it is still under investigation. When there is an update, PSP wi…

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Sibling Rivalry Turns Deadly: PA Man Admits To Killing Sister, Police Say Sibling Rivalry Turns Deadly: PA Man Admits To Killing Sister, Police Say
Sibling Rivalry Turns Deadly: PA Man Admits To Killing Sister, Police Say A fight between a brother and a sister in Pennsylvania turned deadly on Thursday night, according to the police. Linette Ayala, 22, was found dead due to a “traumatic injury” from an apparent assault in her home in the 2900 block of Spring Valley Road on Thursday, Mar. 10 around 11:30 p.m., according to East Hempfield Township police. Ayala's dad had come home to find cleaning products around the house and found his daughter wrapped in bedding in the garage,  police say.  "Ayala Jr. was not home at this time and had left prior with his mother," the police said in a release on F…

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Ex-FBI, PA Police Officer Took Sex Bribes, Gave Heroin To Criminals: USDOJ Ex-FBI, PA Police Officer Took Sex Bribes, Gave Heroin To Criminals: USDOJ
Ex-fbi, PA Police Officer Took Sex Bribes, Gave Heroin To Criminals: Usdoj It sounds like something out of a Netflix miniseries; sex, lies, and heroin leads to the downfall of a former officer with the FBI and a Pennsylvania drug task force, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Christopher Collare, 54, has been convicted for trading sex with women, telling them he would help get their cases dismissed or sentences reduced, the release shows. Collare also gave out heroin and lied on his application to become an FBI officer, the USDOJ says. This behavior happened between 2015 and 2018. 22 cases were tossed out due to Collare's actions, The Se…

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Driver Of Airborne Vehicle With Infant Had BAC 4X Legal Limit: Police Driver Of Airborne Vehicle With Infant Had BAC 4X Legal Limit: Police
Driver Of Airborne Vehicle With Infant Had BAC 4X Legal Limit: Police A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested on a warrant nearly a week after she crashed her BMW into multiple vehicles— before becoming airborne —landing on the roof of a restaurant with an infant in the backseat, according to a release by the police. Theresa Joanne Risso, 43, had her blood alcohol levels tested following the crash and the results show .327 percent, the legal limit is .08 percent, according to the release by Shamokin Dam police. A warrant was issued for her arrest when the police went to retest her levels and search her home, but she was nowhere to be found, Shamokin Dam polic…

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PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police
PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police A Pennsylvania woman drunk texting her ex-boyfriend has been arrested, according to the police. Susquehanna Regional police were called to a domestic dispute in the first block of Pajill Dr in Marietta Borough on Thursday, Mar. 3 around 3 p.m., according to a release by the department. Tracy Elizabeth Ford, 37, of Columbia, "had been drinking and left the victim's residence and had been contacting him continuously," Susquehanna Regional regional police say. When the police located Ford she was "under the influence of alcohol," the release states. She was arrested for stalking, harassment,…

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Crumpled Tractor-Trailer Carrying Paper Products Closed Roads In Central PA: Police Crumpled Tractor-Trailer Carrying Paper Products Closed Roads In Central PA: Police
Crumpled Tractor-Trailer Carrying Paper Products Closed Roads In Central PA: Police An accident involving a tractor-trailer has closed a section of roads in central Pennsylvania on Friday. Greenbriar and Church roads in Manchester Township "will be closed for several hours due to this tractor trailer accident," police say on the morning of Mar. 11. There is no word on other involved vehicles. No injuries were reported.

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YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police
YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police A 21-year-old YCMA employee was found making and uploading  child pornography to Snapchat, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Snapchat reported that a video containing child pornography had been uploaded the company's server to the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children— who contacted Pennsylvania state police computer crimes unit, the release shows. The suspect was identified as Lamont Antonio Lovett Jr., of the 330 block of Lantern Lane in Chambersburg, police say. Child pornography was found during a search of Lovett's home conducted on Tuesday, Mar. 8…

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Woman, 22, Found Dead In Central PA Home: Police Woman, 22, Found Dead In Central PA Home: Police
Woman, 22, Found Dead In Central PA Home: Police An "apparent assault" has left a woman dead in a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday, according to the police. East Hempfield Township police were called by Lancaster County Wide Communications to a cardiac arrest at a home in the 2900 block of Spring Valley Road Thursday, Mar. 10 around 11:20 p.m., according to a release by the police.   The reporting person told LCWC that a person was also not breathing, according to the release. When officers arrived at the house, they found a 22-year-old woman, "who appeared to have sustained traumatic injury from an apparent assault," East…

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