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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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Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police
Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police A child was hospitalized following a shooting in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, according to the police. York City Police were called to investigate a shooting in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue just before 4 p.m. on Mar. 8, they said in a release. A child was shot "by an unknown suspect while standing in the area of the alley to the rear of the (avenue)," police say. The child was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle prior to the police arriving, the release explains. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact the York City police on the department’s we…

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PA Woman DUI Sends State Police On High Speed Chase Around State Capitol: Police PA Woman DUI Sends State Police On High Speed Chase Around State Capitol: Police
PA Woman DUI Sends State Police On High Speed Chase Around State Capitol: Police A Pennsylvania woman driving under the influence sent state police on a high speed chase around the Capitol, according to state police and court records. It all started when state police attempted a traffic stop in the area of Dunkle and Greenwood streets around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 8, the police release states. Courtney Jamiel Buckner, 36, of Harrisburg, fled the scene in her 2016 Honda Civic, according to the release. The police pursued her for "several minutes" but cut the chase short due to Buckner's "high rate of speed and reckless driving," as written in the police release. Buckn…

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‘I Hope You Get COVID!’ PA Woman Yelled While Spitting On Pennsylvania State Trooper ‘I Hope You Get COVID!’ PA Woman Yelled While Spitting On Pennsylvania State Trooper
‘I Hope You Get COVID!’ PA Woman Yelled While Spitting On Pennsylvania State Trooper A Pennsylvania woman spit in a state trooper’s face and yelled, “I hope you get COVID-19,” while she was being arrested, state police said in a release. The Mifflin County trooper was called to an inactive domestic incident at a home on King Street in Armagh Township on Sunday, Feb. 27 just before 8 a.m., the release shows. Amanda Marie Daubert, 24, of Milroy, was being arrested at the home on a summary charge for harassment, court records show. While Daubert was being led out of the home she “became agitated and spit in a Trooper’s face,” as stated in the release. She then told police …

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PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police
PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested for chasing children with a knife police say. East Pennsboro Township police were called to an active harassment complaint in the 100 block of East Manor Avenue around 6:15 p.m. Feb. 15, according to a release by the police. While on their way there, police received an updated report that a person was chasing children with a knife, the release shows. Upon arrival, police spoke with the children involved, and Gregory L. Meade, 65, threatened one of the children with a knife, police say. Meade was arrested on charges of Terroristic Threats and Simple Assa…

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Lifestyle
HOT DOG! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Spotted In Central PA HOT DOG! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Spotted In Central PA
HOT DOG! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Spotted In Central PA You're not seeing things, there really has been a giant hot dog driving around central Pennsylvania. The 27-foot Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was driving to its current destination in the first block of East King Street in Lancaster as a part of the CNS Wholesale Grocers trade show which starts Wednesday at the Lancaster County Convention Center, LancasterOnline reports citing to Rebecca Reed, sales analyst with CNS. The famous Wienermobile was created by Oscar Mayer's nephew Carl in 1936. Hotdoggers or mobile drivers keep the vehicle as popular as ever with their TikTok videos, like this vid…

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Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police
Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police A 23-year-old mom can thank the police for helping her bring her new son into the world. West Earl police officers Craig Johnson and Josh Mertz were dispatched to a report of a woman in labor on Thursday, Mar. 3 in the early morning, Jordan Byrnes WETPD Public Information Officer writes in the release. Madison Gadsden had been waiting for EMS to arrive, but by the time the police arrived she was having contractions, and pretty soon the baby’s head was seen.  Officer Johnson is a certified and experienced EMT, so he stepped into action supporting the baby’s head and assisted with the d…

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PA Native Stars Alongside Renée Zellweger In New NBC Show PA Native Stars Alongside Renée Zellweger In New NBC Show
PA Native Stars Alongside Renée Zellweger In New NBC Show A central Pennsylvania native is making his prime time debut as Renée Zellweger's son in a new NBC show. "The Thing About Pam" Is a true-crime drama telling the story of Betsy Faria's death allegedly at the hands of Pam Hupp. Drew Scheid, 24, plays Travis Hupp, the second child of Pam Hupp from her second marriage. Scheid has strong Pennsylvania roots in media, his father previously worked at WGAL News 8, according to the outlet. His grandfather was also a "Philadelphia radio and television personality Bill "Wee Willie" Webber,' as stated on his IMDb profile trivia. The Lancaster native…

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PA Teenage Girl Missing Over One Week: Police PA Teenage Girl Missing Over One Week: Police
PA Teenage Girl Missing Over One Week: Police A teenage girl is being searched for by police after she went missing over one week ago. Jasani Kotek, 15, was last seen in the 1200 block of West King Street in West York on Sunday, Feb. 27, according to a release by Ted Czech with York County Emergency Management. West York Borough police believe she may have been in the West York area again on Tuesday, Mar. 8, the release states. The police stress that "harboring a missing juvenile may result in charges of Interfering with the Custody of a Minor." The West York Borough police are asking the public for assistance in locating Kotek. …

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Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A late night motorcycle ride turned deadly for a central Pennsylvania man. Pennsylvania state police were called to a crash in Chambersburg just before midnight on Saturday, Mar. 6, according to a release by state police. A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle had been traveling south on SR11 Molly Pitcher Highway near Highland Drive in Guilford Township when it exited the roadway during a left-hand curve— striking an embankment along the highway before hitting a second embankment head-on, police say. That's when he went airborne, separated from his Harley, but both the driver and …

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UPDATE: Man Killed In PA Dump Truck Rollover On Bridge ID'd By Coroner UPDATE: Man Killed In PA Dump Truck Rollover On Bridge ID'd By Coroner
Update: Man Killed In PA Dump Truck Rollover On Bridge ID'd By Coroner UPDATE: Leonard Montgomery Jr., 47, of Baltimore, has been identified as the person killed in this crash, according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office. ORIGINAL: One person has died after a dump truck rolled over on a bridge, authorities say. The crash happened at the intersection of Woodbine Road and Quiet Stream Lane in Peach Bottom Township around 12:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 7, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. The driver of the dump truck "failed to negotiate a curve, lost control and rolled the truck onto the driver's side, impacting a b…

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