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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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'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say 'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say
'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say A woman experiencing homelessness was taken in by her "biological cousin" who raped her, police explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Burlin Damir Miller Jr., 21, was arrested in connection with the rape on Feb. 24, 2023, according to a police release.  Miller had supposedly offered his cousin "a warm place to sleep" at his home in the 100 block of Colonial Crest Drive on Sept. 28, 2022, Officer Christian Torres explains in the affidavit of probable cause.  After introducing her to his grandmother and daughter, the cousin settled in to sleep on the couch. Mill…

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Lifestyle
One Of 'The World's Most Stolen Signs' Taken Again, Pennsylvania State Police Say One Of 'The World's Most Stolen Signs' Taken Again, Pennsylvania State Police Say
One Of 'The World's Most Stolen Signs' Taken Again, Pennsylvania State Police Say Nope, it was not a sign from Middlesex, Intersex, or Blue Ball... Yet, again a sign in Intercourse has been stolen, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.  The sign "Welcome to Intercourse" was taken from Old Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township, Ronks on September 30, 2022, around 8 p.m., according to the release.  The sign is valued at $500, state police detail in the release.  Signs from intercourse are among the most stolen in the world, according to numerous media outlets including Mental Floss and Roadside America.  Intercourse previous…

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Police & Fire
Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police
Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police Despiting numerous signs a tractor-trailer driver obviously miscalculated the height of his vehicle in compassion to a bridge he ended up stuck under in Carlisle.  The tractor-trailer ended up wedged under the railroad bridge at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, police say.  No injuries were reported but the public has been asked to avoid the area of North Orange and West High streets for "the next few hours if possible."

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8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police 8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.  Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release.  He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm.  Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …

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2 Firefighters Injured; Dog, Cat,Rabbit Killed In York House Fire: Authorities 2 Firefighters Injured; Dog, Cat,Rabbit Killed In York House Fire: Authorities
2 Firefighters Injured; Dog, Cat,Rabbit Killed In York House Fire: Authorities Two firefighters were injured at the scene of a house fire in York County. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities say.  Crews were called to the fire at a home in the 3200 block of Patridge Drive in Dover Township around 2:30 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers.  The homeowner and two dogs got out safely but another dog, a cat, and a rabbit died, according to Dover Township fire officials.  A mayday was called around 4 p.m. for three firefighters possibly hurt, according to the Goldsboro Fire Company, but the Dover Twp. fire chief has since confirmed only two were injured and taken to…

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Schools
Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says
Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says Six-year-old Aria Woznick has died at a Pittsburgh hospital hours after being struck by a car while waiting for her school bus, her mother Amanda told Daily Voice.  Aria was struck when walking with six other children, and was struck in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when crossing the street around 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities confirmed.  She was unresponsive when EMS arrived, according to the fire department. It is not immediately clear if the driver stayed on the scene, but the fire officials and dispatch believe they did. "She was life-flighted …

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Schools
Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING) Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING)
Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (Developing) Shots fired at a furniture store have led to an active shooter alert in central York County, authorities say. Approximately 20 shoots were fired inside of Price Busters in the 1900 block of Industrial Highway in Springettsbury Township around 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, but the shooter fled the store on foot and police were called to canvas the area, authorities and witnesses told Daily Voice.  No injuries were reported but Springettsbury Township police officers remain in the area as the search for the shooter continues. The highway has been closed  between Memory Lane and Nort…

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Business
Amish View Inn Reopened The Same Day It Caught Fire Amish View Inn Reopened The Same Day It Caught Fire
Amish View Inn Reopened The Same Day It Caught Fire Three people— including a firefighter— were injured in an early morning fire at a hotel in Lancaster County on Thursday, February 23, 2023,  but that afternoon the business had reopened, a spokesperson told Daily Voice. Guests had used sheets to climb out of the AmishView Inn and Suites in the 3100 block of Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township, at 2:40 a.m. fire officials say. Tom Neely, CEO  has released the following statement about the fire: “We are so thankful that emergency services arrived quickly with plenty of equipment and got the fire under control rapidly. We are gra…

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Schools
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…

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48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG 48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG
48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG More than 48,100 doses or 962 bricks of fentanyl valued at over $288,600 was seized in two drug raids made at the Pittsburgh bus terminal on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, according to a release the following afternoon by Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry. In the first seizure, a total of 495 bricks of fentanyl were taken from Abimelec Libran-Calcano who was traveling via bus from Philadelphia. A second seizure of 467 bricks of fentanyl was from Rafael Soto who was traveling via bus from New York City. The Bureau of Narcotics Investigation Region V and Drug Control agents, the Off…

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