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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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News

Penguins Defenseman Kris Letang 'Out Indefinitely' After 2nd Stroke: NHL The Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a second stroke on Monday, Nov. 28, according to an announcement by General Manager Ron Hextall to the National Hockey League on Wednesday. The 35-year-old father of two is "not experiencing any lasting effects of the stroke and will continue to undergo a series of tests over the next week. There will not be any further updates to his condition until all testing is completed and a medical plan is in place," as stated in the Penguins' release to NHL. "Kris reported symptoms to the training staff on Monday and was i…

by Jillian Pikora

11/30/2022

News

2-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dad Choked Her Over Dog's Water Bowl: PA State Police A 2-year-old girl has been hospitalized following an assault by her father, Pennsylvania state police say. 33-year-old David Christopher Thomas of Wiconisco has been charged in connection with the assault witnessed by his other older children, according to court documents. The investigation into the potential abuse was launched after the girl's mother saw bruising on her neck when picking her up from Thomas's home on Nov. 5 after the child had been with her father since Halloween. The 5 and 9-year-old siblings later told the police he used his thumbs to press on her neck two ti…

by Jillian Pikora

11/30/2022

Schools

Shots Fired Near Elementary Schools In Central Pennsylvania: Police Shots were fired near An elementary school in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 30, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to a report of shots fired near South 20th and Derry streets around 8:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, the police canvassed the area and found shell casings in the area of Shellis and Ice streets close to Melrose Elementary in the 2000 block of Berryhill Street and Scott Elementary and Rowland Intermediate School in the 1900 block of Derry Street. No victims or suspects were identified, according to the poli…

by Jillian Pikora

11/30/2022

News

Man Injures Hospital Staff During Assault In Central Pennsylvania, Authorities Say A 31-year-old man has been arrested after attack hospital staff in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Clem Denton Wagaman Jr. of Boiling Springs was charged following the assault at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill Nov. 23, at 11:32 a.m., according to the East Pennsboro Township police. When officers arrived at the hospital for the "active physical assault" the injured staff member told the police that Wagaman had thrown a chair across the room and struck them in the arm— leaving injuries that required treatment, according to the police release…

by Jillian Pikora

11/30/2022

News

Ex-Con At-Large After Shooting, Abandoning Wife On PA Interstate: Police A former convict with an expired Protect From Abuse order filed by his wife— somehow got a gun, ended up in a car with her, and shot her, before abandoning her on the side of an interstate in Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 28, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. 37-year-old Kevin Derrick Crew of Pittsburgh was in the passenger's seat of his wife Shauntorria Crew's car on her way to work when they got into a heated argument and he shot her in her right leg— with the bullet entering her thigh and shooting out her calf, as detailed in the court documents. When she a…

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

News

Central PA Man Charged For Repeatedly Raping Girl: Police A 37-year-old man allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl "on numerous occasions" at a home in central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Jose Diego Roman Jr. was arrested on Nov. 28 following an investigation launched on July 6, 2022, according to the East Hempfield Township police department. He is accused of sexually assaulting the girl between April and August 2019 at residences in East and West Hempfield townships, the police explain in the release. He was charged with nine felonies: four for Involuntary Devant Sexual Intercourse with a person l…

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

News

Teen Shot In Neck When Another Minor 'Mishandles' Gun In Central PA: Police A 16-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the neck in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, Nov. 26, authorities say. The teen was shot on High Street in Akron Borough around 4:16 p.m., according to West Earl Township police. The unnamed boy was stabilized by EMS on the scene before being taken to Lancaster General hospital where "is still being treated by medical professionals from a gunshot gun to the neck, but is expected to make a full recovery," the police stated in an updated release on Tuesday, Nov. 29. In the same update, the police explained "that the …

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

News

'Captain America' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization Christian Pulisic will be returning to the field after he was injured while scoring his first goal at the World Cup during the US game against Iran— making this the first winning game for the US Men's National Team. Captain American will be reporting for duty, the fans are tweeting after the US Men's National Team shared the update on Friday, Dec. 2. As protests continue in Iran and Americans continue to speak out in support of the citizens, the world's eyes were on Pulisic when he made the only goal of the game in the first half of the match at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar on Tuesday, N…

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

Obituaries

Mom Of 2, Beloved Local Man ID'd Following Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA A mom of two little girls and a beloved local man are dead following a crash into a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 28, authorities say. The 28-year-old passenger, Kirsten Paige Jensen, of Dillsburg, and the driver, 39-year-old Erik Jensen of Mechanicsburg were pronounced dead at the scene, according to an email to Daily Voice from the Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall the following day. Jensen was apparently driving at a high rate of speed when he crossed the center line in the 1200 block of West Lisburn Road in Monroe Township at about 6:30 a.m., Hall expla…

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

Obituaries

'She Is My Role Model' Former Teacher ID'd Following Crash In York County A beloved former teacher, mom, and "Red Hat" sister has died following a crash in York County. 81-year-old Isabella Sellers of York Township died from multiple blunt force injuries at the scene of an accidental single-vehicle crash on Monday, Nov. 28 at 10:18 a.m., as certified by Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech. Approximately 30 minutes before she was pronounced deceased, Sellers was driving on Oak Street and crossed into North Walnut Street— losing control of her vehicle for an unknown reason— going into an embankment and striking a tree, according to the release by the York County coron…

by Jillian Pikora

11/29/2022

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