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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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Schools
PA Charter School CEO Stole School Funds From US Government: FBI, USDOJ PA Charter School CEO Stole School Funds From US Government: FBI, USDOJ
PA Charter School CEO Stole School Funds From US Government: FBI, Usdoj A charter school's CEO and President stole funds from a federal grant program that was meant for the school where he worked, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, the CEO and principal of Lincoln Charter School in York has been charged with felonies for the theft, according to the release on Wednesday, August 3.  Hart "obtained by fraud and misapplied approximately $6,400," starting in May 2018, United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam alleges.  During that time, the school received grants funded by the U.S. Departm…

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News
Reward Offered For 3 Race Track Rapists Of 16-Year-Old Girl: PA State Police Reward Offered For 3 Race Track Rapists Of 16-Year-Old Girl: PA State Police
Reward Offered For 3 Race Track Rapists Of 16-Year-Old Girl: PA State Police A reward is being offered for details that lead to the arrest of three men who raped a 16-year-old girl at a central Pennsylvania race track, authorities say in an updated release on Wednesday, August 4. The teenager was raped over the course of an hour in the parking lot at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Heidelberg Township during a race when the assault took place between 7:20 and 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, she told authorities.  State police were informed of the assault on July 21, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing, but no suspects have been identified.   Anyone …

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Business
PA Man Admits To Stealing $39,000 From Employer: Police PA Man Admits To Stealing $39,000 From Employer: Police
PA Man Admits To Stealing $39,000 From Employer: Police A Pennsylvania has admitted to stealing $39,000 for his employer, authorities say.  Bryce Allen Cahill, 30, admitted to taking the money from Central Hardware located at 15 North Enola Road, Enola, authorities state in a release on Wednesday, August 3.  East Pennsboro Township police first became alerted to the theft after receiving a call from the owner at 8 a.m. on June 15, according to the release. He allegedly made purchases for personal use on eBay and Amazon in addition to $25,453.99 worth of payments to himself using a cash app, ABC27 reports citing court documents the ou…

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'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA 'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA
'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA A worked suffered "serious injuries" in a crash inside an Amazon warehouse in central Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, a spokesperson from the told Daily Voice. The man hurt was driving a truck when he collided with "another powered industrial truck," while doing "routine work"  at the fulfillment center located at 2 Ames Drive in Carlisle, Sam Stephenson told Daily Voice.  "He was immediately transported by EMS to a local hospital where he remains," as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, Stephenson said. "Our thoughts are with him and his family during this difficult time and w…

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Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS
Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Two tornadoes touched down in western Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, according to the National Weather Service. Radar confirmed tornado just west of Waynesburg, PA. With velocities continuing to strengthen and recycle, with this overall, messy supercell. This tornado will likely be rain wrapped, as it continues SE. #pawx pic.twitter.com/0TdalhCY8g — SkippyWx (@Skippy_WX) August 1, 2022 The first tornado hit at the border of West Virginia in Ohio and Marshall counties, and Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was going between 110 and 120 mph or a EF2.  The second tornado hit just sou…

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Obituaries
Man Shot Dead In Central PA ID'd By Coroner Man Shot Dead In Central PA ID'd By Coroner
Man Shot Dead In Central PA ID'd By Coroner A 37-year-old man who was shot dead in central Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, has been identified, authorities say.  Leonard Johnson, of the 200 block of North Main Street in Manchester, died from multiple gunshot wounds at 2:50 p.m., according to York County Coroner's Office Chief Deputy Tania Zech.  York City police were called to the reported shooting in the 300 block of Miller Lane at approximately 1:33 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers discovered a 37-year-old male with an apparent gunshot wound, the release explains.  "Des…

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Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police
Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police A man who "intentionally struck" a motorcyclist and drove over him in central Pennsylvania before fleeing the scene, police state in a release on Wednesday, August 3.  Francisco Rivera-Montanez, 45, is wanted for attempted homicide in connection to this serious incident, police say. Harrisburg Bureau of police officers were first called to a report of a motor vehicle accident in the the 200 block of South 17th Street on Friday, July 22, according to the release. Upon the arrival the officers found a man who had been driving his  motorcycle north had been "approached... …

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PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire
PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire A 17-year-old's quick thinking saved his neighbors and their dogs during an apartment fire in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 2, authorities say. Falcon O'Regan grabbed a trampoline when he saw his neighbors were stuck on the upper floors of their apartment building.  The fire had broken out in the 100 block of Church Street in Bentleyville around 12:52 a.m., according to area fire officials. The initial calls stated that people were trapped but the first crew to arrive, a Medic team, saw people jumping from the windows, according to a release by Bentleyville Fire-Rescue. "Wi…

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Business
$10K In Damage When Ohio Businessowner Stuffed Linens In Toilet At PA Hotel: Police $10K In Damage When Ohio Businessowner Stuffed Linens In Toilet At PA Hotel: Police
$10K In Damage When Ohio Businessowner Stuffed Linens In Toilet At PA Hotel: Police A business owner from Ohio who wrecked a hotel room in central Pennsylvania has been arrested on Monday, August 1, 2022 police said in a release on Wednesday. Lower Allen Township police were called to the Country Inn and Suites 4943 Gettysburg Road, Mechanicsburg after hotel staff discovered serious damage to a hotel room at 11:28 a.m. on July 26, 2021, according to a release by the department. Conrad Lee Riffle III,  31, who owns the brewery supply company Cleveland Process Systems had been staying at the hotel since June 28, 2021, and had extended the stay through July 26,…

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Obituaries
Human Remains Found In Central PA ID'd As Dad Missing For Nearly 1 Year Human Remains Found In Central PA ID'd As Dad Missing For Nearly 1 Year
Human Remains Found In Central PA ID'd As Dad Missing For Nearly 1 Year A week after human remains were found in central Pennsylvania, they have been identified as a man who had been missing for nearly a year, authorities say. Goldie Smith, 38, of the 300 block of Swatara Street, Steelton, had been missing since 7 a.m. Monday, September 6, 2021, according to Steelton Borough Police. Smith had last been seen in the 500 block of North 2nd Street when police issued his missing persons alert on Friday, September 10, 2021. His decomposed body was found "in a wooded area behind 814 North Front Street in Steelton," at 2:58 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, according to Dau…

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