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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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Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police
Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Six months after a woman went missing following a double-homicide and arson, the missing persons search has become a homicide investigation according to an updated release by  Pennsylvania state police on Wednesday, August 3. Jasmine Lynn Forbes, 31, of Shippensburg, had been missing and was thought to possibly be in danger since Wednesday, February 23, Pennsylvania state police Trooper Megan Ammerman said in the release. There had previously been a double-deadly shooting and arson at the home where she was staying in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township. Two men, Cord…

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Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs
Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs A 21-year-old musician on the autism spectrum is becoming a viral sensation before her audition on America's Got Talent ever airs. THE NEWS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!! ( including me I found out last night for sure lol!! ) I am absolutely thrilled... Posted by Aubrey Burchell on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Aubrey Burchell, may spend her days working at Target but she tells judges she wants "win Grammy's" and "sell out arenas." She mainly sings in the break room but when she took the stage belting the Weeknd's "Call Out My Name" she seemed like she regularly had audiences wowed by her v…

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Obituaries
PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police
PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police A Pennsylvania daughter stabbed her mother to death in New York on Thursday, July 28, authorities say. Melissa "Missy" A. (Gallagher) Guisewhite, 51, originally from Harrisburg, was found dead at her Lakeview Avenue home in the Village of Tupper Lake around 1p.m., New York state police say. Her autopsy at Glens Falls hospital showed her "immediate cause of death to be injuries resulting from a stab wound, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide," Dr. Michael Sikirica stated.  Her daughter, Alexa J. Gallagher, 26, also originally of Harrisburg but currently living in Tupper Lake,…

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Police & Fire
Injuries Reported When SUV Slammed Into Bank In Central PA Injuries Reported When SUV Slammed Into Bank In Central PA
Injuries Reported When SUV Slammed Into Bank In Central PA The driver of an SUV apparently took the drive through banking options too literally, slamming straight into a central Pennsylvania bank on Tuesday, August 1, authorities say. The SUV crashed into the M&T bank located at 3995 Carlisle Road, Dover at 11:40 a.m., according to emergency dispatch. 11:42. Station 9 & EMS were dispatched to the M&T Bank in Dover Township for the report of a MVA into a Structure w/... Posted by Dover Township Fire Department on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 The driver was initially entrapped in the vehicle and reportedly suffered minor injuries, accordi…

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'I F*cking Killed My Wife' PA Dentist Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife On Safari 'I F*cking Killed My Wife' PA Dentist Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife On Safari
'I F*cking Killed My Wife' PA Dentist Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife On Safari A Pennsylvania dentist and big game hunter apparently hunted his wife and has been convicted of her murder on Monday, August 1, court records show. Lawrence Rudolph, 67, the founder of Three Rivers Dental in Pittsburgh, was arrested by the FBI in Mexico and extradited to the US in December for foreign murder and fraud charges in December 2021, according to court documents. He has been found guilty of killing his wife, Bianca, while in Zambia on a hunting safari in Oct. 2016, court documents show. Rudolph originally told authorities in Zambia that Bianca had shot herself accidentally in the…

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Coroner Called When Garbage Truck Slams In Western PA Home: Reports Coroner Called When Garbage Truck Slams In Western PA Home: Reports
Coroner Called When Garbage Truck Slams In Western PA Home: Reports One person has died after a garbage truck hit a home in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 2, according to multiple media outlets. The rollover crash into the home happened in the 300 block of Patton Street, Wilmerding around 4 a.m., reports WPXI. A second home was damaged in the crash, according to the outlet. Duquesne Light and People's Gas are on the scene after a gas line was supposedly struck in the crash, WTAE reports. A medical examiner arrived to the scene of the crash several hours later, according to KDKA. It is unclear if anyone was home during the crash and the person ki…

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YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports
YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports A YWCA in western Pennsylvania has apparently exploded on Tuesday, August 2, according to media outlets. The explosion happened in the 400 block of 9th Street, McKeesport around 8 a.m., according to WTAE. The building was known as the Common Ground Building and it was under construction at the time of the explosion, KDKA reports. Specifically, crews were working on a handicap ramp when they hit a gas line, police told WPXI. One person was injured and taken to an area hospital, according to the outlets citing a McKeesport spokesperson. Gas and electric have since been turned off to the bu…

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Shot Man Dies 'Despite Life-Saving Actions' By York City Police Shot Man Dies 'Despite Life-Saving Actions' By York City Police
Shot Man Dies 'Despite Life-Saving Actions' By York City Police Police attempted to save a man suffering from a gunshot wound in York City on Monday, August 1, authorities say.  York City police were called to a 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.  "Despite life-saving actions, the victim, unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries," police say.  Detectives are investigating this deadly shooting.  Anyone with information is asked to contac…

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Man Killed In Chicken House Collapse ID'd By Coroner, OSHA Investigating Man Killed In Chicken House Collapse ID'd By Coroner, OSHA Investigating
Man Killed In Chicken House Collapse ID'd By Coroner, Osha Investigating A man suffocated to death and seven others were hurt when a building collapsed in Adams County on Friday, July 29, authorities say. Jose Rojas Flores, 53, of Harrisburg, died of accidental traumatic asphyxia at the scene of the chicken house collapse at Hillandale Farms in the 300 block of Spicer Road, Tyrone Township that happened just before 7:30 a.m., according to Adams County coroner Pat Felix and Pennsylvania state police.  The chicken house on the property was scheduled to be demolished when it collapsed suddenly, police say. Eight people were inside at the time of the collapse,…

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Man Slashed 'Ear To Ear' With Box Cutter Outside Central PA Home: Police Man Slashed 'Ear To Ear' With Box Cutter Outside Central PA Home: Police
Man Slashed 'Ear To Ear' With Box Cutter Outside Central PA Home: Police A man was held by his hair and slashed across the face "ear to ear" outside his Lancaster home, police say.  Former convict Alex Lamont Baker, 31, of Lancaster, was arrested on a warrant in connection with the stabbing on Monday, August 1, according to an updated release by the Lancaster Bureau of Police.  Police first became aware of the stabbing when they were called to the 700 block of East Walnut Street around 6:36 a.m., on Sunday, July 31, according to the release.  Upon their arrival, police found the man "with a deep laceration across his face, extending from ear to …

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