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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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Police & Fire
Seven Row Homes Damaged In Harrisburg Fire (DEVELOPING) Seven Row Homes Damaged In Harrisburg Fire (DEVELOPING)
Seven Row Homes Damaged In Harrisburg Fire (Developing) Seven row homes were heavily damaged in a row home fire in Harrisburg on Thursday, June 9, authorities say. The fire started on the porch of a row home near 15th and Berryhill streets, according to Harrisburg Bureau of Fire officials. The fire quickly spread to six other homes, officials says. There is no word on the cause of the fire, any injuries, or the estimated cost of the damage. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

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Business
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Two people fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. They people were not believed to be at risk of drowning as they can stand up in the vat and the chocolate is only waist deep, according to LCWC. Elizabethtown firefighters were called to the scene for the rescue mission and are believed to have drilled a hole in the bottom of the vat to free the trapped pair, accord…

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News
Child Among Four Armed Robbers Nabbed By Police In Central PA Child Among Four Armed Robbers Nabbed By Police In Central PA
Child Among Four Armed Robbers Nabbed By Police In Central PA A child was among four armed robbers arrested in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June 8,  police say. The group was wanted in connection with a store clerk assault and armed robbery at the Turkey Hill located in the 1500 block of West Market Street in York earlier that same evening, according to a release by West York Borough police. All four accused robbers were arrested  with assistance from West Manchester and York City police departments, West York Borough police say. The child is being charged as an an adult, according to the release. More information is expected to be …

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Police & Fire
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police A 33-year-old man has died after a serious crash into two utility poles, a stone wall, and a fire hydrant while driving a commercial truck, police say.  Manheim Township police were called to investigate the crash in the 2000 Block Lititz Pike/PA 501 in at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, according to a release by the department.  The driver of the box truck was heading northbound when he left the roadway on the eastern side, striking the previously mentioned utility poles, stone wall, and fire hydrant— and flipping the truck onto the driver's side, according to the release.  Eme…

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Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes 10 Miles Of Lanes Along I-81 In Central PA (DEVELOPING) Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes 10 Miles Of Lanes Along I-81 In Central PA (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes 10 Miles Of Lanes Along I-81 In Central PA (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash has halted all northbound traffic for approximately 10 miles along Interstate 81 on Thursday, June 9, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash happened between Exit 90: PA 72 - LEBANON and Exit 100: PA 443 - PINE GROVE around 11 a.m. authorities say. This is a developing situation, follow Daily Voice for updates.

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Women Secretly Recorded Using Bathroom By Ex-Con At PA Turkey Hill: Police Women Secretly Recorded Using Bathroom By Ex-Con At PA Turkey Hill: Police
Women Secretly Recorded Using Bathroom By Ex-Con At PA Turkey Hill: Police A 33-year-old central Pennsylvania former convict admitted to police that he had secretly been recording women using his cellphone in the bathroom at Turkey Hill, police say. Manor Township police first were alerted to the secret recording going on when they "received a report of invasion of privacy" at the Turkey Hill located in the 2600 block of River Road, Conestoga at around 2 p.m. on March 18, according to a release by the department. That day, a woman "used the restroom and observed the recording," and immediately deleted it, police say. But police learned during a warrant search of…

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PA Mennonites Vote To Allow Pastors To Marry LGBTQ Members PA Mennonites Vote To Allow Pastors To Marry LGBTQ Members
PA Mennonites Vote To Allow Pastors To Marry LGBTQ Members Pride Month kicked off with the announcement that members of the Mennonite Church USA gathered and voted to make some serious changes to the Church's stance on the LGBTQ community members, according to a release by the Church. The group voted on the "Resolution for Repentance and Transformation,” among several other changes at an annual conference held in Kansas, Missouri held May 27-30, according to the church's release on June 1. The resolution "calls the church to repent for harm done to LGBTQ people and calls for broader inclusion of LGBTQ people," church officials say. That inclusion …

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Obituaries
Drivers Located In Double Hit-Run That Killed PA Dad On RT 376: State Police Drivers Located In Double Hit-Run That Killed PA Dad On RT 376: State Police
Drivers Located In Double Hit-Run That Killed PA Dad On RT 376: State Police The drivers of two separate vehicles— who struck and killed a 24-year-old dad along State Route 376— have been located, Pennsylvania state police say. Zaonte Lonee Davis, of Clairton, was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:19 a.m. by Allegheny Ambulance staff. Davis's car had become disabled and he pulled over along the shoulder and called for help by mile marker 73 eastbound, according to a release by state police. Help came in the form of an acquaintance but they pulled over near mile marker 73 westbound— so Davis attempted to cross the highway on foot to reach them, police say. He was h…

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Boy, 13, Missing From Central PA Home Found Safe: Police Boy, 13, Missing From Central PA Home Found Safe: Police
Boy, 13, Missing From Central PA Home Found Safe: Police Update: Aaron Helman Jr., 13, of Waynesboro, has been found safe two days after he went missing, according to an updated release by the police. He was back home with his guardians on Wednesday, June 8, police say. Original: A 13-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say.  Aaron Helman Jr. was last seen by his guardians around 4 p.m. on Monday, June 6, according to Waynesboro police.  He is described as being 5'6" tall and weighing 110 pounds and he was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt and black sweatpants, according to the police release.&nb…

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Amish Man Dies In Road After Teenager Flees Crash: Police Amish Man Dies In Road After Teenager Flees Crash: Police
Amish Man Dies In Road After Teenager Flees Crash: Police An 18-year-old girl, accompanied by her attorney, turned herself in for a deadly hit-and-run of an Amish man on Tuesday, June, 7, police say.  Anya Renee Myers was allegedly the driver of a car that struck Samuel S. King, 43, of Houser Road, Lancaster, in the 1800 block of Rockvale Road around 7 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 27, according to West Lampeter Township police. King had died at the scene of the crash from "serious head injuries" after he was thrown from a scooter, which was found damaged nearby, police say. "Members of the West Lampeter Township Police were able to locate …

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