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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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Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner
Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner A trespasser of a property in central Pennsylvania has been identified and the cause and manner of death have been released by the coroner's office. Zachary Young, 35, of no fixed address in York, died of blunt force trauma by homicide, according to the release by the York County coroner's office. York City police were called to a report of a suspicious man on a property in the 200 block of West Jackson Street at approximately 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, according to a release by the department. Before police arrived, a witness confronted Young, who then ran off, police say. But the witne…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA A teenager who is accused of "intentionally" hitting a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday, May 26, Cumberland County district attorney's office says.  The employee had suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a pickup truck on Wednesday, April 13, police say. Silver Spring Township Police had been searching for the driver of the gold pickup truck pictured that struck the employee Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., according to a release by the department. Dawson Adam Smith, 19, of Har…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch
Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch  A helicopter was called after two people were injured in an explosion in western Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, according to emergency dispatchers.   One person was taken in the helicopter following the chlorine explosion in the 1000 block of Dewey Street in Conway around 4 p.m., according to Beaver County Emergency Management.  A second patient was treated at the scene by medics and was later taken to an area hospital via ambulance, dispatchers told Daily Voice.  First responders cleared the scene at 5:30 p.m., according to dispatchers. The extent and estimated…

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Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS
Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Over 11 million residents across four states may be impacted by extreme weather this weekend, starting Friday, May 27, weather forecasters say.  Hail, high winds, high temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are all in the forecast across four mid-Atlantic states, according to the National Weather Service. Hail up to a half-inch in size, fast-moving thunderstorms, and 75-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware between noon and 7 p.m. on Friday.  Map of warmer temperatures.AccuWeather The stormy weather will give way to warmer weather, ac…

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Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police
Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police A Dollar General was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday, May 25, police say. Cornwall Borough police were called to the Dollar General Store located at 2520 Quentin Road, West Cornwall Township around 8:40 p.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival officers learned that the white man "entered the store and brandished a large hand gun and pointed it at the store clerk demanding money." The robber "proceeded to assault the store clerk with the pistol causing injury to the clerk," police say. The man then fled on foot while carrying a backpack heading towards Eagle Rentals foo…

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Lost Boy In South Carolina Clothes Found In Central Pennsylvania (UPDATE): Police Lost Boy In South Carolina Clothes Found In Central Pennsylvania (UPDATE): Police
Lost Boy In South Carolina Clothes Found In Central Pennsylvania (Update): Police UPDATE: "The child has been reunited with their parent(s)/guardian," Steelton Borough police say.  ORIGINAL: Peter Pan did not find this lost boy, the police did, and now they are hoping you can help them find his parents. The possibly 3 to 5-years-old boy was found wandering around in central Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, police say. Steelton Borough police located the white/Hispanic boy near the 300 block of Lincoln Street, according to a release by the department. The boy was wearing blue sweatpants and a shirt reading "Folly Beach, SC," according to the release. The police ar…

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Police Officer Dragged By Car Driven By Man Wanted For Biting Child, Assault In PA Police Officer Dragged By Car Driven By Man Wanted For Biting Child, Assault In PA
Police Officer Dragged By Car Driven By Man Wanted For Biting Child, Assault In PA There was certainly no love on Agape Drive when officers arrived to serve a warrant for misdemeanor charges of child endangerment and assault charges— and they too were attacked, police say. Northern Lancaster County Regional police first attempted to arrest the 42-year-old man after receiving reports that he bit a child who tried to stop a domestic assault— the child suffered minor injuries and the man fled the scene on May 21, according to multiple police releases. Officer returned to serve a warrant for the charges for Raul Santos, of the first block of Agape Drove, Ephrata, just before…

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Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities
Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Injuries have been reported at trail derailment in Allegheny County, officials say. A Norfolk Southern train struck a construction vehicle along the tracks at 2400 Freeport Road in Harmar Township around 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, according to Allegheny County Emergency Management. Eight or nine train cars carrying train crude oil were among the 17 train cars that derailed, and approximately eight cars landed in the Deer Creek and the Allegheny River, according to emergency management officials' statement to the press. “It will take weeks to clean up,” officials said in a statement to me…

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Obituaries
'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep Roots In Region, Ray Liotta, Age 67, Dies Suddenly 'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep Roots In Region, Ray Liotta, Age 67, Dies Suddenly
'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep Roots In Region, Ray Liotta, Age 67, Dies Suddenly Nationally renowned actor Ray Liotta has died at the age of 67, according to multiple media outlets.  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Ray Liotta Has Died. He Was 67. R.I.P. https://t.co/WsskKD7qUE — TMZ (@TMZ) May 26, 2022 Liotta's roots to the Northeast run deep. He was born in New Jersey at St. Michael's Hospital in Newark in 1954 and spent his first six months at an orphanage there before he was adopted by a couple from Union Township. His father owned an auto parts store and his mom was a municipal clerk. Liotta got his BFA from Miami University before moving to New York City, where he took wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco and Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant 'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant
'Chicago Fire' Star Taylor Kinney Spotted With GF At PA Restaurant Television's "Chicago Fire" star, Pennsylvania native, Taylor Kinney stopped by a popular cheesesteak restaurant in his hometown with his girlfriend Ashley Cruger on Tuesday, May, 24, according to a Facebook post by the restaurant.  Kinney, who is from Lancaster and attended, Lancaster Mennonite School, reportedly enjoyed a cheesesteak with Cruger, at Captain Gus's Steak Shop located at 600 West Orange Street.  The 40-year-old Zero Dark Thirty star was last seen with a romantic partner in the area when he was engaged to Lady Gaga until 2016. Kinney and 26-year-old Cruger went publ…

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