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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

Fatal Fentanyl Drug Dealer Nabbed In Central PA: Police Three years years after a deadly drug delivery, the accused dealer has turned himself in to the police. Javonne T. King, 31, of Lancaster, was wanted in connection with a delivery of heroin/fentanyl/acetyl fentanyl in the 1900 block Barton Drive scheduled over a cellphone on April 19, 2019, according to a release by Manheim Township police. That meeting resulted in the death of the unidentified person whom he met with that day, police say. A warrant was issued for him on a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal use of a communication facility on Dec. 26, 2019. King…

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

Schools

Beloved PA Teacher, Mom Slain By Neighbor Outside Her Home: Authorities A popular central Pennsylvania teacher has died after she was shot by her neighbor during a domestic dispute turned murder-suicide on Saturday, May, 21, authorities say. Erin Michelle Walker, 36, was shot dead by her neighbor, Daniel Berry, 59, in an apparent murder-suicide in the 400 block of Hill Street in Spring Garden Township around 6:15 p.m.— she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May, 22, according to the York County coroner’s office. Her killer, Berry, was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the coroner announced in a separate re…

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

News

Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say. After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

Politics

Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Sentenced To Alcoholism Treatment: Reports Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane had her day in court again, after she violated the terms of her probation two times in a row, according to multiple media outlets. Kane, 55, of Scranton, was sentenced to two months to a year in prison including time served, and parole to a residential treatment center for alcohol use through 2025, on Monday, May, 23, according to WTRF. She had already been charged with “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll previously said, when…

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

Schools

PA Teacher, Mom Killed By Neighbor In Murder-Suicide Outside Her Home: Authorities A popular high school teacher was shot dead by her neighbor following a domestic dispute outside her home on Saturday, May 21, according to a release by the coroner's office. Spring Garden Township police were called to the report of the shooting in the 400 block of Hill Street around 6:15 p.m., according to a release by the department. Two people were found with gunshot wounds— Daniel Berry, 59, who shot the teacher was found dead at the scene— and the beloved mom and teacher, Erin M. Walker, 36, of Spring Garden Township, was found critically wounded, laying on the ground next to …

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

News

Man Who Shot PA Teacher Found Dead: Coroner A 59-year-old man died by suicide following a deadly dispute with his neighbor on Saturday, May 21, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York Coroner coroner's office was dispatched to the 400 block of Hill Street for an unknown problem at 6:29 p.m., the release explains. Deputy Coroner Michelle Rau determined there had been a "domestic dispute with a neighbor," afterward he was found "with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head." The man later identified as Daniel Berry was pronounced dead at 7:24 p.m. by Rau. There will be no autopsy but a routine tox…

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

News

Power-Washing Man Falls To His Death In Central PA: Coroner A 62-year-old man fell to his death while power washing a roof on Saturday, May, 21, according to a release from the coroner's office. The man fell 15 to 20 feet from a porch or balcony area in the 5400 block of Peach Blossom Lane in Hopewell Township, the York County coroner says. He was pronounced dead at his home at 7:31 p.m. by Deputy Coroner Carissa McLyman. His next of kin has been notified, an autopsy will not be performed, but a routine toxicology test will be performed, according to the release. Pennsylvania state police are investigating this incident.

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

News

Woman In Critical Condition After Shootings Injure Five People In Central PA: Police Five people were injured— one seriously— in three separate weekend shootings in central Pennsylvania, police say. The first shooting happened in the 300 block of East Market Street in York at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, City police say. Three men were hurt— two 34-year-olds and a 33-year-old— all three victims were taken to Wellspan York Hospital. City police were called to the second shooting in the first block of State Street at approximately 10:18 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, according to a release by the department. Officers arrived to find a 20-year-old man had been sh…

by Jillian Pikora

05/23/2022

News

Teen Girl Needs Formula, PA Mom Explains On Today Show Amid the recent baby formula shortage, parents are speaking out about children and adults who require the food to live, according to a report by the TODAY show. Pennsylvania parents Devon McCollum and Natasha Hall spoke to the outlet about their 13-year-old daughter, who has a condition where benign tumors grow throughout her body — including her brain, which has caused her to develop epilepsy. The Enola- based couple helps their daughter manage her condition with a strict keto diet relying on formula, the outlet reports. People who use formula usually are advised to use one s…

by Jillian Pikora

05/20/2022

News

PA Asst. Fire Chief Charged With Indecent Exposure, Fire Dept. Goes Out Of Service: Police A central Pennsylvania fire department has been placed out of service after the assistant fire chief has been charged with indecent exposure, authorities say. Posted by Highspire Fire Department on Thursday, May 19, 2022 Dustin Michael Shenfeld, 29, of Highspire, has been charged for exposing his genitals to a woman he knew at a home on North Pine Street on the evening of April 26, police say, although court records show the incident happened on Mar. 26. Shenfeld also has been charged with making harassment misdemeanor for allegedly making lewd or threatening statements on May 4, accor…

by Jillian Pikora

05/20/2022

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