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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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PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police
PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police One Pennsylvania man spent his birthday surrendering to police after an investigation found him in possession of over 1,000 photos and videos of child pornography, authorities say. Eric J. McCarthy, of Lancaster, had been under investigation since police received a cyber tipline notification about a suspect in possession of child pornography and an investigation was launched by Manheim Township police on Oct. 17, 2021, the department said in a release. The investigation yielded at least seven videos and 1,126 images of child pornography on McCarthy's iPhone, police say. McCarthy was charge…

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Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA
Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes All Lanes Along Part Of I-81 In Central PA A tractor-trailer crash has closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Apr. 7, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash involved a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer, which rolled over onto it's side, witnesses told Daily Voice. The crash closed the lanes from Exit 85: PA 934 – Annville/Ft. Indiantown Gap to Exit 80: PA 743 – Grantville/Hershey. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers.

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$10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF $10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly PA Apartment Explosion: ATF A $10,000 reward has been offered in connection with a deadly apartment explosion investigation, officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives say. Shanna Carlson, 34, was killed in the explosion at her apartment building located at 327 E. Market St. in Clearfield in 2019, authorities say. Carlson "died from penetration wounds to the head and right lung due to an explosive device," WJAC reported citing Clearfield County coroner Kim Shaffer-Snyder. This is considered a bombing and a homicide according to the multiple organizations investigating it. TAKE A LO…

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Obituaries
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner A man who died after slamming into a pickup truck during a police chase in central Pennsylvania has been identified by the coroner. Jonathan Luis Amézquita-Vazquez, 20, of Harrisburg, died at the intersection of Lower Allen Drive and Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Amézquita-Vazquez was fleeing from police after they attempted to stop him for driving a dirt bike without a license plate, according to Lower Allen Township police. He wove through traffic eventually fatally hitting a pickup truck, poli…

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Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home
Mom Of Three Killed In Murder-Suicide By Ex-BF In PA While Her Children Were Home A mother of three was shot dead, her husband was injured, and her ex-boyfriend killed himself— at a central Pennsylvania home with her children inside, authorities say. Joseph Paul Pentz, 32, of Etters, shot Jessica McCulloch, 36, of New Cumberland, dead at her home in the 1200 block of Bridge Street in New Cumberland around 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Both died from gunshot wounds to the head, the coroner's office says. McCulloch's husband was also injured and remains in the hospital, PennLive reports. It is unclear when Pentz and …

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Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years
Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years A fourth officer is now known to have saved lives on the scene of Lebanon's deadly police shooting, authorities say. An untreated mentally-ill Travis Shaud, 34, of Lebanon, broke into his stepfather's home by smashing a window in the rear of the house in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, Lebanon County district attorney Pier Hess Graf said at a press conference on Thursday, Apr. 7. While carrying a police shield Lt. William Lebo and three other officers approached the rear of the home with Shaud watching out a kitchen window, Hess Graf ex…

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'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train 'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train
'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train A media critic and trusted journalist has been identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a train early this week in Montclair, news reports say. Eric Boehlert, 57, was struck by Montclair Boonton Line Train 1087 just before Watchung Avenue Station around 9:40 p.m., according to his wife, Tracy Breslin, and NJ Transit officials. .@EricBoehlert’s death is terrible news. I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias. What a loss. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 6, 2022 Soledad O'Brien remembered Boehl…

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Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say
Incarcerated PA Dad, 20, Killed Two-Month-Old Son, Police Say A 20-year-old dad— who was already serving jail time— has been accused of killing his infant son, police say. Fonte Dupree Carrier of Houtzdale supposedly endangered his two-month-old son causing his death, on May 10, 2021, Susquehanna Township police say and court records confirm. He was charged on Mar. 11, 2022 and arraigned for Criminal Homicide and Endangering Welfare of Children on Apr. 5, according to the police release and court records. He was denied bail due to "the seriousness of the charges and unbailable offense," Magisterial District Judge Marian Urrutia states in court docum…

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Police & Fire
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol  car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…

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Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police
Passenger Killed In US 30 Crash In Central PA: State Police A passenger died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on US 30 in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, according to the state police. Devon Mansberger, 31, of York Haven, died at the scene of the crash just west of Granite Station Road at 4:15 p.m. Apr. 5, Pennsylvania state police report citing the Adams County coroner's office. The vehicle was driven by Aiden Bower, 21, of Red Lion, who lost control— veering right off the roadway, striking a utility pole, going over an embankment, and finally hitting a tree, state police say. It is unclear what caused Bower to lose control of the vehicle.…

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