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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 Middle School Students Poisoned By Edibles, Officials Say PA Middle School Students Poisoned By Edibles, Officials Say
PA Middle School Students Poisoned By Edibles, Officials Say Half a dozen students were sickened by drug-laced food at a Pennsylvania middle school, briefly leading to a shelter-in-place order at the school on Thursday, school officials say. The students ingested the drugs, in the morning and the "staff recognized the situation, and immediately put our emergency plan into place. Our local EMS and police departments arrived at the school shortly thereafter," South Allegheny School District Superintendent Lisa Duval said in a statement.  During the shelter-in-place order, "trained drug detection dogs from the McKeesport Police Department searche…

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Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA
Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA Four people were shot— killing two people, including a police officer— during a domestic incident at a central Pennsylvania home, according to Mayor Sherry Capello. The shooting happened at a home in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, emergency dispatchers told Daily Voice. Police had been called to the home for a domestic incident around 3:36 p.m., Capello said at a press conference on Thursday night. The 34-year-old white man— who was the suspected shooter—and one officer have died, Capello says. Two other officers who were shot rem…

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PA Man Bludgeoned With 27 Inch Steel Pipe Until He Had Seizures: Police PA Man Bludgeoned With 27 Inch Steel Pipe Until He Had Seizures: Police
PA Man Bludgeoned With 27 Inch Steel Pipe Until He Had Seizures: Police A 35-year-old Pennsylvania man beat a 20-year-old man with a 27 and a half inch long steel pipe until he appeared to have a seizure on Friday, Mar. 25, a witness told police. The Lower Windsor Township police were called to the reported aggravated assault in the 400 block of Pleasant Hill Road, the department stated in a release. The victim and the suspect had fled the scene, but police found a 27 and a half inch long, 1 inch thick, and 2.5 pound steel pipe, which they collected as evidence. They soon located both men, first finding the victim with "a large laceration to his left temple a…

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Multi-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic To Crawl On US 222: PennDOT Multi-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic To Crawl On US 222: PennDOT
Multi-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic To Crawl On US 222: PennDOT A multi-vehicle crash on US 222 led to lane restrictions, causing a length backup on Thursday evening, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The crash happened near the northbound exit for US 322: Blue Ball shortly before 5 p.m. on Mar. 31, according to PennDOT. The roadway fully reopened shortly after 5:30 p.m., PennDOT tweeted. CLEARED: Incident cleared on US 222 southbound at Exit: US 322 - BLUE BALL. — 511PA Harrisburg (@511PAHarrisburg) March 31, 2022 The number of vehicles and persons involved remains unknown.

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Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant
Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant A month after Justin Bieber made Pennsylvania Diner goers Beliebers, actor William H. Macy has been dining in the same county.  Macy, a 72-year-old Cumberland, Maryland native, was seen at 3 Sisters Park, which is a Khmer and Thai restaurant in Ephrata Borough, on Wednesday, Mar. 30, according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Last night our staff had the pleasure of serving William H. Macy! We admire your work and are very appreciative of your kindness! Thank you for your patronage in the Ephrata area. Hope to see you again😊 Posted by 3 Sisters - Ephrata on Thursday, March 31, 2022…

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$250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP $250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP
$250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP A Pennsylvania traveler unfortunately cannot turn back the clock on his counterfeit watch being seized at the Dulles Airport, according to a release by Customs and Border Protection. The unidentified Harrisburg traveler was found with a plastic bag full of watches during a bag examination of luggage on a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Mar. 20, CBP says. The bag contained 10 designer watches including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, and Rolex, as well as a Louis Vuitton handbag, and two pairs of Ray Ban sunglasses, a release by CBP says. The items were suspected to be …

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Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment A Pennsylvania woman's screams rang out alarming "a large number of residents" in one neighborhood— as she attempted to escape from a dating app meetup gone terribly wrong on Tuesday, Mar. 29, police say. The woman had met her captor on the TAGGED dating app earlier in the month and had planned to meet him after "they talked and chatted socially for a few weeks," police stated in a release. They met at the man's apartment in Highspire where he invited her in, "and things changed dramatically and very quickly," police say.   The man became hostile and blocked her exit from the apa…

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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…

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Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police
Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police UPDATE: Richard Smith, 64, of Swatara Township has been found safe, according to Swatara Township police. ORIGINAL: Have you seen this man? Police are searching for a 64-year-old man who went missing from his home. Richard Smith, of Swatara Township, has been reported as missing on Wednesday, Mar. 30, police say. Smith was last seen in the area of Downtown Daily Bread in the 200 block of South Street in Harrisburg, police said. He is described as being He is 6'3" tall, weighs approximately 265 lbs, and was last seen wearing a brown plaid jacket, green hat, blue sweatpants, and blue Und…

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Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say
Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say A 14-year-old boy was arrested on his way to school with a gun, according to police. The unnamed William Penn high school student was spotted hiding a firearm in the 200 block of West Princess Street before going to school on Wednesday, Mar. 30, York City police state in a release. He was seen by York City detectives, who were in the area as part of increased surveillance details around school campuses following a spike in violence in the city. Less than a week before this incident a fellow student Malaki Beady, 17, was shot dead in the Penn Park across the street from the school and anot…

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