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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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Schools
Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days
Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days Following a "systematic search" of a Central Pennsylvania school — with help from Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police — administrators have announced a full closure until Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to a press conference on the evening of Feb. 15.  The gun was shown in a photo to an assistant principal at Central Dauphin East High School by a male student around 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 15, police were immediately contacted and a lockdown was initiated, according to the school administrators and Pennsylvania State Police.  Until the handgun was located in the Harrisburg…

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Police & Fire
Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say
Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say A family of three is suspected to have been killed by carbon monoxide in Philadelphia, police said. Firefighters and police officers were called to perform a wellness check on the family in a home on the 4000 block of Ashburner Street at 12:53 p.m. on Feb. 15, according to a PPD. They found a 47-year-old mom, the 56-year-old dad, and their 12-year-old daughter unresponsive, city police detailed in the release. The family was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 p.m., the PPD explained. Their names were not immediately released. Carbon monoxide is "suspected as the cause of death," b…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured At Martin's Country Market Multi-Million Dollar Fire In Ephrata (PHOTOS) Firefighter Injured At Martin's Country Market Multi-Million Dollar Fire In Ephrata (PHOTOS)
Firefighter Injured At Martin's Country Market Multi-Million Dollar Fire In Ephrata (Photos) A firefighter was injured and Martin's Country Market has announced that it has closed "indefinitely" following a massive fire early on Thursday, Feb. 15. The fire broke out just before 4 a.m. at the popular market located at 1717 West Main Street in Ephrata Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The fire shuttered Route 322 in both directions between Wood Corner and Robert roads, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation explained. It has since reopened but Hackman road remains closed as of 1:30 p.m. Salt trucks were also called to the scene to help prevent the w…

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Police & Fire
Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania
Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania A homicide suspect and convicted felon leaped from the second level of a parking garage at an airport in Pennsylvania on Valentine's Day, police announced the following morning.  Joshua Leyo, 30 of Altoona, was found with "serious injuries" in a stairwell at the Pittsburgh International Airport around 7:55 a.m., according to the Allegheny  County Police Department.  Leyo was wanted in Blair County on murder charges following a "suspicious death" in the 200 block of East Maple Avenue at 1:43 p.m. on Feb. 13, the Altoona Police Department said and court records confirmed.&…

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Obituaries
HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner
HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner A Harrisburg High School student has been identified by his family and the coroner as the juvenile shot dead on Friday. Torray "Umpie" Eden previous of East Pennsboro, Enola, was shot in the 1800 block of Market Street at 10:15 p.m., on Feb. 9 according to the Harrisburg Police and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Arriving officers found Umpie suffering from a single gunshot wound and took him to the local hospital, according to the police.  Umpie had suffered a gunshot to the chest and died at 11:11 p.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County Officials told Daily Voice M…

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Police & Fire
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials A girl is in the Lehigh Valley Burn Unit and her dad has died following a fire in the apartment building attached to the Bausman Post Office in Lancaster Township on Tuesday, Feb. 13, fire officials announced later that day.  Nathaniel Holmes, 45 of 221 Rosedale Avenue died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 13, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Can Eric Bieber detailed in a release. His cause and manner of death are pending the results of an auto, although Bieber noted he suffered thermal burns. The fire broke out in a house with three apartments (only…

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News
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison A Lancaster City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a shooting he committed as a 16-year-old, the District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13.  Jeffrey Moreau, now 18 of the 300 block of South Prince Street, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person (two counts), and tampering with evidence before being sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn. The charges were for shooting a 15-year-old boy in the buttock in the 400 block of South Queen S…

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News
Man Found Dead In York City Parking Lot, Coroner Says Man Found Dead In York City Parking Lot, Coroner Says
Man Found Dead In York City Parking Lot, Coroner Says A man was found dead in a York City parking lot on Saturday the York County Coroner's office announced Monday evening.  The York County Coroner's office was called to a parking lot at 380 West Market Street at 7:01 a.m. on Feb. 2. Who found the man and how exactly he was located is unknown Deputy Coroner Karen Frank investigated and certified the man's death. He was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m. on Saturday. His next-of-kin has been notified according to the release. His cause and manner of death are pending.  York City Police is investigating. The coroner's office noted, "At th…

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News
20-Year-Old Man Killed In Central PA Snowmobile Crash, Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Man Killed In Central PA Snowmobile Crash, Authorities Say
20-Year-Old Man Killed In Central PA Snowmobile Crash, Authorities Say A 20-year-old man was in a fatal snowmobile crash in York County on Tuesday morning authorities told Daily Voice.  The snowmobile crashed into a utility pole in the 200 block of York Road between Miller Road and Pleasant Drive in Newberry Township just after 8 a.m. on Feb. 13, according to York County Office of Emergency Management Public Information Officer Ted Czech.  Czech confirmed that a coroner was called to the scene for the crash.  Additional details are expected to be released by the York County Coroner's office. Check back here for those updates. 

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Police & Fire
Bald Eagle Struck On Highway Rescued By Pennsylvania State Police Troopers Bald Eagle Struck On Highway Rescued By Pennsylvania State Police Troopers
Bald Eagle Struck On Highway Rescued By Pennsylvania State Police Troopers Two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers went on a rescue mission for a special bird. Troopers Alex Ebbert and Emilio Rizzo were called to a report of a bald eagle struck on Route 422 in Greenwood Township, Perry County on Sunday around 11 a.m., according to PSP.  They arrived to find that the bird suffered from an injured wing after being hit by a car.  "Trooper Ebbert used his cruiser jacket to wrap the bird for secure transport," state police stated in a release. "They met PA Game Commission personnel at PSP Newport, who took the eagle for rehabilitation."

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