Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Harrisburg, PA
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'Hollywood' ID'd As Victim Shot Dead In Harrisburg Home; Suspect Caught Weeks Later 'Hollywood' ID'd As Victim Shot Dead In Harrisburg Home; Suspect Caught Weeks Later 'Hollywood' ID'd As Victim Shot Dead In Harrisburg Home; Suspect Caught Weeks Later
'Hollywood' ID'd As Victim Shot Dead In Harrisburg Home; Suspect Caught Weeks Later A 21-year-old Chester County man wanted for shooting a Harrisburg man to death inside his bedroom following a day of arguing has been arrested, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Derek English III, of Downingtown, was arrested Tuesday by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to an updated police release. English faces charges of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm prohibited, and carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the killing of 53-year-old Dowane Lewis. Lewis was found dead on the bedroom floor of a second-floor apar…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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School Bus Carrying 20 Students, Passenger Van Crash In Paradise School Bus Carrying 20 Students, Passenger Van Crash In Paradise School Bus Carrying 20 Students, Passenger Van Crash In Paradise
School Bus Carrying 20 Students, Passenger Van Crash In Paradise A school bus carrying approximately 20 students and a passenger van collided in Lancaster County on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 13, emergency dispatchers said. The crash was reported at approximately 4 p.m. at the intersection of Slaymaker Hill Road and North Kinzer Road in Paradise Township, according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. The incident was classified as a mass transit vehicle accident in emergency dispatch logs. Multiple emergency units were dispatched to the scene, including ambulances, an intermediate life support unit, a medical unit, and emergency management personnel, …

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Reading, PA
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Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…

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Lititz, PA
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Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police
Lititz Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police A Pennsylvania mother gave alcohol to her children on multiple occasions, including her 3-year-old in an attempt to help the toddler fall asleep, according to a police investigation made public on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Jacqueline Dawn Wiggins, 39, of Lititz, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of children, misdemeanor corruption of minors, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The investigation began after detectives received a report from Lancaster County Children and Youth Services alleging that Wiggins had provided alcohol to minors, a…

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Willow Grove, PA
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Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated
Unauthorized Person Found Inside Eastern Center For Arts And Tech; Students, Staff Evacuated Students and staff at a Pennsylvania technical school were evacuated after an unauthorized person was discovered inside the building on Tuesday, Oct. 13, authorities announced. The Eastern Center for Arts and Technology was evacuated to the nearby Upper Moreland High School campus in Montgomery County as a precaution, according to an alert issued at 2:47 p.m. All students and faculty members were safe, accounted for, and unharmed, officials said. The Eastern campus was expected to remain closed for several hours while authorities conducted an investigation. Officials did not immediately r…

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Enola-East Pennsboro, PA
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Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say
Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Holy Spirit Hospital, Police Say A 19-year-old trauma patient attacked a nurse who was helping care for her at a Pennsylvania hospital, leaving the healthcare worker with visible injuries, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The assault happened at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, located at 503 North 21st Street in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, around 5:51 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to East Pennsboro Township police. Officers responded to the hospital after receiving a report that a member of the medical staff had been assaulted. The nurse told investigators that a trauma patient phy…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued
Man Killed, Firefighter Burned In Raging PA Apartment Fire; 2 Rescued A man was killed, a firefighter suffered burns, and two people were rescued from a raging apartment fire that tore through a three-story building in West Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, according to fire officials and media reports. Firefighters were dispatched to the 4400 block of Chestnut Street, near the intersection of 44th Street in University City, around 6:20 a.m., according to 6ABC Action News. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from the third floor of the building, with fire spreading through the roof. Aerial footage captured flames shooting into the mo…

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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears:
Convicted Stalker Leaves Diapers On Woman's Car At Caln Giant, Sparks Abduction Fears: A convicted stalker who repeatedly violated probation and parole frightened a 20-year-old woman by placing diapers on her car at a Pennsylvania Giant grocery store, prompting fears that she was being targeted for human trafficking or abduction, police said. Michael John Kent, 38, of Kennett Square, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 12, following the bizarre incident at the Giant supermarket at 3477 Lincoln Highway in Thorndale, according to Caln Township police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The woman arrived at the supermarket around 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, …

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Harrisburg, PA
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Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign
Former Campaign Treasurer Admits Stealing $1M From Clients, Including PA Congressional Campaign A former political campaign treasurer who stole more than $1 million from clients across the country, including a Pennsylvania congressional campaign, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges, authorities announced. Yolanda Brown, 47, also known as Yolanda Rumph, of Arlington, Virginia, entered her guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. The FBI Philadelphia division shared the case on Thursday, Oct. 8. Brown owned and operated Brown Financial & Consulting Services Group LLC, providin…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co.
Child Injured After SUV Hydroplanes In 3-Vehicle Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Cumberland Co. Two people, including a child, were injured when an SUV hydroplaned on a rain-soaked Pennsylvania highway, triggering a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, police said. The crash happened on northbound US Route 15 near mile marker 38.3 in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, around 11:48 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to Upper Allen Township Police. Investigators determined that the driver of a Kia Telluride was traveling too fast for the weather conditions when the SUV hydroplaned and collided with a Toyota Sienna. A tractor-trailer approaching the initial crash was u…

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