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Jillian Pikora

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison
GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison A girlfriend who choked her boyfriend's 3-year-old son to death with baby wipes has been sentenced, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Tuesday, April 9.  Chelsea Renae Cooley, 33 of Everett, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Monday in connection with the killing of Travis W. Young Jr., according to the Attorney General's office.  Cooley had Travis at her home and was babysitting him for her boyfriend when he was found unresponsive on May 28, 2022. "The boy’s father was working a 12-hour shift and reported the child was normal and healthy when he left for …

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Police & Fire
Hummelstown Man Charged With Incest In Highspire: Police Hummelstown Man Charged With Incest In Highspire: Police
Hummelstown Man Charged With Incest In Highspire: Police A 66-year-old Hummlestown man has been charged with incest in Highspire, area police announced on Tuesday, April 9.  Robert William Leeper was arrested on April 4 on felony charges of aggravated sexual assault without consent and incest, the Highspire police detailed.  The charges stem from an investigation that began in January 2024 by a Highspire police detective following a report of sexual allegations against Leeper.  He was released Monday, April 8 on a $50,000 surety bond as set by Judge Marian Urrutia, his court docket show.  His preliminary hearing is set …

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Police & Fire
Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police
Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police A 51-year-old woman has died a week after being ejected during a head-on crash along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police and the Dauphin County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 9.  Sharon Michelle Bentler, originally of Berwick and most recently of Harrisburg (according to her social media and court records), passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Sunday due to multiple traumatic injuries she sustained in a crash on I-81 on April 3 Dauphin County press secretary Diane McNaughton told Daily Voice.  Her death was ruled accidental by the county co…

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Crash Closes Roadway In South Central PA, Police Say Crash Closes Roadway In South Central PA, Police Say
Crash Closes Roadway In South Central PA, Police Say A crash in Waynesboro shut down an intersection, police announced on Tuesday afternoon.  The police notified the press about the crash at the intersection of South Potomac and West Fifth streets in Waynesboro at 3:45 p.m. on April 9.  The public was asked to avoid the area. The intersection reopened at 4:27 p.m. according to an updated release.  Details about the crash were not immediately available so check back here for updates.

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5 Injured In 2 Crashes In Lititz, Police Say (PHOTOS) 5 Injured In 2 Crashes In Lititz, Police Say (PHOTOS)
5 Injured In 2 Crashes In Lititz, Police Say (Photos) Five vehicles were involved in two crashes that left five people injured in Lititz in approximately 24 hours, the Northern Lancaster Regional County Police Department announced on April 9. The first crash involved two vehicles and it happened at the intersection of Pine Hill and Clay roads on Monday, according to a release by the department shared on Tuesday morning. Both drivers suffered minor injuries, and their vehicles required towing, the police explained. The Brunnerville Fire Co. and Rothsville Ambulance assisted at the scene.  The second crash involved three-vehicle at the inte…

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2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In PA (DEVELOPING) 2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In PA (DEVELOPING)
2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In PA (Developing) A four-vehicle crash on Route 30 trapped two people in their vehicles on Tuesday morning, York County Department of Emergency Services explained. The crash involving a tractor-trailer and three passenger vehicles happened at  Arsenal Road/Route 30 Westbound near Loucks Mill Road in Springettsbury Township at 8:16 a.m. on April 9, according to YCDES. At least one person was reportedly injured, and two people were extricated from their vehicles, dispatchers explained.  Route 30 Westbound was shut down at Eden Road at 8:45 a.m. but it reopened at 11:32 a.m. according to PennDOT spok…

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'Serious Crash' Leaves Man In 'Critical Condition,' Lower Paxton Township Police Say 'Serious Crash' Leaves Man In 'Critical Condition,' Lower Paxton Township Police Say
'Serious Crash' Leaves Man In 'Critical Condition,' Lower Paxton Township Police Say A "serious crash" left a man in the hospital in "critical condition," Lower Paxton Township police announced on Monday, April 8.  The police were called to "an injury-related crash" at the intersection of Locust Lane/State Route 3024 and South Arlington Avenue at 9:36 p.m. on Friday, April 5, as detailed in the release.  The area was closed until midnight as police conducted their on-scene investigation which "indicated that a pedestrian male was running across the roadway when he was struck by a silver Chevrolet Equinox passing straight through the intersection," the police said.…

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Obituaries
Fiery Crash Kills Chambersburg Native 24-Year-Old In Central PA, State Police Say Fiery Crash Kills Chambersburg Native 24-Year-Old In Central PA, State Police Say
Fiery Crash Kills Chambersburg Native 24-Year-Old In Central PA, State Police Say A 24-year-old man died at the scene of a crash in Central Pennsylvania, State Police announced on Monday, April 8. Mason Allen Kelley originally of Chambersburg most recently of Carlisle, was heading west on East Old York Road near Lerew Road in Carlisle when he left his lane for an unknown reason at 12:21 a.m. on April 6, the state police detailed in the release. Kelley exited the right-hand lane, and entered into the eastbound lane before leaving the roadway entirely, striking a tree head-on, and becoming engulfed in flames, according to PSP. Citizens Fire Company, Yellow Breeches EMS, C…

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Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease
Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease A beloved police horse featured in numerous magazines and a children's book, has died from Cushing's Disease, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Monday, April 8. The Lancaster Mounted Police Horse, Liam, was a Clydesdale Hackney Cross born in Toronto in 2001, where he worked as a carriage horse before financial constraints lead the previous caretaker to part ways. Liam joined the force in 2005 and was paired with Officer Eric Lukacs in 2007 through his retirement on April 29th, 2023.  Officer Eric Lukacs and his partner, mounted police force horse, Liam. Lancaster Bu…

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PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says
PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says The first man captured by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force has been sentenced after confessing to his crimes, the District Attorney announced on Monday, April 8. More than two years after his arrest, Louis Fountain, 34 of Brookhaven, Delaware County pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking individuals, four counts of promoting prostitution, and one count of living off prostitutes before Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth on March 29, as detailed in the release. Judge Ashworth sentenced him to serve a "prison term of one year, 11 months, and eight d…

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