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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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Schools
Fire At Central PA High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days Fire At Central PA High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days
Fire At Central PA High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days A fire at a high school wood shop forced the district to switch to online or remote learning for a minimum of two days, officials announced on Tuesday morning.  Intially fire crews were called to Maheim Tonwship High School for a report of smoke showing at 5:18 p.m. on Monday, April 1, officials explained.  The fire was found fire in a dust collector on the exterior of the high school off the wood shop.  Even though the "fire was contained to the exterior, however the interior required extensive ventilation. Manheim Township High School will be holding on-line only learning …

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Police & Fire
Missing Endangered Alert Cancelled By Pennsylvania State Police Missing Endangered Alert Cancelled By Pennsylvania State Police
Missing Endangered Alert Cancelled By Pennsylvania State Police A 47-year-old man who missing and thought to be in danger has been located, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday morning.  Michael Ruppert of Red Lion had was last been seen on April 2 driving his red 2001 Ram 2500 with a license plate reading: YDL5830M, according to PSP Troop J York Station. Ruppert was wearing blue jeans, a black sweatshirt or green Carhart jacket, brown work boots, and a black hat with a white “C” emblem, as detailed in the release. He is described as a white male approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing approximately 280 …

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Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash On I-81 Clears: PennDOT Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash On I-81 Clears: PennDOT
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash On I-81 Clears: PennDOT A tractor-trailer crash caused miles of delays on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 2. The tractor-trailer rolled over after it crashed at mile marker 93.5 on I-81 northbound at 1 p.m. on April 2, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler explained.  Traffic was diverted starting at Exit 90: PA 72 - LEBANON and all lanes were closed through Exit 100: PA 443 - PINE GROVE.  There is no word from the scene about any injuries, and it is unknown what was in the trailer. The roadway reopened at 5 p.m. 

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Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Pennsylvania Prison, Police Say Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Pennsylvania Prison, Police Say
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Pennsylvania Prison, Police Say A 30-year-old convicted felon — in his third prison in six months — is facing new charges after putting a corrections officer in a chokehold, the police announced on Tuesday, April 2.  Justin Miles Bookwalter of Huntingdon is accused of placing "the Corrections Officer in a headlock, while in the headlock the Corrections Officer was unable to breathe," the Middlesex Township police stated in the release.  This incident happened at Cumberland County Prison on March 27, 2024.  This is Bookwalter's third county prison stay since Oct. 31, 2023. He was previously in Huntingd…

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News
Breakfast Shake Package Full of Psilocybin Mushrooms Found In Drug Dealer's Lititz Home: DA Breakfast Shake Package Full of Psilocybin Mushrooms Found In Drug Dealer's Lititz Home: DA
Breakfast Shake Package Full of Psilocybin Mushrooms Found In Drug Dealer's Lititz Home: DA Ghost guns, methamphetamine, and psilocybin mushrooms stuffed inside a protein powder breakfast shake container were all found at a Littiz's man's home by the Lancaster Drug Task Force, the district attorney announced on Monday, April 1.  Timothy Jason Sherrin, 41 of the 500 block of Greenhowe Drive, had allegedly stuffed the mushrooms in a Carnation Breakfast Essentials Rich Milk Chocolate package and had other illegal items throughout his home, as discovered during the warranted search at 2:24 p.m. on March 21, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Offic…

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered: Felon Drags Officer By Vehicle In Harrisburg, Police Say Reward Offered: Felon Drags Officer By Vehicle In Harrisburg, Police Say
Reward Offered: Felon Drags Officer By Vehicle In Harrisburg, Police Say A 44-year-old convicted felon is wanted by the police for dragging an officer by his vehicle down a Harrisburg street, authorities announced on Monday.  Duron Smith "has an active arrest warrant for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer by Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division," the police stated in the release on April 1.  The officer was dragged by Smith's vehicle for an unknown distance along South Second Street in Harrisburg on Jan. 26, 2024, according to the warrant notification.  Smith has felon convictions in Dauphin County for drug dealing and ille…

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Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: Convicted Drug Dealer With Active Felony Case Killed, PSP Fatal Crash: Convicted Drug Dealer With Active Felony Case Killed, PSP
Fatal Crash: Convicted Drug Dealer With Active Felony Case Killed, PSP A 22-year-old convicted drug dealer with an active felony case was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on  April 1.  Nassan Saku Campbell-Richardson, of Bressler, died of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries" due to a motor vehicle collision, and the manner was ruled accidental, the Dauphin County Coroner told Daily Voice on Monday.  The deadly three-vehicle crash happened at Bow Creek Road/PA Route 743 at the intersection with Fox Run Road in East Hanover Township at 2:26 a.m. on March 30, investigating PSP Harrisburg Trooper Charles Blaz…

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Obituaries
PA Mom Of 3 Killed Wished Family, Friends Happy Easter In Facebook Post Before Crash PA Mom Of 3 Killed Wished Family, Friends Happy Easter In Facebook Post Before Crash
PA Mom Of 3 Killed Wished Family, Friends Happy Easter In Facebook Post Before Crash A 38-year-old mom of three has died following a three-vehicle crash in Lancaster County on Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, April 1 and her family detailed on social media. Jazmin Dietrich of York died at Reading Hospital the same day as the crash, according to state police in Lancaster. The crash happened on PA Route 222 North just north of Dry Tavern Road in Brecknock Township at 8:33 a.m. on March 30, investigating Trooper Joshua Mease detailed in the release. Jazmin was wearing a seatbelt in front passenger's seat of a BMW driven by 51-year-old William De La Cru…

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Police & Fire
Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Central PA: Officials Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Central PA: Officials
Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Central PA: Officials The cause of a fire — that displaced more than 130 residents in Central Pennsylvania on Easter Sunday evening — has been released, officials said. Crews were called to the fire at former Masland Factory and newly opened Northside Village Apartments located at 5 Northside Lane just off Carlisle Springs Road in Carlisle at 5:43 p.m. on March 31. Carlisle Springs Road remained closed for several hours as over 50 firefighters from six companies  responded to the scene.  No injuries were reported during the fire but one resident was injured while collecting their necessities after the scene was…

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Police & Fire
PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police
PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police A step-father is behind bars after bitting his 8-year-old stepdaughter's face during a church service in Pennsylvania, police told Daily Voice on March 26.  Johnnie Harbold, 29 of Frenchville, Blair County, allegedly admitted to biting his family member at Altoona Alliance Church located at 3220 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, Logan Township police explained in the release.  The 8-year-old girl suffered a visible bite mark with bruising on her face following the incident during the service on February 18, the Logan Township Police detailed in the release.  The girl told …

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