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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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Police & Fire
DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials
DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials DNA testing will be required to identify a woman who died in a fire at a rowhome built over 124 years ago, authorities explained on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and public records show.  Three apartments within the rowhome burned in the 200 block of North 15th Street beginning around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety. Crews battled the blaze even as the roof collapsed, fire officials explained and videos and photos showed. 3rd Alarm Fire - North 15th Street, Harrisburg City Posted by Dustin Weese on Thursday, September 12, 202…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Family Of Man Shot Dead By Police In PA To Release Body Cam Footage: Attorney Family Of Man Shot Dead By Police In PA To Release Body Cam Footage: Attorney
Family Of Man Shot Dead By Police In PA To Release Body Cam Footage: Attorney The family of an Air Force Veteran and dad of six dead who was shot dead by the police is releasing the police body camera footage as their wrongful death lawsuit advances, Attorneys Shaka Johnson and Kevin O’Brien told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 18.  Damon Scott Stern Sr., also known as DJ Nomad, 50, of Reading was shot dead by police officers responding to his home for a call of a suicidal man with a knife in the 400 block of Windsor Street, Reading at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024, as Daily Voice previously reported. Following an investigation into the shooting, Berk…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man: Affidavit PA Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man: Affidavit
PA Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man: Affidavit A teenage boy has been arrested and a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a shooting in Lebanon on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice the following day.  Luis Yirie Correa Gomez, 17, of Lebanon, was having "a verbal argument" with a woman outside a home in the 1700 block of Center Street when he pulled a gun from his waistband making the woman "fear of serious bodily injury," North Cornwall Township police explained in the affidavit of probable citing the witness.  When a 21-year-old man came from the home to speak with Correa Gomez, t…

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21-Year-Old Mom Killed In PA Turnpike Crash, Family Says 21-Year-Old Mom Killed In PA Turnpike Crash, Family Says
21-Year-Old Mom Killed In PA Turnpike Crash, Family Says A mother is mourning the loss of her daughter and young mother killed in a car crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County on Monday, Sept. 16, according to a GoFundMe launched by her family. Brianna Quinn, 21, of Palmerton died in the crash, her family says. Daily Voice has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police for more details about the crash.  The single-vehicle happened on Interstate-276/PA Turnpike near mile marker 350.4 in Bensalem Township, Corporal Richard L. Levan told us on Wednesday, Sept. 18.  Brianna had been driving a Nissan sedan in the far lef…

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by Jon Craig & Jillian Pikora
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Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident
Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident Two men have been charged following a homicide turned "active police incident" that shuttered a neighborhood in Chambersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Steven Thomas, 41, and Kainpest Hilaire, 27, are charged with Murder of the First Degree, Murder of the Second Degree, Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Their charges stemmed from the beating and shooting of an unidentified 22-year-old man found dead at 132 Lincoln Way West around 10:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, as Daily Voice previously reported citing the police. During the investigation, the polic…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lyft Driver Kisses Passenger, Warrant Issued By Police In Central PA Lyft Driver Kisses Passenger, Warrant Issued By Police In Central PA
Lyft Driver Kisses Passenger, Warrant Issued By Police In Central PA A Lyft driver is wanted after carrying his passenger's groceries home and kissing her, according to a release by the Lower Allen Township Police on Monday, Sept. 16.  A warrant for 36-year-old Ardian Demiri, of Harrisburg, has been issued for a felony burglary charge and one misdemeanor charge of indecent assault without consent, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  The charges stem from an investigation into "an incident with a Lyft driver," in the 1700 block of Creek Vista Drive, as stated in the police release.  The police were called to the are…

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Strasburg Barn Destroyed In 2-Alarm Fire (PHOTOS) Strasburg Barn Destroyed In 2-Alarm Fire (PHOTOS)
Strasburg Barn Destroyed In 2-Alarm Fire (Photos) Over 100 bales of hay and three pieces of farm equipment have been destroyed in a two-alarm fire, officials explained on Tuesday, Sept. 17.  The fire broke on a farm in the 1500 block of Lime Valley Road in Strasburg Township At 5:33 a.m. a second alarm was rung at 5:56 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the barn fully engulfed in flames, by 8:30 a.m. nine tankers were at the scene.  Early this morning station 59 was dispatched to assist station 5 with a barn fire on Lime Valley Rd. Engine 59-1 responded with 7 and Tanker 59 with 2 and Brush …

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HOMICIDE: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (UPDATE) HOMICIDE: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (UPDATE)
Homicide: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (Update) An "active police incident" that shuttered a neighborhood in Chambersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 17 turned out to be part of a homicide investigation launched the previous night, police explained.  The public was asked to avoid the area of Nicholson Square Village "for an active police incident" at 11:16 a.m. the department stated in its original release. The exact intersection listed in the release is Scotland Avenue and Woodstock Road. The incident was resolved shortly before 1 p.m., according to an updated release.  "This was an isolated incident, there is no da…

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Waynesboro 14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days Found, Police Say Waynesboro 14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days Found, Police Say
Waynesboro 14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days Found, Police Say A teenage girl who had been missing from her Waynesboro home for days has been found, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Jocelyn Wheeles, 14, had last been seen by her guardian on West Main Street around 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13.  "Wheeles has been located and is safe," the police wrote in a release around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Additional information was not released. 

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Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police
Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police A teen boy is in police custody after a shooting at a house party on Monday, Sept. 16, the Lancaster Bureau of Police announced on Tuesday.  Officers were called to multiple reports of shots fired in the 300 block of East New Street at 9:18 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. Arriving officers learned a fight had broken out during a house party in the block. "One party involved in the fight left prior to the shots fired," the police said, explaining, "Moments later, two unidentified suspects shot at the residence where the party took place. A juvenile from the residence returned fire in the d…

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