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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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Lifestyle
Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz
Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz Someone is waking up a multi-millionaire after buying a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket in Chambersburg, officials announced Monday, July 14. The ticket matched all five numbers — 11, 13, 19, 31, 41 — in the Friday, July 11 drawing, scoring a jackpot worth $2,774,353 before taxes, the PA Lottery said. It was sold at the Sheetz located at 5346 Greenvillage Road, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket. So far, no one has claimed the massive prize. Winners remain anonymous until their tickets are validated and claimed. The Pennsylvania Lottery encourage…

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$1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner? $1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner?
$1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner? A life-changing $1.75 million Pennsylvania Lottery ticket was sold at a convenience store in Dauphin County, officials announced on Monday, July 14. The jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket hit all six numbers—1, 21, 22, 28, 36, 43—during Friday night’s drawing on July 11, the PA Lottery said. It was sold at UGo, located at 307 High Street in Dauphin Borough, which now scores a $10,000 bonus just for selling the ticket. So far, no one has come forward to claim the massive prize. The winner has one year from the draw date to step up, sign the back of their ticket, and file a claim. Officia…

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Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In Centereach; Officers Hospitalized: Police Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In Centereach; Officers Hospitalized: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In Centereach; Officers Hospitalized: Police A knife-wielding man was shot dead while lunging at a stabbing victim, and two Suffolk County police officers were hospitalized during the chaos, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Officers from the Sixth Precinct were called to the rear of 2505 Middle Country Road in Centereach at 8:48 a.m. for a disturbance involving a weapon, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina. At the scene, officers found a 44-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck. As the victim was being treated, Emilson Yoan Ordonez-Vanegas, 29, came out of a nearby wooded area with a kn…

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Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt
Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt Azir Harris survived one shooting. He wouldn’t survive another. The 24-year-old was paralyzed at 17 and spent the last seven years advocating for survivors of gun violence, as The Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported. But early Monday morning, July 7, Harris was shot multiple times in the back while sitting in his wheelchair at a South Philly block party. He couldn’t escape. He died at the scene. Seven years ago, Azir Harris was paralyzed in a shooting when he was 17 years old. This weekend, he was shot multiple... Posted by GIFFORDS on Monday, July 7, 2025 “He helped others h…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park
Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park A man wanted by both Pennsylvania State Police and State Parole was caught at a public park in Camp Hill, borough police announced on Monday, July 14. Camp Hill officers encountered the 46-year-old man — who has no fixed address — at Siebert Park around 12:50 p.m. on Monday after he was spotted acting suspiciously, according to a department press release. Police later confirmed the man was wanted on active arrest warrants from Pennsylvania State Police and State Parole, tied to robbery and drug charges. He was arrested without incident and transported to Cumberland County Prison, police sa…

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Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting
Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting A third man has been charged in the murder of Angel Martinez-Velez, who was gunned down at a crowded city park in Allentown, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 14. Wilmer Esequiel Marte-Tavarez, 22, of Lords Valley, is accused of firing the deadly shots that killed Martinez-Velez, 25, at Fountain Park on Saturday, June 1, just before 6:30 p.m., authorities said. Allentown police found Martinez-Velez fatally wounded on the basketball court at 924 Martin Luther King Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County …

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Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA
Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA A Reading man is accused of flooding Berks County streets with guns—at least eight of which ended up in the hands of criminals, investigators said. Carlos Liciaga, 43, lied on gun purchase forms and bought 24 handguns since 2011, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Monday, July 14. The charges stem from an April 27 shots-fired call in Spring Township, detectives explained. Cops found a Glock 10mm near Wilson School Court. It belonged to Liciaga, though he wasn’t linked to the gunfire itself. That gun led the Berks Gun Violence Reduction Task Force to dig deeper—and wh…

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Police & Fire
Officers Shoot Armed Man During Struggle In Philadelphia: Police Officers Shoot Armed Man During Struggle In Philadelphia: Police
Officers Shoot Armed Man During Struggle In Philadelphia: Police A man was fatally shot by Philadelphia police officers after allegedly firing a ghost gun during a struggle in North Philadelphia, police announced on Monday, July 14. Bruce Harry Garcia, 25, was pronounced dead after being shot in the chest by two officers following a foot chase and physical altercation, the department detailed. The incident began when Officers Edward Lane and Matthew Galdo, in full uniform and operating a marked patrol car, spotted Garcia holding a black bag at Front and Somerset Streets around 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21. When the officers attempted to stop him, Garci…

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Police & Fire
Girl Shot In Face With Laser-Sighted Gun During Teen Hangout In Allentown: DA Girl Shot In Face With Laser-Sighted Gun During Teen Hangout In Allentown: DA
Girl Shot In Face With Laser-Sighted Gun During Teen Hangout In Allentown: DA A teenage girl was shot in the face by another teen wielding a laser-sighted handgun during a late-night gathering in Allentown, authorities announced on Monday, July 14. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 13 in the 100 block of Pine Street, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. When police arrived, they found the juvenile victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. She was rushed to the hospital by EMS and remains in critical but stable condition. Several teens were hanging out in a bedroom when …

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Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Kamari Waddy Killed After Driving Lexus Into Traffic Light In Shippensburg: PSP 15-Year-Old Kamari Waddy Killed After Driving Lexus Into Traffic Light In Shippensburg: PSP
15-Year-Old Kamari Waddy Killed After Driving Lexus Into Traffic Light In Shippensburg: PSP A 15-year-old Shippensburg boy has been identified as the driver killed in a violent early-morning crash on Friday, July 11, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, July 13. Kamari Waddy was behind the wheel of a 2014 Lexus ES350 when he veered out of his lane on West King Street (Route 11), crossing the two-way left-turn lane and southbound lanes before slamming into a traffic signal pole near Park Place in Southampton Township, troopers said. The crash happened at 4:22 a.m., and Kamari was pronounced dead at the scene from fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was not t…

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