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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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Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Child In Car At Parking Lot Outside East Drumore Giant Firefighters Rescue Child In Car At Parking Lot Outside East Drumore Giant
Firefighters Rescue Child In Car At Parking Lot Outside East Drumore Giant Quarryville firefighters rescued a child locked in a car Thursday, Aug. 15.  The company received the call to the child locked in a vehicle at 4:05 p.m. They were found locked in the SUV pictured in the parking lot outside of the Giant grocery store in East Drumore Township.  No injuries were reported. It is not immediately clear how the child ended up locked in the vehicle.  Check back here for possible updates. 

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Police & Fire
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say 'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say A driver is in the hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole, Swatara Township police announced Thursday, Aug. 15. Police got the call to the "serious motor vehicle accident" in the 5600 block of Derry Street at 3:09 a.m., as stated in the release.  Arriving officers found the vehicle crashed off of the north shoulder of the road.  The driver was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, their current status is unknown.  The preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been going west on the road when they left it for an unknown reason.  The…

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Police & Fire
Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS) Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS)
Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (Photos) Multiple fire companies worked together to rescue an unconscious man from the roof of a home on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, the Witmer Fire Protective Association announced later that day.  The elderly man was found "not alert, stuck on top of a roof of a mobile home, and unable to get down," as stated in the release.  Members of Lafayette, Witmer, and Ronks fire companies, as well as Lancaster EMS, worked together to get the man down safely. It's unclear why the man was on the roof. 

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Police & Fire
Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner
Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner The man who became entrapped in his vehicle died at the scene of the crash has been identified, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 15.  Brian Lewis, 52, of the 1600 block of Slate Hill Road Drumore Township, died at the scene of a crash in the 1300 block of Slate Hill Road near the intersection of Tanning Yard Hollow Road in Drumore Township, Pennsylvania State Police Troop J announced. The call to the crash came in at 5:19 a.m. on Thursday.  "When first responders arrived on scene the vehicle was on fire and fully engulfed," as stated in …

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News
$10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF $10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF
$10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF Multiple agencies are investigating after 43 guns were stolen in two burglaries of the same Lancaster firearms shop, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division accounted on Wednesday, Aug. 14.  A $10,000 reward is being offered by the ATF and the National Shooting Sports Foundation for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from Jones Firearms, LLC, a federal firearm licensee, as explained in the release.  The burglaries and thefts happened at Jones Firearms, LLC located at 2200 …

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Obituaries
York County Man Dies Days After Jeep Crash In York County: Coroner York County Man Dies Days After Jeep Crash In York County: Coroner
York County Man Dies Days After Jeep Crash In York County: Coroner A 44-year-old man has died days after a crash the York County Coroner'sOffice announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14.  Rogelio Johnson of the 500 block of West College Avenue, York, passed away due to "Anoxic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Motor Vehicle Crash" at WellSpan York Hospital at 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 5, as stated in the coroner's release.  His accidental death happened two days after a crash in Manchester Township, according to the release.  His friend Carter L. Clews wrote the following about the accident in a tribute post on Constitutional Right…

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Raw Milk Recall In Lancaster County Due To E. Coli: PA Dept. Of Agriculture Raw Milk Recall In Lancaster County Due To E. Coli: PA Dept. Of Agriculture
Raw Milk Recall In Lancaster County Due To E. Coli: PA Dept. Of Agriculture A raw milk recall has been issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Meadow View Jerseys brand milk bought between Aug. 5-12 with a sell-by date of Aug. 19 should be thrown away immediately, according to the PA Dept. of Agriculture. It was sold in plastic gallon, quart, pint, and plastic and glass half-gallon jugs. Routine pathogen testing showed the milk was contaminated with E. coli, the department explained.  "Shigatoxin-producing E. coli can make people sick with diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and other illnesses," the dep…

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Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek
Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek On Wednesday, Aug. 14 a coroner was called to the area of search for a 10-year-old boy who went missing while kayaking in Yellow Breeches Creek – which became a recovery mission to retrieve his body on Monday, Aug. 12, the Fairview Township Fire Department announced. Matthew Coffroth Jr.'s body was found shortly after 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, according to the York County Coroner's office.  "He had been kayaking with family and friends on the creek when he fell out of his kayak and went under the water, never resurfacing," as stated in the coroner's release. His body w…

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Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials
Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water restrictions are in place in Dauphin County due to Tropical Storm Debby, officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday night, Aug. 13. Veolia is urging water customers in southern Dauphin County to restrict water use as much as possible.  The heavy rains "stirred up sediment that has clogged the water treatment plant, and this temporary water restriction will preserve our stored supplies of water," the company told Dauphin County officials. This announcement came the same day as a water main break in Swatara Township, which happened around 7 a.m.  Approximately 1,200 resident…

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Police & Fire
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Is KFC now offering flame-grilling or was the chicken just that spicy? The cause of the car fire at a KFC drive-thru on Monday, Aug. 12, was not released when officials made a statement later that day.  The car caught fire at the KFC drive-thru window located at 6557 Carlisle Pike/PA Route 114 in Mechanicsburg in the area of Route 11 around 6 p.m. on Monday, according to the New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall. Crews used a nearby hydrant to knock down the fire and clear the scene in under 45 minutes.  The fire did not spread to the building.

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