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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Lifestyle

Amazon Seeking Actors OK With Nudity For Pilot Filming In NJ An Amazon pilot set to film in New Jersey in Spring 2023 is searching for a cast of unique characters with one big catch, you've got to be ok getting naked. All six roles 5th House Casting is looking for, the company asks that you are ok with nudity as it is required. The casting is for 18+ people to play teenagers who survive an accident and end up in "an intergalactic fight between good and evil," the casting call reads. High school, hormones, love and superpowers are part and parcel of the show. The six 18 through 20-year-olds should also all be able to play 15 or …

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2022

News

Missing Endangered Alerted Cancelled For Elderly PA Man Found Safe: State Police UPDATE: Gerald Zilka, 70, has been found safe, according to an updated release by the Pennsylvania state police. No additional information about this was released. ORIGINAL: A 70-year-old man at special risk of harm or injury has been reported in western Pennsylvania, according to state police. Gerald Zilka was last seen in Melzena Street, Springdale Township on Sunday, Nov. 13 around 3:30 p.m., the police stated in a release on Monday, Nov. 14 around 4:11 p.m. Zilka is described as being 5 foot 11 inches, weighing approximately 200 lbs. with black/gray hair and brown eyes. …

by Jillian Pikora

11/14/2022

News

Teen Seriously Injured In 'Targeted' Shooting Near Church In Central Pennsylvania: Police A 16-year-old has been hospitalized with "serious injuries" following what the police are calling a "targeted shooting," that happened on Friday, Nov. 11. The teenage was shot in the 100 block of East North Street around 11:38 p.m., according to Carlisle police. A suspect has not been arrested or publicly identified. And in regards to the suspect being at large, the police said: "But it appears the victim was specifically involved in the incident and the shooting was not a random act." Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Carlisle Police Department at 717…

by Jillian Pikora

11/14/2022

News

Central Pennsylvania Mom Wanted For Abusing Child Under 6 Years Old: Authorities Up to a $2,000 reward is being offered for a central Pennsylvania mom who is accused of abusing a child under the age of six, authorities say. 22-year-old Ayanna Giselle Thompson of Lower Paxton Township is wanted on a warrant issued on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to a release by area police on Monday, Nov. 14. Details about the incident the charges stem from were not immediately available when Daily Voice inquired but DV staff has requested a copy of the criminal complaint from the office of Magisterial District Judge Joseph S. Lindsey who has been assigned the case. Thompson i…

by Jillian Pikora

11/14/2022

News

Man Dies Following Stabbing In Harrisburg: Police A 53-year-old man has died following a stabbing in Harrisburg, authorities say. The unidentified man died at a hospital on Sunday following the stabbing between rows 15 and 16 in Hall Manor, on Saturday, Nov 12, around 4 a.m. according to Lt. Kyle Gautsch. Two other men suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Gautsch said on Monday. No suspect is being sought although no arrests have been made, according to City officials. More information is expected to be released later in the week. Follow Daily Voice for those updates.

by Jillian Pikora

11/14/2022

News

Taco Bell Terror: Yelling Man Displaying Gun Shot Dead By Police In Pennsylvania Two police officers shot a 38-year-old man to death following an incident at a Taco Bell in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 3, according to a release by the police. The Forest Hills police officers were called a reporter of a man "yelling at people, lifting his shirt and displaying a firearm" in the 2300 block of Ardmore Boulevard at 10:19 a.m., Allegheny County police stated in a release that evening. What sparked the incident remains unclear. The officers found the man— later identified as Marcus Allen— walking on Yost Boulevard near Ardmore Manor Drive, but wh…

by Jillian Pikora

11/14/2022

News

Maryland Man Caught In Pennsylvania With His Pants Down, Literally: Police A 66-year-old Maryland man was caught with his pants down, authorities say. Guy Stanton Sines of Clear Spring seemingly wanted to prove he was a "guy" by exposing his genitals on North Potomac Street in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on Oct. 8 around 11:45 a.m., area police announced in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Sines is a grandfather, according to his social media. The exact details of the "incident" were not available at the time of publishing. He has been charged with one count of indecent exposure, according to Waynesboro police and confirmed by court documents.&…

by Jillian Pikora

11/12/2022

Obituaries

Details Released About Beloved Grandmothers Killed During Shooting Rampage In Central PA Details about two beloved grandmother killed following a domestic dispute turned killing spree in a remote area of central Pennsylvania have been released as of Friday, Nov. 11. Four people died following the murder-spree-turned-stand-off-turned-police-shooting in Jordan Township on Sunday, Nov. 6, the police explained in a detailed release, documents, and statements obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 10. Jerry Zehring was the last of the three victims of 54-year-old Brian Taylor, who lived on a private road of State Route 118 near the cabin on SR 239 near Unityvill…

by Jillian Pikora

11/11/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Struck By Car Boarding School Bus In York County Dies A 16-year-old girl in York County who was struck by a car while boarding a bus to school last month died on Thursday, Nov. 10, district officials announced. Northeastern High School junior Arianna Landis had been in the hospital with serious injuries after the 7 a.m. incident on Oct. 26, on York Haven Road in Newberry Township, according to police and those who knew her. I love you forever and always my sweet friend<3 rest in heaven easy, thank you for everything. Until we meet again Arianna❤️🕊️Arianna Landis Posted by Zeta Gross on Thursday, November 10, 2022 Superintendent Stacey …

by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine

11/11/2022

Police & Fire

GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase The New Jersey family of a 35-year-old man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral cost. Krysten Harland Pretlor, who had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3, had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017, after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local resi…

by Jillian Pikora

11/11/2022

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