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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

News

2 Suspects ID'd Following Shooting At Central PA Warehouse Party: Police Two men have been identified following a shooting at a warehouse that injured four people— two of which are in critical condition— on Sunday, Sept. 25, police say. Yunio L. Fernandez-Morales, 23, and Leuri Bido Bido, 19 are wanted on warrants issued on Friday, Oct. 7, by Harrisburg City police. The Harrisburg police were called to the reported shooting in the 2300 block of Woodlawn Street around 5:00 a.m., according to a release by the department. Police believe the shooting happened as a result of an altercation at an after-hours warehouse party that operated as an unlicensed …

by Jillian Pikora

10/07/2022

Schools

PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA A central Pennsylvania school janitor chatted online to an undercover police officer about his sexual exploits with an 11-year-old, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Zachary Payton Hart, 19, of Lykens, shamed Jets fans by using his "onlyjets" Snapchat account to send a picture of his penis to a 13-year-old girl, on June 4, 2022, according to a criminal complaint. But he wasn't going to get away with it as her sibling was friends with a police officer, according to the criminal complaint and statement released by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. The poli…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

News

19-Year-Old Man 'Targeted' 15-Year-Old In Deadly Central Pennsylvania Shooting: Police A 19-year-old has been charged with homicide following the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old boy in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Lemar Bradley Lester Jr. shot Kymire McKinney, both of Harrisburg, in the 1900 block of Boas Street around 8:30 p.m., Harrisburg City police allege. When officers arrived, they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police explained in their initial release. This is believed to have been "an isolated, targeted incident,…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

Schools

1st Monkeypox Case Reported At Central Pennsylvania Elementary School Someone who was recently at a central Pennsylvania elementary has tested positive for monkeypox, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. The Cumberland Valley School District made an announced of to parents on the Shaull Elementary School website. In the letter, the administration explains that personal communication has already been made with “anyone believed to have been in close proximity with the individual.” “We share this information not to cause alarm, but simply in an effort to ensure transparency in what we know,” the message reads. The school’s custodial staf…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

News

Injured Teen Revealed As 1 Of 2 Shooters At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police One of the three people who were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, turns out to be one of the shooters, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Darryl Pirl, 15, of West Mifflin, was on juvenile probation when he illegally obtained a gun, brought it to Kennywood Park, and fired at a group of teens he was feuding with, Allegheny County police allege. Evidence at the scene helped police determine that there was a second shooter who fled before police arrived, police explain in the release. Pirl was grazed by the other shooter's bullet, and was "observe…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

Obituaries

I-83 Driver Involved In Crash In Harrisburg Found Dead On Island In Lancaster Near 1 Year Later A crash on Interstate 83, a missing Harrisburg man, and a skeleton found on an island in Lancaster nearly a year later, are all linked together authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Stephen Salazar had been involved in a crash in the northbound lanes of I-83 near the 2nd Street Exit on Dec. 23, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to Lower Paxton Township police. The Township police issued a missing person alert on Dec. 29 at 6:45 p.m., but the 61-year-old was never heard from again. Salazar was described as a White man who was approximately 5'8" tall, heavy …

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

Business

Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP A dozen men were involved in animal abuse at seven farms across Pennsylvania, state police allege. The men worked at Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys that were destined for food processing plants, police stated in a release on Thursday, Oct. 6. The investigation launched in August 2021 following a complaint filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, after a PETA employee "witnessed the actions of the turkey catchers," police say. Corporal Michael Spada, animal cruelty officer in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Investigative Servi…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2022

News

2 Men Shot Through Locked Central PA Hotel Door, Injuring Girl: Police A 16-year-old girl suffered "serious injuries" in a shooting at a hotel in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the shooting at the Budget Host Inn located at 2140 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster around 1:30 p.m., the department said in a release around 5 p.m. "Officers arrived within three minutes" and found the girl "in a second-floor room with a gunshot wound to her left leg," police say. The officers applied a tourniquet before she was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital, as detailed in the release…

by Jillian Pikora

10/05/2022

News

Anger Management Graduate Shoved Gun Into The Back Of Girl's Head At Central PA Subway: Police A 30-year-old former convict and anger management graduate apparently still has some anger issues, as he got into a fight at a Subway restaurant and shoved a gun into the back of a girl's head, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Aaron David Babner, of Mechanicsburg, got into a "verbal argument" with another man at the Subway located at 90 Newberry Commons on Saturday, Oct. 1, Township police. Sometime during the incident, he left the restaurant, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle, then approached the 16-year-old girl, "and pressed the firearm to the back of h…

by Jillian Pikora

10/05/2022

Obituaries

Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police Two years ago, a 24-year-old woman went on a Tinder date and less than 24 hours later she was dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, her date was arrested and charged with homicide, police say. Emily "Emmy" Pritsch was outdoorsy; loving water sports and hiking. She enjoyed music, art, and walking her dog Sparkles. She was a 2018 Temple University graduate who was passionate about her job teaching theater to students in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood through the non-profit Playworks. She also liked spending time with her family, and making seemingly everyone who knew her feel like her best f…

by Jillian Pikora

10/05/2022

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