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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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Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of California Hotel Killer Of Pennsylvania Mom, Police Allege Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of California Hotel Killer Of Pennsylvania Mom, Police Allege
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of California Hotel Killer Of Pennsylvania Mom, Police Allege A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing of Diasia Sease, 22, of Harrisburg, at a California Hotel, authorities say.  Modesto police department's Violent Crimes Unit pinpointed Maurice Franklin Jr., of Stockton, as its prime suspect, and with the help of Stockton police they arrested him during a traffic stop on Saturday, July 23, according to a release by the department.  Investigators also served a search warrant at his Stockton residence and "located two firearms along with additional evidence related to the crime," police say. Diasia Sease of Harrisburg was i…

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Lifestyle
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA You might be a winner! A winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Lancaster County on Monday, July 25, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning ticket was sold Sheetz, 698 West Main Street, New Holland, which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  The ticket correctly matched four of the five white balls drawn, 25-37-38-39-65, and the red Powerball 5, to win $100,000, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was two. Winners can be identified only after pr…

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Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police
Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police A couple broke into a church, stole crosses, and attempted to sell them as scrap, Pennsylvania state police allege. Sherry Ann Hoffman, 50, and John Charles Watkins, 41, broke into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on 140 East Market Street in Williamstown on Sunday, July 24, according to the police release. The couple is accused of taking a gold monstrance, a cross, and multiple crucifixes, police say. Hoffman and Watkins then used grinding tools to cut the items and sold them as scrap metal, according to the release. The church had been closed for two years, but following the burglary ch…

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'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says 'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says
'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says What's that smell in Lancaster? Well, police and K-9 units investigated and found a massive amount of drugs, according to the county district attorney's office. Alexis Martinez, 38, of North Broad Street, was arrested after the Drug Task Force investigated "a strong marijuana odor coming from a storage unit located at 222 Seymour Street" reported to  the Lancaster City Bureau on June 29, according to the release. A police K-9 unit confirmed that there were drugs by sniffing around the unit and police confirmed that Martinez was the renter of the unit. Soon, the Drug Task Force members …

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter
Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter A reward has been offered in connection with a central Pennsylvania nightclub shooting that hurt two people, authorities say. Laquan Idris Larue, 36, of the 1400 block of Manor House Boulevard in Lancaster, is wanted for the shooting of two men outside of Legacy Nightclub along the 300 block of North Queen Street around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, according to a release by Lancaster bureau of police. The victims have since been released from the hospital, police say. Larue faces the following charges: Two felony counts of aggravated assault. One felony count of a person not to possess a f…

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Lifestyle
US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage
US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage As one congressman joined his republican colleagues voting against a bill that would solidify federal protections for same-sex marriage, his son was preparing to marry a man. Glenn Thompson, who represents Pennsylvania's 15th District to the US Congress, later attended his unnamed son's wedding over the weekend, his staff confirmed to the press on Monday, July 25. “Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend and celebrate their son’s marriage on Friday night as he began this new chapter in his life,” the father of three's spokesperson Maddison Stone said in a statement. “The Thom…

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Police & Fire
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Sometimes we can get blinded by anger and say or do things we don't mean but one central Pennsylvania woman took things too far, authorities say. Donna Mintzer, 48, of Marysville, was involved in a "verbal argument" the was quickly escalating when East Pennsboro Township police when called to her home in the 900 block of River Road at 10:21 a.m. on May 30, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found that Mintzer had gone inside, went upstairs, and set a pile of clothing on fire on the second floor of the home. Mintzer was arrested for a felony charge of Causing Cata…

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ANIMAL CRUELTY: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police ANIMAL CRUELTY: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police
Animal Cruelty: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police A missing buffalo that had been missing for a month was found dead with a rifle wound in a field in western Pennsylvania on Friday, July 15, authorities say. The farmer began searching for the buffalo when it did not show up to be fed at a farm on Mickle Hollow Road in Bloomfield Township around 6:30 a.m. June 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  A month later, to the day, troopers were called back to the property when the farmer found the animal dead with an apparent gunshot wound around 10:30 a.m., as explained in the release.  Through an investigation, it…

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Police & Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two dogs died in an explosive house fire in central Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 25, authorities say.  A fire crew was called to the scene of a house on fire in the 7100 Block of Chambershill Road around 2 p.m., Middletown Volunteer Fire Department said.  Ammunition in the home reportedly caused the explosions witnesses and neighbors heard, according to dispatchers.  No injuries were reported but two dogs died at the scene, according to Swatara Township fire officials. It remains unclear how the fire began. 

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Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner
Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner A 33-year-old man from Mechanicsburg, died at the scene of a York County crash on Monday, July 25, authorities say. Justin Turrentine had been driving a 2016 Ford F-450 in the 5800 block of Harmony Grove Road in Dover Township around 12:20 p.m., according to Northern York County Regional police. For an unknown reason, he crossed over the double yellow lines into the opposing lane, striking a 2016 freightliner dump truck, according to the police. Turrentine was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries at 1:25 p.m. by a York County Deputy Michele Kirchne…

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