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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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Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island
Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island The man boaters believed drowned and needed rescuing on Memorial Day has been identified, according to the coroner. Craig Wayne Sellers, 61, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man who died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Sellers had taken a boat from the Goldsboro Marina to Goosehorn Island, then he went into the water and "became unresponsive," according to the Pennsylvania state police. People aboard a passing boat spotted him and attempted to rescue him, according to the coro…

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Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA
Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA Two people are splitting a jackpot after they both picked and matched the same lottery numbers for the Treasure Hunt jackpot of $132,000, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The two winning tickets matched all five numbers drawn, 9-12-16-19-25, to win individual prizes of $66,000, less applicable withholding, on Sunday, May, 29,  according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's news release. One of the tickets was sold at Turkey Hill, 2501 North Reading Road, Denver, Lancaster County, and the other was sold at Speedway, 4830 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, Allegheny County. Winners can b…

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Injuries At Amish Farm Torn-Up When Three Tornadoes Touched Down In PA: NWS Injuries At Amish Farm Torn-Up When Three Tornadoes Touched Down In PA: NWS
Injuries At Amish Farm Torn-Up When Three Tornadoes Touched Down In PA: NWS Multiple people were hurt at an Amish farm by one of three tornadoes that touched down and did some serious damage in central Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, authorities say. In less than one minute the first tornado touched down and destroyed a pole barn, moved a “very heavy farming auger” approximately 100 yards, lifted the roof off of an outbuilding, destroyed a pole barn, and forced an outdoor shed off of its foundation when it touched down on Hartzok Road in Franklin County at 11:45 a.m., according to a release by the National Weather Service. Farming auger lifted by the tornado i…

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Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner
Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner A man died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York County coroner's office was called to the reported incident at Goldsboro Marina near North River Street near Three Mile Island at 6 p.m., authorities say. Boaters spotted the man and attempted to rescue him, the release explains. EMS was called but despite life-saving measures he was declared deceased at 5:57 p.m., according to the release. His next of kin are being notified. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m at Lehig…

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Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities
Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities A pilot is in critical condition following a plane crash in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. Emergency crews were to the crash on Skillet Hill Road, off Route 136— less than a mile from Rostraver Airport— around 6:52 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor told TribLive.  The plane not heading toward Rostraver, but was expected to land at Finleyville Airport in northern Washington County, executive director Gabe Monzoof of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates Rostraver Airport, told the outlet. The single-engine air…

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Georgia Man Caught With Gun Along I-83 In Pennsylvania Police Say Georgia Man Caught With Gun Along I-83 In Pennsylvania Police Say
Georgia Man Caught With Gun Along I-83 In Pennsylvania Police Say A Georgia resident was nabbed with an unlicensed gun while stopped along Interstate 83 in Pennsylvania, police say. Willie Lonzie Jones Jr. of the 100 block of Zelkova, Fayetteville, Georgia was found with the unlicensed gun at a northbound weighting station along the highway and 9:30 a.m. on Mar. 23, according to a release by the Newberry Township police department. The 35-year-old was arrested and charged with a felony Firearms Not To Be Carried without a License and a summary offense of restrictions on alcoholic beverages, police say and court records confirm. He was held in the York …

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Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner
Slain Trespasser ID'd, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner A trespasser of a property in central Pennsylvania has been identified and the cause and manner of death have been released by the coroner's office. Zachary Young, 35, of no fixed address in York, died of blunt force trauma by homicide, according to the release by the York County coroner's office. York City police were called to a report of a suspicious man on a property in the 200 block of West Jackson Street at approximately 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, according to a release by the department. Before police arrived, a witness confronted Young, who then ran off, police say. But the witne…

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Police & Fire
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA A teenager who is accused of "intentionally" hitting a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday, May 26, Cumberland County district attorney's office says.  The employee had suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a pickup truck on Wednesday, April 13, police say. Silver Spring Township Police had been searching for the driver of the gold pickup truck pictured that struck the employee Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., according to a release by the department. Dawson Adam Smith, 19, of Har…

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Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch
Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch  A helicopter was called after two people were injured in an explosion in western Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, according to emergency dispatchers.   One person was taken in the helicopter following the chlorine explosion in the 1000 block of Dewey Street in Conway around 4 p.m., according to Beaver County Emergency Management.  A second patient was treated at the scene by medics and was later taken to an area hospital via ambulance, dispatchers told Daily Voice.  First responders cleared the scene at 5:30 p.m., according to dispatchers. The extent and estimated…

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Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS
Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Over 11 million residents across four states may be impacted by extreme weather this weekend, starting Friday, May 27, weather forecasters say.  Hail, high winds, high temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are all in the forecast across four mid-Atlantic states, according to the National Weather Service. Hail up to a half-inch in size, fast-moving thunderstorms, and 75-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware between noon and 7 p.m. on Friday.  Map of warmer temperatures.AccuWeather The stormy weather will give way to warmer weather, ac…

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