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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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Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner
Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner The woman who died while working as a traffic flagger at a construction site early morning on Thursday, Oct. 10, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office the following afternoon.  Linetta Wells, 56, of the 900 block of North Hanover Street in Pottstown was directing traffic when she was struck by a SUV at the intersection of Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications and later named by First Deputy Coroner Casey Buckley. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:38 a.m.…

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Police & Fire
Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities
Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities An Amish barn had a blaze burning through it early Thursday morning, Oct. 10, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The call to the fire at the farm located in the 5900 block of Meadville Road in Salisbury Township, Narvon came into LCWC at 3:24 a.m., according to the supervisor. The area of Meadeville and Red Hill roads were closed as fire crews battled the blaze.   The barn stored hay, not animals, so no humans or animals were injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  This is one of two incidents involving the Lancaster Amish community th…

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21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police 21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police
21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police The man who was killed in a crash that closed Route 22 in both directions, has been identified.  Michael Butchko, 21, of Lower Paxton Township, was taken to an area hospital from the scene with "severe injuries" and pronounced dead on Tuesday, Oct. 8, LPT Bureau of Police wrote in an updated release.  The deadly crash involved a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Allentown Boulevard/Rt 22 West at South Arlene Street at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The police later confirmed that, no…

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Police & Fire
Unconscious 12-Year-Girl Raped By Central PA Man, Police Allege Unconscious 12-Year-Girl Raped By Central PA Man, Police Allege
Unconscious 12-Year-Girl Raped By Central PA Man, Police Allege A 12-year-old girl was rape while she was unconscious and a Cumberland County man has been charged with the assault, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9.  Anthony Cornett, 21, of Camp Hill, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 5 by Lower Allen Township Police following an investigation. The victim, who is now an adult, cam forward about the assault around 10:40 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024, according to the police.  He was charged with felony counts rape of an unconscious victim and sexual assault, according to the police and confirmed by court documents. Cornett was arraigned …

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Police & Fire
Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland
Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland A missing endangered person alert has been canceled for a South Central Pennsylvania man who was last seen in Maryland, police announced Wednesday night, Oct. 9.  Harry Joseph Runkle was just 10 days shy of his 77th birthday when he went missing, according to the York County Regional Police.  Runkle is from the 4900 block of N. Sherman Street in Mount Wolf, East Manchester Township, police explained. He had last been seen at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. He could be driving a 2005 Grey Hyundai Santa Fe with the PA license plate "ERG7345."…

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Third Man Charged For 2022 Slaying Of PA Dad: Court Documents Third Man Charged For 2022 Slaying Of PA Dad: Court Documents
Third Man Charged For 2022 Slaying Of PA Dad: Court Documents A third man has been arrested in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Shaheim "Mugga" Carr of York, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, court documents show.  The dad of two was found shot dead in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street in York at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, as Daily Voice first reported.  Furman Dennis III, now 21 (19 at the time of the shooting), of York, is the forth person to have been arrested in connection with his death, as WGAL News 8 reported.  On July 11, 2022, 26-year-old Jacquez Davon Brown— who was out on bail for witness int…

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Baltimore Woman Struck Dead In York ID'd, Coroner Searching For Next Of Kin Baltimore Woman Struck Dead In York ID'd, Coroner Searching For Next Of Kin
Baltimore Woman Struck Dead In York ID'd, Coroner Searching For Next Of Kin A Maryland native has been identifed as a pedestrian who died days after she was struck in Pennsylvania, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9.  Ruth "Helen" Emel, 72, originally of Baltimore, most recently of the 300 block of West Market Street York City, died at Wellspan York Hospital at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, the coroner explained and as detailed on her social media.  Emel had been walking in the crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle that was turning onto W. Market Street from N. Penn Street around 5:19 p.m. on Wednesday, O…

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PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell
PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell A robber — who was caught by US Marshals in Northern Maryland in July 2023 — has died in prison while serving time for raping a child, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.  Anthony James Raimo, 35 at the time of his arrest, of the 700 block of Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg, was arrested on July 7, 2023, by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County, MD Sheriff's Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Raimo, now 37, was found unresponsive in his cell at State Correctional Institution in Houtzdale, PA, on October 8, 2024, accord…

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Business
Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores
Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Things have gotten worse for the discount retailer Big Lots.  The national chain was previously set to close approximately 300 stores, then they decided to close 40 more, but following a new filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday, Oct. 4,  the impending closure of another 150 stores nationwide has been announced. The store closures are part Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. This latest round brings the total number of planned and completed closures to about 500. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when this process started, at the tim…

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Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In Springettsbury Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In Springettsbury
Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In Springettsbury A mugshot has been released of a convicted murderer under arrest after two people were found dead in South Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning, Oct. 9, authorities say.  Rangel Vangas, 53, most recently of York but previously of Philadelphia, was arrested on the scene of the double slaying and charged with two counts of Criminal Homicide, Springettsbury Township police detailed in a release. Vangas is a convicted murderer, according to state and federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Officers had been called to an assault in the 3200 block of Eastern Bo…

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