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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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Police & Fire
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE) Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE)
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (Update) An elderly couple killed when their home exploded in Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday has been identified, officials announced. David Mitchell Jr. 89 and his 87-year-old wife Helen Mitchell died in the blast in the 1400 block of Riverview Road in Crescent Township, Allegheny County, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. The was felt about a mile away just before 9 a.m. on March 12, officials told the press at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. that day. Allegheny County's emergency management and members of the fire marshal's office were called to the scene to investigate.  …

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News
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13.  Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation.  "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…

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Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA
Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with an infanticide, the York County District Attorney Dave Sunday announced on March 14.  Sean Michael Deibert, Jr., 20, of York City has been charged with two felonies for Criminal Homicide and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, the DA said and court records confirmed. The charges stem from the death investigation into the passing of 8-month-old infant J.D. on Feb. 7, 2023, according to the release.  These charges come after the conclusion of the investigation by the York City Police Department, York County District Attorne…

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UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say
UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say Pennsylvania State Police were called to a UGI substation on Hersheypark Drive after a "suspicious item" was found on Thursday morning. Derry Township Police were called to the substation first around 11:17 a.m. on March, 14.  The police explained the situation as follows: "The item was identified by UGI employees as suspicious, not belonging there, and the item was unfamiliar to them." Soon, the Hershey Fire Company, Life Lion EMS, and Dauphin County Sheriff’s., and the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section were called to the scene. Township police h…

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Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities
Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities An Amish family's horse-and-buggy was involved in a crash in Quarryville on Tuesday morning, authorities explained. The crash happened on Beaver Valley Pike between Old and Fairview roads in Providence Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communication. Crews were sent to the scene at 8:33 a.m. on March 14, LCWC detailed. "It was just a spooked horse," officials with the Quarryville Fire Company told Daily Voce. No motor vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported. 

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Man Shot By Police Charged, Dauphin County DA (UPDATE) Man Shot By Police Charged, Dauphin County DA (UPDATE)
Man Shot By Police Charged, Dauphin County DA (Update) A man is out of the hospital and under arrest after both shooting at and being shot by Harrisburg police, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday evening, March 14.  The man shot has been identified as Jacob Bucher III and the details about what happened are a bit more detailed than what we originally reported based on statements from city officials.  It is now known that Bucher's van and Buche himself matched the description of a shooter and a van used in a shooting within the Harrisburg City limits on Wednesday.  Harrisburg City Police Corporal …

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NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say A fugitive was captured in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. The unnamed man has a Rochester, NY address, a South Carolina driver's license, and was wanted on a warrant in Maryland, the Camp Hill police explained. An officer with the CHPD pulled the man over for a traffic violation at 12:48 a.m. on March 13. During the traffic stop, the officer learn the man's license was suspended and that he was also a fugitive in Maryland. After the warrant was confirmed he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Prison.  Additional information about the man or this situation was unava…

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Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say
Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say The search is on for the driver of a vehicle who fled after striking a woman in a crosswalk in Carlisle, police announced on Tuesday, March 12.  The woman was struck in the northbound crosswalk at West High and South West streets at 7:28 p.m. on March 9, the Carlisle police detailed in the release.   "The striking vehicle initially stopped, but did not provide any information to the pedestrian," and then continued to drive off, the police said.  The vehicle involved is described as a "2000's gray or darker-colored Hyundai, possibly Sonata;" and the driver is descri…

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ANIMAL CRUELTY: Cat Shot In Face, Middletown Police Say ANIMAL CRUELTY: Cat Shot In Face, Middletown Police Say
Animal Cruelty: Cat Shot In Face, Middletown Police Say A cat was found shot in the face and neck in Central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, March 12.  The Middletown Borough Police Department has launched a "criminal investigation" after the cat was found in the 100 block of West Water Street in the borough.  The cat had "several injuries on its face and neck which were the result of being shot with a BB gun," police said noting that "the injuries are believed to have been inflicted late last week." The cat was taken to a medical facility and is expected to survive.   Anyone with information is asked to contact …

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'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' Hershey Home, Police Say 'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' Hershey Home, Police Say
'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' Hershey Home, Police Say A five-month-old baby girl was found in bed with a dead man in a Hershey apartment, police announced on Tuesday.  Heaven Maez is behind bars again after her infant daughter was found "in extremely unsanitary conditions" with a man who had died while supposedly caring for her, according to the Derry Township police on March 12. Maez had left her little girl with the unrelated 63-year-old man at his home in the 200 block of Cocoa Avenue about one week before the girl was found during a welfare check requested by the man's family at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the police detailed …

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