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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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Quarryville Convict Attacks 2 Women, Dog With Knife Then 'Fled The State' Police Say Quarryville Convict Attacks 2 Women, Dog With Knife Then 'Fled The State' Police Say
Quarryville Convict Attacks 2 Women, Dog With Knife Then 'Fled The State' Police Say A man who sliced a woman's hand open "exposing bone," attacked a dog, and assaulted another woman is wanted by police in Quarryville.  Dominic Matthew Fuller, 29, of Quarryville is on the run following an assault, area police explained in a release.  In December 2023, the police learned about the triple assault at Oak Bottom Village apartment complex that happened on Nov. 23, 2023, according to the release and court documents.  One of the women attacked explained to the police that she was involved in an argument with Fuller when he "brandished a knife and cut the victim's h…

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Traffic Crawling On I-81 After Tractor-Trailer Crash: PennDOT Traffic Crawling On I-81 After Tractor-Trailer Crash: PennDOT
Traffic Crawling On I-81 After Tractor-Trailer Crash: PennDOT A tractor-trailer crash during Tuesday's winter storm has slowed traffic to a crawl along Interstate 81 in Dauphin County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  I-81 South closed one mile north of Exit 70: Interstate 83 South/Route 322 East- Harrisburg, according to PennDOT. Traffic cameras showed approximately three miles of traffic back up and a trailer block the left lane of I-81 South and its tractor stopped on the median.  Daily Voice has reached out to PennDOT officials for more information and was told around 1 p.m. that it was expected to clear soon…

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Man 'Run Over', Struck Multiple Times On I-83 In York Co. ID'd: Authorities Man 'Run Over', Struck Multiple Times On I-83 In York Co. ID'd: Authorities
Man 'Run Over', Struck Multiple Times On I-83 In York Co. ID'd: Authorities A 41-year-old man has been identified after being struck multiple times and "run over by a tractor-trailer" on Interstate 83 in York County, authorities announced on Tuesday morning.  Joseph Biswa of York County was "found unconscious but breathing underneath a van in the northbound lanes" of I-83 in Fairview Township around 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, Pennsylvania State Trooper James Grothey stated in a release.  He was taken to Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center where he died from his injuries, according to Grothey.  The series of crashes began around 12:27 a.…

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Speed Reductions Lifted On Highways: PennDOT Speed Reductions Lifted On Highways: PennDOT
Speed Reductions Lifted On Highways: PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has lifted its speed reductions on South Central Pennsylvania highways following Monday's storm.  "Due to current weather conditions, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit on major highways," PennDOT officials originally announced late on Monday. The reductions were in the following counties: Adams. Cumberland. Dauphin. Franklin. Lancaster. Lebanon. Perry. York. Motorists were urged to avoid unnecessary travel but those who had to head out had speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: Interstates 81 and 83.…

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Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police A man out on bail for a gun shop theft and wanted by the US Marshals Service —  was found fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police with teens and ghost guns, according to a PSP release on Saturday, Jan. 13.  James Timothy Scott Jr., 20 of Steelton, was among the three people arrested following a pursuit by Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, as detailed in the release. Scott was the driver of a 2015 Kia Optima that was stolen from a 29-year-old woman who is a city resident, troopers explained.  Scott —  along with his two teenage passengers …

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Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (UPDATE) Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (UPDATE)
Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (Update) A 33-year-old man was killed and a police officer pulled the trigger, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer announced on Saturday evening.  Nathaniel Law Liberator, of Carlisle, has been identified as the man shot dead by an area police officer, Trooper Frazer said in an updated release.  Carlisle Borough Police were called to a disturbance in the area of the 300 block of C Street at 1:59 p.m. on Jan. 13, Trooper Frazer explained.  When officers arrived and began to investigate, "an altercation took place between Officers and a suspect," as stated in the state …

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Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, NLCRPD Say Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, NLCRPD Say
Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, Nlcrpd Say A man in his 20s is in the hospital with "life-threatening injuries" after being struck by an SUV on Friday afternoon, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced the following morning.  Officers with the NLCRPD were called to a report of a "pedestrian struck" at the intersection of Main Street/PA Route 72 and Martin Drive in East Petersburg Borough at approximately 3:51 p.m. Arriving officers found a young man lying in the middle of Main Street and his scooter was lodged under a Nissan Pathfinder (pictured). The man was taken to a local hospital, according to the police.…

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21-Year-Old Teacher ID'd After Fatal 6-Vehicle Crash On I-83: Authorities 21-Year-Old Teacher ID'd After Fatal 6-Vehicle Crash On I-83: Authorities
21-Year-Old Teacher ID'd After Fatal 6-Vehicle Crash On I-83: Authorities A 21-year-old woman has died and three others were hospitalized following a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 on Saturday morning, Pennsylvania State Police in York explained.  Chloe Brown of the 11,800 block of Cross Roads Avenue, Felton, has been identified by York County Coroner Pam Gay following the crash.  State police were called a "multi-vehicle crash" in the southbound lanes on I-83 at Exit 40 A in Fairview Township at 1:21 a.m. on Jan. 13.  First responders arrived to find Brown who had been driving a passenger vehicle, dead at the scene. She was pronounced de…

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Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender
Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender A sex offender with felony convictions in multiple Pennsylvania counties is at large and wanted on new charges.  Waldi Andre Cuello, 30, was first convicted of the incident assault of a child between the ages of 4 and 8 years old in Lebanon County in 2015, court documents show.  After he served his prison time he was expected to register with the Pennsylvania State Police for the Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry, but he failed to do this — multiple times — landing him several more felony convictions and prison time in Perry County in 2018, court record detail.  When he…

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US Rt 30 Crash Kills Man, York County Coroner Says (UPDATE) US Rt 30 Crash Kills Man, York County Coroner Says (UPDATE)
US Rt 30 Crash Kills Man, York County Coroner Says (Update) A coroner was called to the WellSpan York hospital in connection to the crash near the border of York and Adams counties along US Route 30, authorities said on Friday.  An 86-year-old man at 11:01 a.m. on Jan. 12, following the crash, York County Coroner Pam Gay explained. A tractor-trailer and a sedan had collided in the 7400 block of Lincoln Highway/US Route 30 near the intersection of Moulstown Road in Paradise Township, just before 9:19 a.m. on Jan. 12 when the call came into the County of York Department of Emergency Services.  The driver of the sedan was entrapped in his v…

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