Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode
Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode The Pittsburgh Penguins' team plane was forced to return to Salt Lake City International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, Oct. 20, when forward Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode, the team announced in a statement released at 6:36 p.m. Kindel was conscious, alert, and in stable condition after being transported by ambulance to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation, according to a statement posted by the Penguins on X. The incident occurred shortly after the team's plane departed Salt Lake City International Airport. Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of …

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Reading, PA
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WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…

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Hummelstown, PA
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Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County
Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County A 49-year-old mother and beloved school employee has been identified as the woman killed by a Norfolk Southern train near a railroad bridge over Swatara Creek in Hummelstown, authorities confirmed. Keri Ann McKeever, of Hummelstown, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled a suicide. The collision happened shortly before 1 p.m. near Old Farm Road, according to Norfolk Southern Media Relations. McKeever was struck by a westbound train at milepost HP104.5, along the tracks rather than at a ra…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland
Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland A Pennsylvania auto parts worker was found stabbed to death inside her workplace on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, and a coworker with a history of sex offenses against a child was later captured in Maryland, according to police and court records. The victim was identified as Mary Kelly, a boss at Factory Motor Parts, formerly B&I Auto Supply, at 1700 Bobali Drive in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Clifton B. Emerson Sr., 63, of Harrisburg, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, court…

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Carlisle, PA
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Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure. The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…

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Millersville-Conestoga, PA
Breaking News
Starving Dog Found At Millersville Home, 2 Charged With Animal Cruelty: Police Starving Dog Found At Millersville Home, 2 Charged With Animal Cruelty: Police Starving Dog Found At Millersville Home, 2 Charged With Animal Cruelty: Police
Starving Dog Found At Millersville Home, 2 Charged With Animal Cruelty: Police A starving dog was found at a Pennsylvania home, but its owner initially refused to surrender the dog, leading to a search warrant and animal cruelty charges against two people, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Christina Lynn Parke, 36, and Jordan B. Tice, 45, both of Millersville, Lancaster County, were charged following an investigation that began on Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Millersville Borough Police. Officers responded to a report of a starving dog at a home on Briargate Court around 6:41 p.m. that day, police said. When officers arrived, they met with Parke and found a br…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police
Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police A man exposed himself to a woman on a trail at Pennsylvania park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said. The incident happened in the area of the Fox Run Trail in Wildwood Park, according to a Harrisburg police release issued Monday, Oct. 19. Investigators identified a person of interest who was subsequently charged in connection with the incident, police said. The release did not identify the person or specify the charges. Police are asking anyone with additional information about similar incidents in the Wildwood Park area to contact Harrisburg Police through CrimeWatch or call Dauphin Coun…

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Harrisburg, PA
Breaking News
Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…

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by Jillian Pikora
Dover, PA
Breaking News
Woman, Dog Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater: Police Woman, Dog Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater: Police Woman, Dog Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater: Police
Woman, Dog Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater: Police A woman and her dog were killed when a propane space heater sparked a house fire in  Pennsylvania, trapping them inside the burning home, authorities announced. Joan Runkle, 73,  of Jackson Township, died in the fire at her home in the 2800 block of East Berlin Road on Sunday, Oct. 18, according to the York County Coroner's Office, which identified her on Monday, Oct. 19. Northern York County Regional Police were called to the home at 4:49 a.m. for a residential structure fire with entrapment. When officers arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames, and three residents had …

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Hummelstown, PA
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Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away
Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away A Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his neighbor's 11-year-old Labrador retriever, then drove the dog's body approximately 150 miles away and dumped it in a field near his home, has been convicted following a second trial, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 16. Robert J. Wallish III, 55, of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, was found guilty of felony aggravated cruelty to animals and misdemeanor tampering with evidence after a Clinton County jury deliberated for approximately one hour, according to District Attorney Dave Strouse. The verdict comes after Wallish's first trial ended in a mistri…

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