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Jillian Pikora

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit
Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit A 3-month-old boy suffocated by his mom while she was passed out after ingesting crack cocaine, Lancaster police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Luz L. Saez, 32, of the  500 block of Lime Street in Lancaster, smoked the crack to “stay awake”, according to an affidavit of probable cause, but grandma found the infant under his mom on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The infant's death was later ruled an accident from asphyxia due to co-sleeping, according to the coroner. A crack pipe and crack cocaine were found by investigators searching Saez’s bedro…

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Politics
Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania
Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania With so many important offices on the line and everyone saying they have results —who should you trust?  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has the most accurate results that you can trust.  There have already been fraud accusations and rumors of fake ballots, but local and state officials — along with the FBI have been able to catch them. The Pennsylvania State Board of Elections is pulling the data for each county's mail-in ballot results "once per day from the Pennsylvania's voter registration database, and the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors…

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Police & Fire
Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle
Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle A community is rallying for a family after a 10-year-old girl was hospitalized with two brain bleeds after her dad's motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Officers were called to the hit-and-run crash at the intersection of York and Porters roads in Heidelberg Township at 12:26 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported.  A white 2003-2005  Ford Explorer had stopped at a stop sign facing south on Porters Road and made a left turn to travel west on York Road, striking a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was going east on York Rd, witnesses told the poli…

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9-Year-Old's Rapist Sentenced: Lancaster DA 9-Year-Old's Rapist Sentenced: Lancaster DA
9-Year-Old's Rapist Sentenced: Lancaster DA A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for raping a girl for years, beginning when she was just 9-years-old, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.  Timothy Barker, 48, of Leola, has been sentenced to serve 25-50 years in a State Correctional Institution by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker, the West Lampeter Township Police Department detailed in the updated release from the Lancaster County DA.  Barker was between the ages of 40 and 44 at the time of the abuse, which began in 2018 when Barker was in a caregiving role to the victim, the Lancaster County District Att…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Politics
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials 2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials Three Pennsylvania counties are investigating possible voter registration fraud, as mail-in ballots are rapidly coming in.  Approximately 2,500 voter registrations dropped off at the Lancaster County Board of Elections could be fraudulent, the county commissions and County District Attorney Heather Adams announced at a joint press conference on Friday, Oct. 25. These applications were collected by paid canvassers during the summer at shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores, other businesses, sidewalks, and parks in Lancaster County.  The registration applicatio…

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Traffic
DETOUR: Tractor-Trailer Flips On Peters Mill Road, PennDOT Officials Say DETOUR: Tractor-Trailer Flips On Peters Mill Road, PennDOT Officials Say
Detour: Tractor-Trailer Flips On Peters Mill Road, PennDOT Officials Say A tractor-trailer hauling wood has flipped over on a road in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials announced on Friday, Oct. 25.  The rollover crash happened on South River Road/PA Route 147 North and Peters Mountain Road/PA Route 225 South at Parmer's Road in Reed Township shortly after 9 a.m., as detailed by PennDOT. The area is closed in both directions between Mountain and Brumaker roads, according to PennDOT. "The closure could last into the evening and may impact afternoon commuters," the spokesperson said. Drivers are asked to find alternate route…

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Second Murder-Suicide In PA In 12 Hours: DA Second Murder-Suicide In PA In 12 Hours: DA
Second Murder-Suicide In PA In 12 Hours: DA A second murder-suicide in less than 12 hours, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 25.  A father and son were found dead in East Goshen Township around 10:34 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, as detailed in the release.  The Westtown East Goshen Regional Police Department and the Chester County Detectives are investigating this murder-suicide that did not involve any firearms, the DA explained. There is no threat to the public or "There is no threat to the public," the DA said.  The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information ab…

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Murder-Suicide At PA Nursing Home (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide At PA Nursing Home (UPDATE)
Murder-Suicide At PA Nursing Home (Update) A husband and wife are dead following a shooting at a nursing home in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe. An 89-year-old woman died at the scene and her 90-year-old was taken to Reading Hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head — he passed away during the night, the DA explained in an updated release on Friday, Oct. 25.  Officers were dispatched to a report of "shots being fired within the facility" at Manatawny Manor in Pottstown late Thursday morning, according to the DA. Soon emergency servic…

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Teen Convicted For Killing Classmate In PA Park Across From School Teen Convicted For Killing Classmate In PA Park Across From School
Teen Convicted For Killing Classmate In PA Park Across From School A teenager has been convicted of murdering his high school classmate in a park across from the school, according to court documents updated on Thursday, Oct. 24. Javion Roman, now 19 but he was 17 at the time of the shooting, of York, was convicted for the murder of Malaki Beady, 17, of York, on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Beady, also of York, was found shot dead in the 200 block of West Maple Street in York's Penn Park on Wednesday, Mar. 23, around 11 a.m., the York County coroner's office confirmed in a release on Thursday. They were both seniors at William Penn Senior high school— which is loca…

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Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police
Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police What should have been a fun Shippensburg University Homecoming weekend has landed 14 people charges — one of whom is on the loose, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release made available on Friday, Oct. 25. Troopers were tasked with monitoring the festivities surrounding Shippensburg University's homecoming weekend on Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 20. Foot patrol officers heard multiple gunshots near South Penn Street and Dykeman Road in Shippensburg Township around 1:30 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 19. two men wearing hoodies were seen running from the shooting. One of the accus…

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