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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
Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials
Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials A firefighter was briefly hospitalized following a rowhome fire in Red Lion, officials explained on Friday, Sept. 6.  The blaze broke out in the 200 block of South Main Street at 1:21 a.m., according to the York County Department of Emergency Services.  The firefighter was taking to the hospital for dehydration but has since been released, fire officials said.  Two units were damaged and the three residents have been assisted by the Red Cross.  The units will be repaired, although the estimated cost of damage was not immediately available. 🚨 The #ClassONETeam spra…

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by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Rt 15 Ramps With Rt 114: PennDOT Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Rt 15 Ramps With Rt 114: PennDOT
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Rt 15 Ramps With Rt 114: PennDOT A crash between an SUV and a motorcycle left one person dead on Friday, Sept. 6, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The fatal crash happened in the westbound lane of South Market Street/Route 114 at the intersection with the ramps to Route 15 at 12:30 p.m., Schreffler explained.  The motorcycle rider died at the scene, according to PennDOT citing police.  The Rt 114 was closed between Gettysburg Pike and the intersection of Bumble Bee Hollow Road/Kim Acres Drive, according to Upper Allen Township Police, and the area w…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Death Penalty Sought For Woman Accused Of Killing Pittsburgh Friend's Baby, Abusing Twin Death Penalty Sought For Woman Accused Of Killing Pittsburgh Friend's Baby, Abusing Twin
Death Penalty Sought For Woman Accused Of Killing Pittsburgh Friend's Baby, Abusing Twin The death penalty is being sought against a PhD student from New Jersey who is accused of killing an infant boy and abusing his twin brother in Pennsylvania, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 6. Nicole Virzi, 30, a PhD student who graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School, was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, child endangerment, and more in connection with the incidents last June. The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Virzi's case on Thursday,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director $100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director
$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director A McKeesport Area School District police chief, Director of the Community Violence Fund program for the McKeesport Chapter of the NAACP, and Regional Director of the PA Office of Attorney General’s Region 5 Bureau of Narcotics Investigation is accused of stealing over $100,000 drug forfeiture money and numerous over monetary thefts, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday night, Sept. 5.  Brenda D. Sawyer, 61, of North Versailles, was arrested on the following charges on Sept. 5 for her alleged crimes of taking the money which went missing from…

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Lifestyle
$563K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In PA $563K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In PA
$563K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In PA A winning lottery ticket sold in Lehigh County on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced the following evening.  The Deep Pockets Fast Play game worth $563,077 sold at the Speedway located at 3640 Route 309 in Orefield, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Deep Pockets is a $20 game with progressive top prizes starting at $350,000.  "Fast Play games print on-demand from a Lottery sales terminal or self-service touchscreen vending terminal and are similar to Scratch-Off games, but without the need to scratch a ticket or wait …

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Police & Fire
Chinese Restaurant Owner Stabbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Chinese Restaurant Owner Stabbed In Philadelphia, Police Say
Chinese Restaurant Owner Stabbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Someone came into a Chinese restaurant and stabbed the owner on Thursday evening, Sept. 5, Philadelphia Police announced about an hour after the incident.  A person armed with a weapon entered The Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant located at 4901 North 5th Street, in the 35th District, shortly before 5 p.m., PPD detailed in the release.  The 50-year-old restaurant owner was stabbed in the right arm and stomach, according to the police.  Officers arrived at the scene at 5 p.m. and took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he remains in stable condit…

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Obituaries
Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds
Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds A young woman who was shot while she was held hostage with 10 classmates at the West Nickle Mines Amish School in 2006 has died from her injuries according to public records and her obituary published by Furman Home for Funerals on Tuesday, Sept. 3.  Rosanna King was just 6 years old when she was shot by Charles Carl Roberts IV along with 10 other school girls — five died inside the one-room school house before Roberts took his own life on Oct. 2, 2006, according to numerous reports at the time. Rosanna was the youngest victim of this school shooting.  When pol…

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News
Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of PA Man Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of PA Man
Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of PA Man A man serving a life sentence following a murder conviction has had his conviction overturned, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 5.  Eddie Williams, 50, of Lebanon, had been convicted of murder in the first degree, robbery, and numerous related offenses on Oct. 14, 2015, the DA explained.  An order granting Williams's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was affirmed in federal court on Aug. 13, 2024, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case was remanded with instructions that the District Court order Williams'…

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News
Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (Developing) A double shooting has left a 25-year-old man dead and a 1-year-old boy injured, Philadelphia police announced late on Wednesday night, Sept. 4.  Police were called to the shooting in the 3200 block of D Street, in the 25th District, at 6:21 p.m., PPD detailed in the release.  The man "was shot multiple times throughout his body," the police said. He was taken by PFD-Medic Unit to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. The infant suffered graze wounds to his right leg, left leg, and head, according to PPD. He was taken in a private vehicle to Nazare…

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Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Pennsylvania Bedroom, Police Say (DEVELOPING) 8-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Pennsylvania Bedroom, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
8-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Pennsylvania Bedroom, Police Say (Developing) An 8-year-old girl was found dead in her bedroom and the cause is unknown, police announced on Wednesday night, Sept. 4.  The girl was found unresponsive in her bedroom and 911 was called around Wednesday, police explained. PPD and PFD-Medic Unit responded to the call of an unresponsive child on the 1700 block of West Lippincott Street, in the 39th District, at 6:39 p.m. "The PFD-Medic Unit performed CPR for several minutes on the child, but she was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m.," the police said.  The scene was still being held at 8:42 p.m. No additional information was ava…

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