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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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News

County In Pennsylvania Bans TikTok: Authorities One Pennsylvania county is banning TikTok, at least on official county devices, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. TikTok "and other malicious cyber based systems," have been banned in Lancaster County because "harvesting software, poses a significant risk to the cyber security of the County," Lancaster County Commissioners Office Communications Director Michael Fitzpatrick states in the release. The concern is the site or application "capturing data on a user’s internet activity and sensitive information.," according to Fitzpatrick. The Chief …

by Jillian Pikora

02/27/2023

Lifestyle

Jackpot Winning $200K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Dauphin County is $200,000 million richer (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. A jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold at the Penn National Race Course, 720 Bow Creek Road, Grantville, for the Sunday, February 26 drawing. Penn National will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn with the following numbers 14-20-21-24-36. More than 7,800 other Cash 5 tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. Any prizes w…

by Jillian Pikora

02/27/2023

Police & Fire

Horse Suffers 'Major Injuries' In Lebanon County Crash: PSP A horse suffered "major injuries" following a single-vehicle crash on PA 419 Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, authorities announced in a release the following day. A 2017 Honda CRV driven by 74-year-old Carolyn W. Wagner of Beaver Falls struck the horse as it ran out into the area known as North Market Street just north of Valley View Road in Heidelberg Township around 8 p.m., Pennsylvania state police explain in the release. Wagner’s CRv sustained "disabling damage" but Wagne herself was seatbelted and only suffered minor injuries from the crash, according to PSP. The horse was removed…

by Jillian Pikora

02/27/2023

Obituaries

Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police A 77-year-old Amish man died after his horse-and-buggy was rear-ended in Western Pennsylvania, authorities say. Daniel N. Miller of New Wilmington died at the scene of the crash on New Castle Mercer Road in Wilmington Township on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5:37 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Pennsylvania state police. A 2016 Ford F-150XLT was being driven south by 29-year-old Michael W Coiro with 28-year-old Tara R. Macri in the passenger seat; the pair were both from New Castle and were unbelted when Coiro slammed into the back of Miller's buggy, PSP explained …

by Jillian Pikora

02/27/2023

News

Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say. Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…

by Jillian Pikora

02/26/2023

News

'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say A woman experiencing homelessness was taken in by her "biological cousin" who raped her, police explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Burlin Damir Miller Jr., 21, was arrested in connection with the rape on Feb. 24, 2023, according to a police release. Miller had supposedly offered his cousin "a warm place to sleep" at his home in the 100 block of Colonial Crest Drive on Sept. 28, 2022, Officer Christian Torres explains in the affidavit of probable cause. After introducing her to his grandmother and daughter, the cousin settled in to sleep on the couch. Mill…

by Jillian Pikora

02/26/2023

Lifestyle

One Of 'The World's Most Stolen Signs' Taken Again, Pennsylvania State Police Say Nope, it was not a sign from Middlesex, Intersex, or Blue Ball... Yet, again a sign in Intercourse has been stolen, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The sign "Welcome to Intercourse" was taken from Old Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township, Ronks on September 30, 2022, around 8 p.m., according to the release. The sign is valued at $500, state police detail in the release. Signs from intercourse are among the most stolen in the world, according to numerous media outlets including Mental Floss and Roadside America. Intercourse previous…

by Jillian Pikora

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police Despiting numerous signs a tractor-trailer driver obviously miscalculated the height of his vehicle in compassion to a bridge he ended up stuck under in Carlisle. The tractor-trailer ended up wedged under the railroad bridge at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, police say. No injuries were reported but the public has been asked to avoid the area of North Orange and West High streets for "the next few hours if possible."

by Jillian Pikora

02/24/2023

News

8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release. He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm. Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …

by Jillian Pikora

02/24/2023

News

2 Firefighters Injured; Dog, Cat,Rabbit Killed In York House Fire: Authorities Two firefighters were injured at the scene of a house fire in York County. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities say. Crews were called to the fire at a home in the 3200 block of Patridge Drive in Dover Township around 2:30 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The homeowner and two dogs got out safely but another dog, a cat, and a rabbit died, according to Dover Township fire officials. A mayday was called around 4 p.m. for three firefighters possibly hurt, according to the Goldsboro Fire Company, but the Dover Twp. fire chief has since confirmed only two were injured and taken to…

by Jillian Pikora

02/24/2023

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