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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Hijabi Mother-Daughter Duo Sue NJ Six Flags For Discrimination A head-scarf-wearing mother-daughter duo from Staten Island is suing Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. The pair claims everyone else in the line for the amusement park's Jersey Devil Coaster ride was waved through on Aug. 31, 2021, but they were stopped, asked to show the contents of their pockets, and searched, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 19, 2022. NOW OPEN - Take a ride on the ALL NEW Lil' Devil Coaster with a bunch of BEARY good friends! With this Lil’ Devil of a... Posted by Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday, October 2, 2021 They suit filed last October in Ocean …

by Jillian Pikora

02/03/2023

News

PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress From Lancaster Charged For Hometown Theft "Euphoria" actress and former porn star Chloe Cherry, legally known as Elisa Marilyn Jones, was charged with retail theft in her Pennsylvania hometown, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Not unlike a plot for the popular HBO teen drama, the 25-year-old actress stole a $28 blouse from Building Character, a downtown Lancaster store that sells “vintage, recycled and handmade goods” according to the store’s website. Surveillance footage shows the scene stealer taking a "Mode International tan color puffy blouse" into a dressing room and then leaving without it, but…

by Jillian Pikora

02/03/2023

Business

MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say A Maryland woman who threatened to shoot tellers during three separate robberies months apart has been arrested on Thursday, February 2, according to the Pennsylvania state police. The woman pictured was identified as Tiffany Lawanda Martin after being linked to two cars used in the robberies at: Community State Bank on Lincoln Way West in St. Thomas Township on Sept. 19. Community State Bank on North Main Street in Mercersburg Borough on Nov. 1. F&M Trust Bank on Waterfall Road in Harrisonville on Jan. 20. Each time she would arrive in the vehicles with Maryland license plates w…

by Jillian Pikora

02/03/2023

News

Infant, Toddler Porn Found At Mechanicsburg Man's Home, Police Say While investigating "infant, toddler, and pre-pubescent child pornography being distributed on a social media platform," police found that type of porn at a 21-year-old Mechanicsburg man's home. Connor Waterman of the 2100 block Merrimac Avenue, was found 'in possession of several images and videos depicting child porn," during a warranted search on Feb. 2, 2023, according to a release by Upper Allen Township police. According to police and court documents, he's been charged with three felonies for the following: Sexual Abuse of Children (Distribution of Child Porno…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Police & Fire

'I Will Kill You' Dad Puts Gun In Face Of Daughters, Wife In York, Police Say A mother called 911 in fear for her life after her husband pointed a gun at her and then got inches from her face telling her "I will kill you," authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Robert A. Dinges, Jr. also pointed the gun at his wife's cousin and his 14-year-old daughter, and an adult stepdaughter, Newberry Township police say in the criminal complaint citing their interviews with the family. The police were called to the Dinges' home in the 100 block of Creek Road following the incident on Jan. 17 around 10:15 a.m., according to the affidavit of pro…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

News

Military Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Harrisburg International Airport A military airplane had fumes and smoke in the cockpit when it was forced to land at Harrisburg International Airport around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The EC-130J had reported the issues mid-air and radioed in to make the landing, HIA officials told Daily Voice. Once the fumes and smoke cleared it returned to Fort Indiantown Gap military base for an inspection and any necessary repairs, HIA said. The military is investigating the cause of the "inflight issue," during a training flight which led crews to detect the fumes in the cockpit around 1:30 p.m. Captain Tra…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Sports

Pittsburgh Steeler, 2X Super Bowl Champ, Sidney Thornton Dies At 68, Family Says Two-time Super Bowl Champion Sidney Thornton has died, his former team the Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. He was 68 years old. We are saddened by the loss of former Steelers RB Sidney Thornton. pic.twitter.com/LpKsIbJ1Xq — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 1, 2023 Thornton passed on Jan. 28, 2023, according to his official obituary. Prior to joining the Steelers the 5'11", 230 lb running back was on the team at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. He was drafted by Pittsburgh in 1977 and was on the team when it went to the Super Bowl in 1979 …

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Police & Fire

Extremely Drunk Lititz Man Flees Multiple Crashes, Police Say A man from Lititz was driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level above the highest rate when he hit multiple cars in separate crashes fleeing every time, authorities explain in a release on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Brian Keith Fisher was discovered to be drunk when officers with the Northern Lancaster County Region police department pulled him over in the 300 block of Rudy Dam Drive in Warwick Township on Jan. 15, 2023. The 52-year-old "was involved in a crash at multiple locations in Warwick Township and continued to drive away from each crash scene," the police stat…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (Photos) Shifting cargo literally smashed into the driver's cab of a tractor-trailer hauling poles in Lebanon County, authorities say. The Annville Cleona Fire Department was called to the "vehicle accident" at the intersection of State Route 934 and Harrison Drive, North Annville Township on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 4:49 p.m., according to a release by the department. The driver was safely extracted from the cab and taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, according to the department officials.

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

News

Twenty PA Hospitals Named Among America's Best In New Report Twenty Pennsylvania hospitals earned a spot in America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2023 by Healthgrades.com. The rankings are based on procedure performance, potential risks, predicted outcomes and comparing those predictive outcomes to actual outcomes. You can read more about their methodology here. The following hospitals ranked in the top 50 nationwide. These "are in the top 1% of hospitals in the nation for consistently providing overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures year over year." This ranking means these PA hospitals are the top four in t…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

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