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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

Lifestyle

Thanksgiving Special: $1.99 Gas, 500 Rewards Points At Sheetz Just in time for holiday travel, Sheetz has announced they are running a special on gas again. Starting Monday, Nov. 21. the price of Unleaded 88 will drop to $1.99 a gallon. This limited-time promotion will last through November 28, 2022. “Sheetz is a family owned and operated company and at the heart of everything we do is giving back to our customers and the communities we reside in,” said Travis Sheetz, President and CEO of Sheetz. “We hope this price reduction provides much-needed relief at the pump for our customers as they travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.” The price…

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2022

News

Lebanon Woman Charged For Online Threats Of Killing GF, Dog, Arson: Police Online threats have led to very "in real life" charges for a 24-year-old Lebanon woman, authorities say. Kaylie Janesse Pagan, "is accused of contacting the victim anonymously using multiple internet phone numbers and threatening to burn the victim's house down, burn the victim's car, kill the victim's dogs, and shoot the victim's girlfriend," Palmyra police said in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The police investigation launched Nov. 7 into these accusations has led to charges of Terroristic Threats and Harassment by Communication, court records show. Her preliminary hearing has b…

by Jillian Pikora

11/20/2022

Business

'Zombie Hunter' Accused Of Beheading Cumberland County Woman Makes 'Jekyll-Hyde' Defense An Amazon delivery driver by day and self-described "zombie hunter" at night, this Arizonan has pleaded insanity and has a lawyer using a "Jekyll and Hyde" defense during a trial over the brutal stabbing and beheading deaths of two young women— including a 21-year-old from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, according to multi-media outlets reports. Bryan Miller, 49, dubbed the "Canal Killer" is on trial in a death penalty double-murder case in Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, azcentral reports. **Warning this article includes graphic details of torture, rape, and killing which …

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

News

Lititz Sex Offender Who Sent Nudes To Undercover FBI Agent Learns His Fate Two undercover agents caught a central Pennsylvania man using the social media app Kik to make child pornography, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. The sting operation began after the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force received a tip from the FBI that Sean Deemer, 54, of the 500 block of Golden Street, Lititz,'s IP address was linked to child porn and grooming on the app on May 3. Between the dates of May 6 and 12, 2021, the FBI posed as an 11-year-old girl Kik and had a conversation with Deemer. A subpoena served to Kik by the FBI revealed the I…

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

Lifestyle

Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $5 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket A top prize-winning "$5 Million Money Maker" lottery ticket was sold in Dauphin County on Friday, Nov. 18, according to lottery officials. It sold at Giant Eagle, 5550 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $5 Million Money Maker is a $50 game that offers top prizes of $5 million. Players can learn more about the game by visiting the Lottery’s website or downloading the Official App. This was the third of 5 top prizes of $5,000,000, less withholding. Players find out if they've won any prizes by scanning the…

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

News

Chambersburg Man Charged With 75 Counts Of Animal Abuse, Neglect: Police A Chambersburg man was caught hoarding and neglecting cats, the area police announced on Friday, Nov. 18. 38-year-old Roy Thomas was arrested following a welfare check after receiving reports about the multitudes of cats seeming to be living in the unit block of West Catherine Street on August 9, 2022. During a warranted search, the police found 25 cats in various conditions. The cats were evaluated by veterinarians at a local shelter where "they were all deemed to be neglected of proper care," the police say. Roy Thomas "was charged for his part in the neglect," i…

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

Schools

Threat Closes Central Pennsylvania Middle School A threat at a middle school in central Pennsylvania has led officials to cancel cancels on Friday, Nov. 18. Conestoga Valley School District officials canceled classes at Gerald G. Huesken Middle School due to a "specific threat" made sometime on Thursday night, Superintendent Dave Zuilkoski wrote in a letter to parents. Details about the threat were not released and the school was only closed "in an abundance of caution," Zuilkoski said. The district has notified East Lampeter Township Police Department. "This threat has not yet been determined to be credible …

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

News

Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania A 17-year-old girl and her 2-month-old baby have been missing from their York County home for weeks, according to a release by Missing Kids on Thursday, Nov. 17. Sonia Choc Chub and her daughter Lizabeth Pop Chub, born on Aug. 25, have not been seen Oct. 29, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sonia is described as White with black hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet tall, and weighing 110 pounds. Lizabeth Chub is about 1 foot tall and 20 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees either of these girls or has information abou…

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

Schools

Second College Student Found Dead In Central Pennsylvania Dorm A York College Freshman who was found unresponsive died on Thursday, Nov. 17, authorities say. Ryan Heflin, of Norristown, was found in his residence hall Thursday afternoon and later pronounced dead, according to Richard Satterlee, dean of student development and campus life. His death is not considered suspicious, Satterlee says. Heflin had been majoring in sports media. You can read Satterlee's letter to the community below: It is with a heavy heart that I share with all of you the death of one of our students, Ryan Heflin. Ryan was found unresponsive in his residence hall…

by Jillian Pikora

11/18/2022

Obituaries

Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322 A 44-year-old man was killed in a crash on US 322 on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Keith Krieger of Herndon was going south on State Road/US 11 in his 2012 Hyundai Elantra at the US 322 West exit ramp in Watts Township when he left the roadway around 7:30 p.m., the police detail in the release. Krieger slammed into a guide rail— becoming airborne and striking a tree— 40 feet from the roadway and the car was now facing west, the police explained. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Krieger was a class of 1995 graduate of Shikellamy High Schoo…

by Jillian Pikora

11/17/2022

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