Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Cumberland County has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Now, hundreds of donors are rallying around his parents, Danielle and Jonathan Dagen, and their family. A GoFundMe launched by Creative Building Concepts has raised $27,960 toward its $40,000 goal from 340 donations as of Monday, Oct. 5. The fundraiser was created to help Chase's fami…

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Lancaster, PA
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'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty 'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty 'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty
'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty A Pennsylvania man has admitted to intentionally swerving his car into a teenager riding an electric bike, leaving him with skull and facial fractures and a brain bleed, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 5. Jonathan Seth, 27, of the 100 block of Ruby Street in Lancaster, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury, one count of recklessly endangering another person, and a summary driving offense, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The ch…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Harrisburg Cop Gets Probation For Assaulting Girlfriend In York County Harrisburg Cop Gets Probation For Assaulting Girlfriend In York County Harrisburg Cop Gets Probation For Assaulting Girlfriend In York County
Harrisburg Cop Gets Probation For Assaulting Girlfriend In York County A Harrisburg police officer who accepted legal responsibility for assaulting his girlfriend after dragging her off a couch and into a coffee table has been sentenced to two years of probation, court records show. Lee Richard Brown, 41, of Mount Wolf, was sentenced by York County Judge Clyde W. Vedder following his no-contest plea to second-degree misdemeanor simple assault, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 5. Brown entered the plea on July 27, and his case is now listed as closed with a sentence imposed.  Brown, who remains on unpaid leave from the H…

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New Holland, PA
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Man Posed As Girl Online To Solicit Explicit Images From Boys In Lancaster County, Police Say Man Posed As Girl Online To Solicit Explicit Images From Boys In Lancaster County, Police Say Man Posed As Girl Online To Solicit Explicit Images From Boys In Lancaster County, Police Say
Man Posed As Girl Online To Solicit Explicit Images From Boys In Lancaster County, Police Say A 39-year-old Pennsylvania man posed as a juvenile girl online to persuade boys to send him sexually explicit images and videos, including images of a 13-year-old, police said. Jared Michael Bauman, of New Holland, Lancaster County, was charged following an investigation that began on March 10, West Earl Township police announced in a release issued Monday, Oct. 5. Police began investigating after receiving a report that Bauman had been soliciting inappropriate images from a boy who was under 18 at the time, investigators said. During an interview, the boy told investigators that he believ…

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Lancaster, PA
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Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d After Dying In Lancaster; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d After Dying In Lancaster; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d After Dying In Lancaster; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated
Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d After Dying In Lancaster; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Lancaster County residents who died during Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak have been identified, and none was unvaccinated because of their religious beliefs. The victims — Ivan S. Miller, Mary S. Stoltzfus, and Katie L. Lapp — were two infants too young to receive the measles vaccine and a 20-year-old woman whose leukemia treatment left her unable to get it. Their obituaries were published by Shivery Family Funeral Homes. Lapp was the unvaccinated Lancaster County resident whose death was announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as the state’s…

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Elmont, NY
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Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say
Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say A 59-year-old man was repeatedly struck with a hammer after stepping in during a fight at a Long Island McDonald's, police said. The assault happened at the McDonald's at 1420 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 6:34 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said a man began acting erratically inside the restaurant before getting into a physical altercation with an 18-year-old man. When the 59-year-old intervened, the man turned on him, striking him multiple times with a hammer, police said. The older victim suffered injuries to his head and hand. Officers arriving…

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Lancaster, PA
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McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE
McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE A young father and former McCaskey High School standout athlete was killed on his way to work in a Lancaster County crash — leaving behind a 3-month-old daughter and a partner who had kissed him goodnight just hours earlier. Bryson Xavier Cantrell, of Lancaster, was driving west on Old Philadelphia Pike in Bird-in-Hand when the two-vehicle crash happened around 7:01 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, East Lampeter Township police announced on Monday, Oct. 5. Cantrell was traveling through the 2600 block when an eastbound vehicle driven by 18-year-old Josue Sumba-Campoverde, of Harrisburg, attempted to …

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Lancaster, PA
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PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected
PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases and now includes five deaths, state health officials announced Monday, Oct. 5. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,004 cases across 39 counties so far in 2026 — up 27 cases since Friday, Oct. 2. There have been 198 hospitalizations tied to the outbreak, according to the department. Nearly 20 percent of people identified by the state with measles have been hospitalized. The new numbers come less than a month after the statewide total stood at 676 cases in 37 counties, with 124 hospitalizations and two measles-a…

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Lancaster, PA
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Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say
Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say A gunman wanted in the killing of a 16-year-old boy opened fire inside a Pennsylvania corner store, shooting the child four times and wounding an 18-year-old man as a store clerk stood only feet away, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 5. Jaiden Tavaughn Servance, 23, of Lancaster, is wanted on charges of criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, and carrying a firearm without a license, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced. The charges stem from the shooting at a corner grocery store at 423 South Duke St. a…

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Lancaster, PA
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Fifth Measles Death Reported, 3rd In Lancaster As Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases Fifth Measles Death Reported, 3rd In Lancaster As Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases Fifth Measles Death Reported, 3rd In Lancaster As Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases
Fifth Measles Death Reported, 3rd In Lancaster As Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases A fifth measles-associated death has been confirmed in Pennsylvania as the Commonwealth’s outbreak surpassed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, health officials said. An unvaccinated Lancaster County resident with confirmed measles died, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. The department did not release the person’s age, sex, or other identifying details. The death is the fifth Pennsylvania resident to meet the state’s measles-associated death definition this year, officials said. As of Monday, Oct. 5, Pennsylvania had confirmed 1,004 measles cases and 198 hos…

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