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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Hummelstown, PA
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Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County
Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County A 49-year-old mother and beloved school employee has been identified as the woman killed by a Norfolk Southern train near a railroad bridge over Swatara Creek in Hummelstown, authorities confirmed. Keri Ann McKeever, of Hummelstown, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled a suicide. The collision happened shortly before 1 p.m. near Old Farm Road, according to Norfolk Southern Media Relations. McKeever was struck by a westbound train at milepost HP104.5, along the tracks rather than at a ra…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland
Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland A Pennsylvania auto parts worker was found stabbed to death inside her workplace on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, and a coworker with a history of sex offenses against a child was later captured in Maryland, according to police and court records. The victim was identified as Mary Kelly, a boss at Factory Motor Parts, formerly B&I Auto Supply, at 1700 Bobali Drive in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Clifton B. Emerson Sr., 63, of Harrisburg, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, court…

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Carlisle, PA
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Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure. The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police
Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police A man exposed himself to a woman on a trail at Pennsylvania park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said. The incident happened in the area of the Fox Run Trail in Wildwood Park, according to a Harrisburg police release issued Monday, Oct. 19. Investigators identified a person of interest who was subsequently charged in connection with the incident, police said. The release did not identify the person or specify the charges. Police are asking anyone with additional information about similar incidents in the Wildwood Park area to contact Harrisburg Police through CrimeWatch or call Dauphin Coun…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…

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Hummelstown, PA
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Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away
Hummelstown Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away A Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his neighbor's 11-year-old Labrador retriever, then drove the dog's body approximately 150 miles away and dumped it in a field near his home, has been convicted following a second trial, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 16. Robert J. Wallish III, 55, of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, was found guilty of felony aggravated cruelty to animals and misdemeanor tampering with evidence after a Clinton County jury deliberated for approximately one hour, according to District Attorney Dave Strouse. The verdict comes after Wallish's first trial ended in a mistri…

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Upper Macungie, PA
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13-Year-Old Upper Macungie Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner 13-Year-Old Upper Macungie Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner 13-Year-Old Upper Macungie Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner
13-Year-Old Upper Macungie Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl has died by suicide, just weeks after an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy died the same way, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19. The girl, of Upper Macungie Township, was pronounced dead at her residence at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy was completed Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide, Buglio said. The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release her name because of her age. "Only limited in…

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Allentown, PA
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PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: Lehigh DA PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: Lehigh DA PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: Lehigh DA
PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: Lehigh DA A Pennsylvania welfare office supervisor stole more than $20,000 in food assistance benefits from families in need, using stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to buy drugs, withdraw cash, and shop at local stores, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Sheila McDonald, 46, of Pittsburgh, was working as a clerical supervisor and EBT coordinator at the Lehigh County Assistance Office in Allentown when she stole 48 cards and used them in more than 270 unauthorized transactions totaling $20,558.61, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, 28, Sidelined Indefinitely Due To Blood Clots In Lungs, Leg Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, 28, Sidelined Indefinitely Due To Blood Clots In Lungs, Leg Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, 28, Sidelined Indefinitely Due To Blood Clots In Lungs, Leg
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, 28, Sidelined Indefinitely Due To Blood Clots In Lungs, Leg Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been diagnosed with blood clots in his left leg and both lungs, sidelining him from football while he undergoes treatment, the team and his agent, Nicole Lynn, announced in a medical update. Hurts was initially diagnosed with a superficial vein thrombosis in his left calf by specialists in London, but further testing revealed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and bilateral pulmonary emboli, according to the joint statement. The diagnosis means Hurts has a blood clot in a deep vein in his leg, as well as blood clots affecting both lungs. Despite th…

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Harrisburg, PA
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PA Man Threatened To Kill State Rep, Family 'In Front Of Town': State Police PA Man Threatened To Kill State Rep, Family 'In Front Of Town': State Police PA Man Threatened To Kill State Rep, Family 'In Front Of Town': State Police
PA Man Threatened To Kill State Rep, Family 'In Front Of Town': State Police A Pennsylvania man threatened to kill a state representative and his family in an email sent to the lawmaker's office, prompting an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Political Violence Threat Unit, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19. Timothy David Geisler, 63, of Mansfield, Tioga County, was charged with terroristic threats after investigators said he sent multiple threatening messages to Republican State Rep. Jamie Walsh, who represents Pennsylvania's 117th Legislative District in Luzerne County. The threats were reported on Thursday, Oct. 1, at approximately 7:18 a.m., acc…

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