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Jillian Pikora

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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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Teen Charged After Armed Home Invasion, Gunfire, Carjacking, Kidnapping In Lititz Teen Charged After Armed Home Invasion, Gunfire, Carjacking, Kidnapping In Lititz
Teen Charged After Armed Home Invasion, Gunfire, Carjacking, Kidnapping In Lititz An 18-year-old man has been charged after police say an armed home invasion in Pennsylvania escalated into gunfire, a carjacking, and the kidnapping of two victims on Sunday evening, June 28. Hector Luis Martinez Jr., 18, of Reading, was arrested following the violent robbery at a home in the first block of Hurst Boulevard in Warwick Township, Lititz, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced Monday, June 29. Police were initially dispatched to the first block of Edgewood Drive around 6:52 p.m. for a report of a suspicious vehicle after a witness saw two men dressed in all black l…

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1930s Sellersville Farmhouse Explodes During Renovations, Contractor Burned (DEVELOPING) 1930s Sellersville Farmhouse Explodes During Renovations, Contractor Burned (DEVELOPING)
1930s Sellersville Farmhouse Explodes During Renovations, Contractor Burned (Developing) A 1930s farmhouse under renovation exploded on Monday morning, June 29, leaving a contractor hospitalized with burns, authorities said A contractor was injured when a renovated 1930s farmhouse exploded in Bucks County around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29, according to public records and dispatch. The explosion happened at the farmhouse located at 130 Highview Road in Hilltown Twp., Sellersville, while the contractor was working inside the residence, police said. The homeowners were away on vacation at the time, and the contractor was the only person inside the house when the explosion occur…

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Man Claims Bomb In Stolen Truck, Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun Near PA Turnpike: Police Man Claims Bomb In Stolen Truck, Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun Near PA Turnpike: Police
Man Claims Bomb In Stolen Truck, Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun Near PA Turnpike: Police A man is accused of claiming there was a bomb inside a truck before allegedly trying to grab a Pennsylvania State Police trooper's gun during a tense encounter near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, authorities announced Monday, June 29. Jeffrey Sever, 45, of McDonald, was arrested after troopers found him alongside a pickup truck on the shoulder near the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Route 31 in Donegal Township on Saturday, June 27, Pennsylvania State Police explained. Troopers were on patrol when they spotted the truck and found Sever standing nearby holding an electronic device with an antenna. He…

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Mom Of 4 Killed After Husband Calls 911 Confessing, Dies In Fiery Crash: PSP Mom Of 4 Killed After Husband Calls 911 Confessing, Dies In Fiery Crash: PSP
Mom Of 4 Killed After Husband Calls 911 Confessing, Dies In Fiery Crash: PSP A mother of four was found dead after her husband called 911 to report he had killed her before fleeing their home and dying hours later in a fiery crash with a parked tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers were dispatched to 37 W. Specht St. in McClure just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, after Jason Andrew Heimbach, 51, contacted Central Susquehanna Regional 9-1-1 and said he had killed his wife, Amanda Kay Heimbach, 37, state police said. Before troopers arrived, Jason Heimbach fled the home in a 2018 gray Buick Enclave, police said. When troopers reached the resi…

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Pickup Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-83 Crash In York County: PSP Pickup Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-83 Crash In York County: PSP
Pickup Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-83 Crash In York County: PSP A pickup truck driver was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 early Monday, June 29, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened just before 6 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-83 near mile marker 32.9 in Newberry Township, where traffic had backed up through a weekend work zone that was in the process of being cleared, according to state police and PennDOT. Troopers from PSP York were called to the scene at approximately 5:58 a.m. and found that two tractor-trailers and a pickup truck had been involved in the crash, police said. The pickup truck driver was pronounced d…

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Nephew Kills Uncle, Then Himself During Family Argument In Abington: DA Nephew Kills Uncle, Then Himself During Family Argument In Abington: DA
Nephew Kills Uncle, Then Himself During Family Argument In Abington: DA A family argument inside a Pennsylvania home ended in a murder-suicide that left an uncle and nephew dead on Sunday morning, June 28, authorities announced that evening.  William "Billy" Mauer, 54, was found dead from a gunshot wound after police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a home in the 3000 block of Spruce Avenue in the Glenside section of Abington Township around 11 a.m., according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy. Investigators said 28-year-old Brandon Maurer, Mauer's nephew, was also found …

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3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In PA Home: State Police 3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In PA Home: State Police
3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In PA Home: State Police State Police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was found dead inside a Pennsylvania home over the weekend. Greenville police, firefighters, and EMS crews responded to a home on Columbia Avenue for a report of an unresponsive child who was not breathing around 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, state police said. When first responders arrived, they found the boy deceased. State police executed a search warrant at the home and interviewed multiple adults and juveniles who were present when the child was found, as well as others who had been at the residence in the days leading up to the in…

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Adult Swimmer Pulled Dead From Hoosic River After Strong Current: NYSP Adult Swimmer Pulled Dead From Hoosic River After Strong Current: NYSP
Adult Swimmer Pulled Dead From Hoosic River After Strong Current: Nysp An adult swimmer died after being pulled underwater by a strong current in the Hoosic River, police said on Sunday, June 28. The incident happened near State Route 67 and Beck Road in Hoosick in Rensselaer County, where troopers were called for a report of a missing swimmer at about 7:02 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, New York State Police said. An investigation determined a family had been swimming in the river when one adult swimmer became distressed in the strong current, went underwater, and did not resurface, police said. First responders searched the water and located the swimmer dead n…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Minivan In Exeter Twp. ID'd By Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Minivan In Exeter Twp. ID'd By Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Minivan In Exeter Twp. ID'd By Coroner A motorcyclist collided with a minivan at an intersection in Pennsylvania, the coroner's office announced on Sunday, June 28. Larry Pergola Jr., 49, was riding a motorcycle when it collided with a minivan at the intersection of St. Lawrence Avenue and Shelbourne Road in Exeter Township, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.  Berks County 911 received the call for the crash at 12:11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27. Pergola was taken to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:56 a.m., the coroner explained. The Berks County Coroner's Office was notified by Reading…

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Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Pennsylvania, Coroner Says Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Pennsylvania, Coroner Says
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Pennsylvania, Coroner Says Driver was killed after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree early Saturday morning, authorities announced on Sunday, June 28.  The single-vehicle crash happened at about 6:08 a.m. Saturday, June 27, in front of 1832 Old Swede Road, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office.  The 56-year-old man, who was the vehicle's sole occupant, drove off the roadway and struck a tree, according to the preliminary investigation.  Emergency responders extricated the driver from the wreckage before he was taken to Reading Hospital, where he died despite lifesaving effo…

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