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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.

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Police & Fire
Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Suffolk County Police Say Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Suffolk County Police Say
Gun Pulled During Long Island Road Rage Incident, Suffolk County Police Say A Long Island man is accused of pulling a gun on another driver during a road rage blowup, Suffolk County Police said on Thursday, May 1. Christopher Tartaglia, 57, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 on Cortez Drive when he began tailgating a vehicle near Indian Head Road around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, according to police. The other driver pulled over to let him pass—but instead, Tartaglia stopped, pointed a handgun at him, and threatened him before driving off, investigators said. The victim called 911, and police arrested Tartaglia shortly after at his home on Neil Drive in Smithtow…

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Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted
Gun Pulled, Shots Fired At Couple Trying To Apologize: Lebanon County Man Convicted A man who opened fire on a couple after they tried to apologize for nearly hitting him with their car has been convicted of felony assault, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 30. Jason Folckemer was found guilty of two counts of felony aggravated assault, along with misdemeanor simple assault and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, for an incident that happened on Millbach Road in Kleinfeltersville on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. According to testimony, Folckemer was drunkenly standing in the middle of the road when a car with two people ca…

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HOMICIDE: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road HOMICIDE: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road
Homicide: Firefighter Mom ID'd As Burning Body Found Along PA Road The burning body discovered on a Hazleton road early Sunday morning has been identified as Jessica Ann Lockwood, 39, of Frackville. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide, Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirmed Monday, April 29. Lockwood’s body was found around 7 a.m. on April 27 along Club 40 Road. Firefighters initially responded to a report of a mannequin on fire, but when the flames were extinguished, they realized it was a human body. An autopsy conducted by the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office determined Lockwood died from blunt force trauma and a gunshot…

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2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania 2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania
2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania A 22-year-old trying to stop a mulch fire. A man electrocuted in the street. A passenger crushed by a tree. A retiree killed outside his home. Four Pennsylvanians died horrifying deaths as savage storms ripped through the state Tuesday, April 29, downing power lines, uprooting trees, and knocking out electricity to nearly half a million homes. Man Dies Trying To Extinguish Mulch Fire In State College, a 22-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to put out a mulch fire near a utility pole, police said. He came into contact with an active current and was killed instantly. His identity is…

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Police & Fire
Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In UPMC Shooting, York DA Says Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In UPMC Shooting, York DA Says
Friendly Fire Killed Officer Andrew Duarte In Upmc Shooting, York DA Says West York Borough Officer Andrew Duarte was killed by friendly fire during the UPMC Memorial Hospital shooting, York County District Attorney Tim Barker announced at a press conference on Wednesday, April 30. Officer Killed By Fellow Police Gunfire Duarte, 33, died after being shot in the torso by another law enforcement officer during the chaotic shootout inside the hospital ICU on Feb. 22, 2025. He was wearing a ballistic vest at the time, but the fatal round struck an unprotected area, the York County Coroner confirmed. Shooter Killed By Police The gunman, Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, was a…

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Bayonne Man Forced Teen Into Sex Work During Cross-Country, Stopped On PA Turnpike: DA Bayonne Man Forced Teen Into Sex Work During Cross-Country, Stopped On PA Turnpike: DA
Bayonne Man Forced Teen Into Sex Work During Cross-Country, Stopped On PA Turnpike: DA A New Jersey man is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex during a cross-country trip that ended along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials announced on Wednesday, April 30. Jerome Anthony Oliver, 52, of Bayonne, was pulled over in a black Ford Edge with Missouri temp tags in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County by Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Travis Martin on Sunday, April 28. Inside the vehicle, troopers found a 17-year-old girl listed as a missing and endangered child in the national database out of Missouri. Police also recovered condoms, sexual lubricants, lingerie, multi…

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Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-And-Run That Killed MD Dancer, 20: PSP Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-And-Run That Killed MD Dancer, 20: PSP
Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-And-Run That Killed MD Dancer, 20: PSP A teenager has been charged with murder in a hit-and-run crash that killed 20-year-old Amelia McEvoy, a Maryland native and dancer, in York County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, April 30. Danneyber Garcia-Villarroel, 16, was identified as the driver of an Acura TL that crossed into oncoming traffic while speeding and passing other cars along Susquehanna Trail South in Springfield Township, troopers said. McEvoy was heading south in a Chevrolet Tracker with two others around 9:12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, when she swerved to avoid a head-on collision with Garcia-Villarroel’s…

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Police & Fire
Driver With BAC 5X Legal Limit Hits Pedestrian, Crashes At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp.: Police Driver With BAC 5X Legal Limit Hits Pedestrian, Crashes At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp.: Police
Driver With BAC 5X Legal Limit Hits Pedestrian, Crashes At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp.: Police A Lancaster man was five times over the legal limit when he plowed into a pedestrian at 70 mph in the dark, shattered his windshield, and crashed moments later, police revealed in court documents released on Tuesday, April 29. Tyler Anthony Stewart, 31, was arrested this month for a violent DUI crash that left a pedestrian intubated for months with a traumatic brain injury and crushed bones, according to the Manheim Township Police Department and affidavit of probable cause. An officer first spotted Stewart's silver Ford Focus speeding without headlights along the 1500 block of Oregon Pike …

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14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Assault By PA Couple: DA 14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Assault By PA Couple: DA
14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Assault By PA Couple: DA A couple has pleaded guilty to brutally assaulting a 14-year-old boy during a welfare check that ended with the teen hospitalized and permanently disfigured, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Tuesday, April 29. Charles and Jamie Harr, of Derry Township, entered general guilty pleas before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart. Their charges stem from a September incident when Pennsylvania State Police were called to Wedges Court Drive to check on a child’s welfare after a report that Jamie Harr was hitting and threatening the teen. When troopers arrived, t…

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Schools
National Teacher Of Year Named As Woman Who Returned Home To Teach With Mentor National Teacher Of Year Named As Woman Who Returned Home To Teach With Mentor
National Teacher Of Year Named As Woman Who Returned Home To Teach With Mentor A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been named the 2025 National Teacher of the Year, education officials announced Tuesday, April 29. Ashlie Crosson teaches English and journalism at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, where she also helps students publish a newspaper, magazine, and run social media accounts. She earned the national title after being selected as Pennsylvania’s 2024 Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education. Crosson started teaching in Delaware in 2011, later returning to Pennsylvania to work in the Bellefonte Area School District while earning her m…

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