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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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Schools
NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report
NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report A Pennsylvania State University student from New Jersey admitted to sexually assaulting his peer, despite allegedly having no recollection of the incident, WJAC reports. Jacob Tillman, 20, West Orange, New Jersey released the following statement: "I want to acknowledge that I raped her, even though I don't remember the act of doing it, because it this point, there is no doubt in my mind that it happened, from everything I remember and from everything she said." It wasn't immediately clear where in New Jersey Tillman is from. Tillman and the victim met at Lion's Down in downtown State Colleg…

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News
Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police
Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police A Pennsylvania 13-year-old girl who was reported as missing after taking an Uber to meet a boy she had never met at a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Virginia has been found, police say.  Allison Robles had been reported as missing on Tuesday, September 6, around 1:30 a.m., according to the Lower Allen Township police department. Police soon learned that she had taken an Uber to the Bed Bath & Beyond located on Ford Evans Road North East in Leesburg, Virginia.  She was apparently planning to meet a boy she had never met in person before who is only knowns as “Sebastian,” the police…

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Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations
Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations 39 children between 14 and 15 years old worked excess hours at three central Pennsylvania Dunkin' locations owned by one franchiser, according to a release by the US Department of Labor. The franchiser Akshar Ashish LLC admitted to the error and has entered into an agreement with the USDOL.  The violations include the following, according to the DOL: Allowing shifts longer then three hours on a school day. Having workers past 7 p.m. on a school night. Allowing more then 18 hours during a regular school week. A shift longer then eight hours on a non-school day. Allowing shifts pa…

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Obituaries
Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner
Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner A husband and wife were killed in a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 3, authorities say.  Grant Beauchamp, 69, and Delores "Dee" Beauchamp, 68, of Narvon, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office.  Mona Coldiron, 74, of Oxford, crossed over the double-yellow line and crashed her 2019 Chrysler Pacifica head-on into the couples' 2014 Yamaha motorcycle head-on at the intersection of Precast and Reading roads in East Earl Township around 12:30 p.m., according to township police. Her van's front bumper hit "the front of the motor…

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Obituaries
DUI Driver Kills Man In Central PA High-Speed Crash: Police DUI Driver Kills Man In Central PA High-Speed Crash: Police
DUI Driver Kills Man In Central PA High-Speed Crash: Police A 30-year man has been arrested after he killed a man while driving under the influence in central Pennsylvania, police say.  Derek James Sensenig, 30, of Akron, was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in his 2020 Lincoln Aviator SUV when he crossed the double yellow line and caused a two-crash in the 3900 block of Oregon Pike on Friday, September 2 at 11:37 a.m., according to West Earl Township police.  Sensenig hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Jeffrey Myers, 65, of Brownstown who "was pronounced deceased upon arrival at (Lancaster General Hospital) du…

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News
Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police
Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police UPDATE: David Henchell, 57, of Pittsburgh, has been found safe on Tuesday, September 6, according to both borough police and his family. ORIGINAL: A 57-year-old Pittsburgh Man has been missing after nearly one week, according to Pittsburgh police. David Henchell, was last seen in the Carrick area on September 1, police say. He’s described as having brown eyes and brown hair. He’s 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds, according to the release by police.  Henchell drives a white Chevy Impala with Pennsylvania license plate LRR-4109 and he is possibly headed to Butler Coun…

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Police & Fire
Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police
Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police UPDATE: Interstate 81 reopened at the Lebanon/Schuylkill County line around 10:30 a.m., according to Lebanon County emergency dispatchers. ORIGINAL: A hazmat team has been called after two crashes shuttered all lanes of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County on Tuesday, September 6, Pennsylvania state authorities say. The crashes happened in the southbound lanes just before 5 a.m., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. All southbound lanes have been closed from Exit 100: PA 443 - Pine Grove to Exit: 90 PA 72, according to 511PA. The first crash involved two vehicles and bloc…

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Schools
NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities
NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities A former National Merit scholar from New Jersey posted a bomb threat at Penn State on the social media platform Yik Yak, authorities allege.  Henry Peter Hyduke, 20, of Fair Haven, NJ, allegedly posted "ROTC bombing downtown state college tonight. Stay safe," at 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Collegian. The FBI National Threat Operations Center was notified bomb threat posted on the social media platform Yik Yak, according to WJAC.  "Yik Yak was able to identify the source user's GPS location and phone number, which …

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Business
Sedan Too Boring? Thief Exchanges It For Off-Road 'Trophy Truck' Sedan Too Boring? Thief Exchanges It For Off-Road 'Trophy Truck'
Sedan Too Boring? Thief Exchanges It For Off-Road 'Trophy Truck' The driver of a boring red sedan pulled up to the PA Auction Center to get an exciting new vehicle, at 2 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, police say. The suspect stole the 2021 Can-Am Maverick XMR Turbo RR side-by-side, called a "Trophy Truck" by the manufacturer, from the center located at 1141 Weawit Street, according to East Earl Township police. Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Earl Township Police Department at 717-355-5302. 

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74-Year-Old Man 'Inappropriately Touched' 10-Year-Old Girl At His Central PA Home: Police 74-Year-Old Man 'Inappropriately Touched' 10-Year-Old Girl At His Central PA Home: Police
74-Year-Old Man 'Inappropriately Touched' 10-Year-Old Girl At His Central PA Home: Police A 74-year-old man "inappropriately touched" a 10-year-old girl at his Manheim home, police say.  Charles Albert Reed allegedly was caring for the girl at his home on Graystone Road in East Hempfield Township when the incident happened in November 2019. It was reported to the police on April 5, 2022. Reed was arrested on September 1 and charged with a felony for Unlawful Contact with Minor- Sexual Offenses, as well as two misdemeanors for  Indecent Assault Person Less than 13 Years of Age and count of Corruption of Minors, according to the release by the police. He was arraigned b…

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