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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Cancer Causing Weed Killer Found In Most Americans' Urine, Study Says Monsanto, a weed killer known for causing cancer, was discovered in the urine of most Americans, according a multi-agency government study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected urine samples from participants ages six and up and found glyphosate in 1,885 of 2,310 samples, according to the study results. The chemical is the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, which is made by Monsanto, a company which has battled thousands of lawsuits over it's cancer causing properties. Monsanto was purchased by B…

by Jillian Pikora

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

PA Prowler Spotted In Creepy Video 2X In 1 Month: Police For the second time in a month, a man was caught on security camera breaking into a home in central Pennsylvania, police say. The most recent time, he was spotted entering the back porch of a home in the 2700 block of Clearbrook Blvd. in Manchester Township around 1:32 a.m. July 10, according to Northern York County Regional police. He can be seen in the video creeping into the home after slowly opening the porch door, and then going in and taking a beer. The same man, based on the footage, was also spotted at another break in where he stole the security camera from a shed behind a home&nb…

by Jillian Pikora

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police Two drivers within one hour fell asleep at the wheel and caused serious accidents in Warwick Township on Friday, July 8, authorities say. The first crash involved a maroon Toyota minivan that had been driving north on Furnace Hills Pike when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, left the roadway, veered through someone’s front lawn, struck a mailbox— then ran through a second signal into a second vehicle— a red Ford Crown Victoria, that was stopped at the stop sign on Farm Lane waiting to enter Route 501 at 3:50 p.m., according to the first release by the Northern Lancaster County…

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Business

$10K Damage At PA Hotel By Ohio Businessowner Who Stuffed Linens In Toliet, Smashed TV: Police A business owner from Ohio who wrecked a hotel room in central Pennsylvania is wanted by the police. Lower Allen Township police were called to the Country Inn and Suites 4943 Gettysburg Road, Mechanicsburg after hotel staff discovered serious damage to a hotel room at 11:28 a.m. on July 26, 2021, according to a release by the department. Conrad Lee Riffle III, 30, who owns the brewery supply company Cleveland Process Systems had been staying at the hotel since June 28, 2021, and had extended the stay through July 26, as detailed in the release and Riffle's social media.&nbs…

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Obituaries

Man On Bail, Previously Exonerated For Murder, Nabbed For Killing PA Dad Of 2: Police A man both out on bail for felony charges and previously exonerated for murder has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York, authorities say. Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say. Carr had been found in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to a release by the York City police department. Carr is survived by his two children, family, and friends, according to social media. …

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Traffic

All Lanes Closed As Box Truck Spills Load On US 30 In Central PA A multi-vehicle crash involving a box car has closed all eastbound lanes of US Route 30 on Monday, July 11, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash happened by the exit for Exit: PA 741 - MILLERSVILLE/ROHRERSTOWN in East Hempfield Township at 10:46 a.m., authorities say. The box truck involved was supposedly hit in the side and split open, spilled its unknown contents unto the roadway, dispatchers say. RT 30 east remained closed two hours later and PennDOT officials are sure when the roadway will be cleared and reopened. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Sports

Ex-Olympian From PA Blinded After Jumped By Homeless Man (Videos) Volleyball player Kim Glass, of Lancaster, has been temporarily blinded and nearly lost her eye after she was jumped by a man experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, she says in social media posts. The 37-year-old was leaving a restaurant in downtown LA when the man attacked her with a pipe on Saturday, July 9, she says in multiple videos she posted on her social media. "He just like looked at me with some pretty hateful eyes," the 2008 silver medalist says in one of the videos. "And, as I turned to go tell my friend, 'I think something's, like, wrong with him and I think he's going to hi…

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Obituaries

Man ID'd Following Rollover Crash On RT 222: Coroner A 60-year-old man from Ephrata died at the scene of a rollover crash along Route 222 on Saturday July 9, authorities say. A deputy Lancaster County coroner came to the crash in West Earl Township at 2 p.m., according to a release by the county's forensic center. Edwin Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene. Hayes will be examined at the center to determine the cause and manner of his death. His community is already sharing about it's loss on social media: Funeral and memorial service details have yet to be released.

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Lifestyle

Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Lebanon City police have issued a statement after a distributing video of officers shooting a lost rescue dog surfaced on social media. Lebanon City police, were called to a report of a stray dog in the first block Tiffany Lane at around 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to the statement. The officers claim to have called the Lebanon County Humane Society and the Pa. Dog warden but say "no assistance was available." Daily Voice has reached out to both organizations as well as the PSPCA and has yet to hear back. The statement goes on to claim that the dog became aggressive and…

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

Business

Worker Caught Masturbating At Central PA Boscov's A contract cleaner at a central Pennsylvania Boscov's was caught urinating and masturbating inside an office at the store—where employees could see him, authorities say. Camp Hill police first became aware of the man’s unusual behavior when they were to a retail theft at the Boscov's Department Store located at 170 South 32nd Street at 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, police found the cleaner with a garbage bag of $39.39 of sale merchandise he had taken from the store without paying, the release details. The same cleaner was “also fo…

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

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