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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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News

3.4+Mil Birds Have Avian Flu In PA: USDA Three commercial chicken farms in central Pennsylvania have confirmed avian flu in their birds totaling over 3,450,100 within the state, according to an updated release from the US Department of Agriculture. The infected birds are all egg-laying chickens and all three farms are located in Lancaster County, according to the release. The first confirmed case of avian flu in Lancaster County was at a Kreider Farms facility in East Donegal Township, and the farm destroyed nearly 1.5 million chickens in response to the diagnosis, according to Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. …

by Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022

Obituaries

$2K Reward Offered For Information On Shooting Death Of Lebanon County Man A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the shooter— or shooters— who killed 35-year-old Lebanon County man last fall, according to a release by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. Zachary Scott Lauderman was found shot twice in the head in his home on the first block of Ulsh Lane in Bethel Township at 2:50 p.m. Sept. 10, 2021, the said Thursday. Lauderman was a truck driver who ran his own trucking business— Lauderman & Derr Trucking, according to his obituary. He was an outdoorsman who was an avid hunter and fisher, his obituary shows. Lauderman was a 2004 graduat…

by Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022

News

Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA A man from Lebanon County was caught trying to bring a revolver onto an airplane in his carryon bag while at Harrisburg International Airport on Sunday, Apr. 17, according to a release by the Transportation Security Administration. A TSA officer spotted the revolver in the checkpoint X-ray machine, police were alerted, and the weapon was confiscated, according to the release. TSA issued the man "a federal financial civil penalty," as stated in the release. “It is always disappointing when we see travelers bring their guns to our security checkpoints,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal…

by Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022

Police & Fire

'Major' Motorcycle Crash Causes Serious Injuries In Central Pennsylvania: Police A "major crash" involving a sedan and a motorcycle left two people hurt— one with life threatening injuries, police say. Manor Township police were called to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Central Manor and Manor Church roads at 12:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 20, according to a release by the department. Officers "rendered aid to the motorcycle rider until EMS arrived," as stated in the release. The motorcyclist had suffered life -threatening injuries and was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, according to the release. "The driver of the sedan sustained minor injurie…

by Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022

News

DNA Samples ID Victims Killed In 80 Car Pile-Up On I-81 DNA samples were what ultimately helped officials identify the six victims killed in a nearly 80-car pileup on Interstate 81 caused by a snow squall last month, authorities said. The people who are listed together were riding in the same vehicle, according to state police. Their names were released Thursday, April 21. Terri Stull, 56, and Douglas Teeter, 57; both of Lexington, Massachusetts Rita Matos, 40, and Edward Ramos, 43; both of Carlisle William Douglas, 69, of Pine Grove, West Virginia Domingo Diaz, 66, of Brooklyn, New York There were 39 commercial and 41 passenger vehicles i…

by Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022

News

PA Sisters Give Birth One Hour Apart In The Same Hospital Two sisters gave birth one hour apart from each other at the same Pennsylvania hospital on the morning of Monday, Apr. 18, hospital officials say. The cousins, Mason Park and Saylor Lightner, were born at UPMC Altoona to sisters Mackenzie Boswell and Mariah Schoening, according to a release from the hospital. The boys also share a birthday with their grandpa, according to the release. The sisters "are looking forward to the boys growing up together," as they told officials.

by Jillian Pikora

04/20/2022

News

PA Ex-Con Wanted For Raping 4-Year-Old Twins Nabbed From NY Homeless Shelter A 22-year-old former convict who is accused of raping 4-year-old twins and attacking two NYPD officers who attempted to arrest him in a homeless shelter was arrested in Westchester, New York, authorities say. Isaiah John Metz, of North 16th Street in Harrisburg, was arrested in Yonkers inside a different shelter on West 30th Street at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, according to US Marshals. Metz was subdued by a stun gun and hospitalized when police took him into custody— he later returned to Manhattan to face charges that include assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest…

by Jillian Pikora

04/20/2022

Lifestyle

A$AP Rocky Arrested At LAX: Reports Rapper A$AP Rocky— whose real name is Rakim Mayers– has been detained at the Los Angeles airport in connection with a Nov. 2021 shooting, according to multiple media outlets. A$AP Rocky had arrived at the airport from a vacation in Barbados with his girlfriend Rihanna in a private plane on Wednesday, Apr. 20 NBC News reported citing his attorney. As soon as he landed he was greeted by police officers who took him away in handcuffs, reports TMZ. In addition to the Los Angeles Police Department— members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations team were…

by Jillian Pikora

04/20/2022

Sports

Listen To 911 Call Placed By Dwayne Haskins' Wife In Pittsburgh Moments After He Died Moments after Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback and New Jersey native Dwayne Haskins, 24, was struck dead by a dump truck on a Florida highway on Saturday, April 9, his wife made a chilling call to 911, as heard in the audio recording of the call obtained by South Florida Fox Sports host Andy Slater. Haskins’ wife Kalabrya Haskins, can be heard telling the 911 operator that she was on the phone with he husband who said he would call her back, but he “had to go walk and get gas.” WARNING: The following audio may be disturbing for some listeners. NEW: 911 audio from the morning Dwayne Hask…

by Jillian Pikora

04/20/2022

News

PA Dad Abused 3-Month-Old Causing Swollen Brain, Cut Eye: Report A Pennsylvania dad assaulted his infant son causing facial bruises and brain swelling, then lied about how the injuries were suffered, Lancaster Online reports citing police and related paperwork. Raydel Montero-Rico, 22, of Lancaster, only took the infant to a hospital in Hershey after the child’s mother returned home around 6 a.m. Aug. 13, 2021, the morning after the alleged abuse at his Manor Township home, the outlet reports. Montero-Rico reportedly said the child had fallen and cut his eye, according to the affidavit LNP obtained. Lancaster County Children and Youth Age…

by Jillian Pikora

04/20/2022

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