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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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Obituaries

Mom Of 3 Dies Suddenly At Home In Hanover, Fund Says A 37-year-old Pennsylvania mom of three children under six years old, "passed away suddenly at home on December 5, 2023," according to her obituary. Sara L. (Eline) Shaffer, of Hanover's unexpected passing has left a hole in her family, especially for her six, four, and two-year-old children who "relied heavily on their mother for support, provision, and love," as stated in GoFundMe started by a family friend. Sara shared 15 years in a loving marriage with Derek E. Shaffer before her untimely passing as detailed in her obituary. She received her "license in cosmetology, her …

by Jillian Pikora

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Sedan Fire Closed US Rt 222 In Ephrata: Officials (Photos) A third vehicle fire was reported on a major highway in Central Pennsylvania on Thursday morning. A four-door sedan caught fire on Route 222 North shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 14, according to a release by West Earl Fire Station 29. Volunteer firefighters took Engine 29-1 to the and quickly extinguished the fire, officials with the station explained. The vehicle fire briefly closed the roadway just south of the Ephrata Exit. No injuries were reported. Two other vehicles caught fire on Interstate 81. Click here to see the dramatic photos.

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2023

Traffic

Multi-Vehicle Fires Closed I-81: PennDOT (Update; Photos) At least two vehicles caught fire on Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania on Thursday morning. The incident appears to have started when a tractor-trailer attempted to pull on the right shoulder on I-81 near Exit 37: Newville in Penn Township around 6:15 a.m. on Dec. 14, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. As it got into the shoulder it quickly became "engulfed in flames," Schreffler said. Another car in the shoulder in front of the tractor-trailer also became engulfed, but all the drivers were able to get out of the vehicles and be evaluated by…

by Jillian Pikora

12/14/2023

Traffic

Man ID'd In Motorcycle Crash Into Teen's Pick-Up By York Rutter's (Update) A coroner and a helicopter were called to the scene of a deadly motorcycle crash in York on Wednesday, authorities told Daily Voice. Kevin D. Frazier, 64, of Fawn Grove was wearing his helmet while riding his 2022 Ducati Monster motorcycle when he fatally crashed, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. He was speeding and following a 17-year-old boy's 2024 Chevrolet Silverado too closely in the first block of West Main Street/Route 851 when the boy slowed for passing traffic and Frazier slammed into the rear of his vehicle, PSP detailed in a release. T…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2023

News

Sexually Violent Predator Charged With Raping Child In Lebanon County — Again A convicted child rapist who is on the Pennsylvania Sex Offender Registry has been charged again, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jonathan Michael Service is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old at a swimming pool and later raping that same girl at the Mount Wilson Church of the Brethren playground, located at 1261 Mount Wilson Road, in May, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. In 2001, Service pleaded guilty to the 1999 offenses of felon statutory sexual assault, two counts of indecent assault without consent, and corruption of minors, all of …

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2023

Police & Fire

Quarryville Driver Asleep At Wheel In Amish Horse-Buggy Strike: Affidavit A 22-year-old woman fell asleep at the wheel before striking an Amish horse-and-buggy and fleeing, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Following the crash, 20-year-old Simeon King and 18-year-old Barbara King of New Providence were left with a disabled buggy on Valley Road/PA Route 372, just east of May Post Office Road in Eden Township at 11:25 p.m. on December 3, state police detailed the affidavit of probable cause. The 22-year-old Quarryville woman, identified in court documents as Destiney Faith Lundy, had struck their buggy with h…

by Jillian Pikora

12/13/2023

Traffic

School Bus Driver Charged After Crash Hospitalizes 8: PA State Police A school bus driver has been charged after eight people were injured in a crash involving the bus and a car, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday. Terry M. Stroup, 34 of Neville, was wearing her seatbelt but suffered a "suspected minor injury" Pennsylvania State Police wrote in an updated release on Dec. 12. She was taken to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill for an evaluation. The crash happened at the intersection of Newville and Oakville roads in North Newton Township at 8:50 a.m. on Dec. 12, PSP Trooper Megan Frazer detailed in the initial release.…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2023

Obituaries

Marine Killed In Manure Spreader Crash: York County Coroner A beloved "Pop pop" has been identified as a York County man who died from injuries sustained when he slammed into a manure spreader, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Dec. 14. Lester Carl Stewart, 68, of Fawn Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 2, as detailed in Coroner Pam Gay's release. It was foggy and Stewart was not wearing a seatbelt when he struck a tractor towing a manure spreader around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Stewart was going 55 miles per hour when he attempted to pass 19-yea…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2023

Lifestyle

Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 The top Google search trends of 2023 have been released and they reveal that a famous Pennsylvania tops the list of most searched for person. No, it's not Taylor Swift, it's 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native, Damar Hamlin. Hamlin was both the most Google searched in the US and globally in 2023. His name began to trend less than 24 hours into the year when he went into cardiac arrest during a live televised game on Jan. 2. He was out the rest of the season. Twitter/@HamlinIsland In August, he returned to the field and played against his hometown team, t…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2023

News

Child Rapist Found Hanging In Dauphin County Prison Cell ID'd: Officials A registered sex offender awaiting a preliminary hearing in a child pornography case has been found dead in his cell at the Dauphin County Prison, officials told Daily Voice on Monday night. Christopher Keith Phy, 38, most recently of the 7800 block of Manor Drive, West Hanover Township, Harrisburg, died from what prison officials are calling an "apparent suicide," as stated in the release from the Dauphin County Prison emailed to Daily Voice by Dauphin County Communications Director Jennifer Fitch. A fellow inmate found Phy hanging in an empty cell – which was used as a bat…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2023

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