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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

Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (Update) Gettysburg Kevin was found on Halloween, the Rumbaugh family announced on Facebook, but not before the famous actor he was named after remarked on his disappearance! Today around noon my husband and I walked outside to do a survey of the woods and look for Kevin. After two steps... Posted by Bring Kevin Bacon Home on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 The portly pig that had gone "Hollowman" and disappeared— similar to the way his namesake, actor Kevin Bacon did in the popular film— returned around noon on Oct. 31. The star we are all six degrees of separation from, Kevin Bacon, took to Meta'…

by Jillian Pikora

11/01/2023

Police & Fire

All Trick No Treat: Needles Found In Candy In Central PA, Police Say Multiple needles were found shoved in candy given out to trick-or-treaters for Halloween in Central Pennsylvania, according to the police. The police were called to investigate after the first needle was found in a watermelon-flavored Airheads candy in the first block of Pine Hill Avenue around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Two other pieces of candy were also found to contain approximately an inch and a half long sewing needles, the Silver Springs Township police explained. The police believe all three pieces of candy are from the area of Pine Hill/North Locust Lane/ Su…

by Jillian Pikora

11/01/2023

Traffic

'Irreplaceable' Woman ID'd After Fatal Crash On Route 30: PA State Police A woman has been identified following a deadly two-vehicle crash on Route 30/Lincoln Highway in Lancaster County on Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice. Kimberly Halota, 58, of Gap, succumbed to her injuries at the hospital around 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, Trooper James Grothey explained in an updated release on Friday. She was among three people who were hospitalized following the crash in the 5000 block of Lincoln Highway on Nov. 1, according to the state police. Kimberly, the driver of the Hyundai SUV, and the driver of a Chevrolet SUV, along with their passenger…

by Jillian Pikora

11/01/2023

Traffic

RV Sparks Mile Long Brush Fire Halting Traffic On I-81 Near MD/PA Line: PennDOT (Video) An RV fire turned brush fire halted traffic on Interstate 81 near the Maryland and Pennsylvania state lines on Wednesday, authorities told Daily Voice. The RV's brakes caught fire near 14: PA 316 - Wayne Avenue around 2:27 p.m. on Oct. 25, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Fritzi Schreffler explained. The fire quickly spread causing "about a mile's worth of brush fires," she said noting that the "RV was pulling a vehicle and they (were both) fully engulfed in flames." You can see the Marion Volunteer Fire Company 8's video of the scene in the player below. Co. 8 along with …

by Jillian Pikora

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Death Investigation Launched Into Lancaster Shooting: Police A person was found shot dead in Lancaster City on Tuesday night, police announced the following morning. City police officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 700 block of Ocean Avenue at approximately 11 p.m. on Oct. 24, according to a release by the department. Officers found the victim dead on arrival from "an apparent gunshot wound," as stated in the release. The victim's name has not been released. It is believed that "this was an isolated incident and there is no current threat to the public," the police said. The investigation is active and ongoing.…

by Jillian Pikora

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after being caught on video stabbing a 17-year-old boy during a fight, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday. Isaac Mason Blinke reportedly stabbed the older teen around 7:04 p.m. in the 200 block of West Broadway in Red Lion, PSP detailed in a release. When first responders arrived at the reported assault "the 17-year-old victim was found with a stab wound in his torso," the state police said. The teen told the police, they had been in a had been in a fight when Isaac "brandished a knife and stabbed him in …

by Jillian Pikora

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Child MedEvaced From Silo In South Central Pennsylvania: Authorities A child was rescued from a grain silo in South Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, authorities announced. Crews with the New Franklin Volunteer Fire Company arrived at a reported farming accident on Newcomer Road at 5:51 p.m. on Oct. 24. They found that child was actually lodged in the grain auger between the silo and a feed truck. "A grain auger is a long tube used to raise and transport grain from the ground to the top of grain bins, load trucks from the grain bin or carry feed from a wagon to cattle feeders on a farm," according to the Farm Injury Resource Center. …

by Jillian Pikora

10/25/2023

Traffic

Unconscious Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Crash On Rt 441 In Lancaster Co.: Police A "serious motorcycle crash" sent a rider to the hospital in "critical condition" and caused a closure along part of Route 441 in Lancaster County on Tuesday, police announced. The Susquehanna Regional Police, along with the Lancaster County Crash Team, were called to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle at 2420 Rt 441/River Road in Conoy Township at 6:38 a.m. on Oct. 24, according to a police release. They arrived to find "the driver of the vehicle involved was alert and responsive" but the motorcyclist was unconscious near the crash scene.&nbs…

by Jillian Pikora

10/24/2023

Traffic

Tractor-Trailer Driver ID'd After Falling On Tracks Below I-81 At MD/PA Line (Update) A tractor-trailer driver has died after driving off Interstate 81 — onto the train tracks below, authorities announced Monday night. James C. Hayworth, 58, of Chatsworth, GA was trapped in his trailer after accidentally driving his vehicle off I-81 onto the train tracks below, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release the following morning. He initially survived the crash and fall, so emergency crews made "many attempts" to rescue him. Unfortunately, a coroner was called to the scene and he was pronounced dead, the Franklin Company explained in a release ar…

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

News

'Charged Lemonade' From Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City: Lawsuit More than a year after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has filed a wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary. The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. Sarah went into cardiac arrest at a table in the Panera surrounded by her friends shortly after drinking …

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

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