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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

Man ID'd After Deadly Crash Into UPS Semi, Utility Pole In South Central PA A 24-year-old man has been identified as the driver who died at Gettysburg Hospital following a serious crash on Thursday, authorities announced over the weekend. Michael Peterson Jr., originally of Hanover, most recently of Gettysburg, died from multiple blunt force trauma following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, according to the Adam's County coroner's officer. The deadly crash happened along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. Peterson Jr. had "failed to stop at a stop sign" and his white 20…

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

Schools

Central PA School Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say A Monday morning crash involving a school bus left students needing EMS evaluations, according to a police release. The North Middleton Township police were called to the motor vehicle crash involving a school bus around 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 23, as detailed in a release by the department. Officers at the scene found that the school bus was heading to the Carlisle School District with students on board when it was rear-ended. The bus had been heading south on Spring Road when it stopped before making a right turn onto Fry Loop Avenue — that's when it was rear-ended "by a white…

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23. Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release. The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents. During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Dog Shot Dead Inside Lancaster County Home, Police Say A Lancaster County man "shot and killed his dog inside his residence," on Thursday, police announced on Oct 23. Mark Teague, 63, of Denver, shot the dog after an unknown "incident" at his home in the first block of Main Street in Denver at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Oct. 19, according to the release by East Cocalico police. Officers arrived at his home following the shooting, after receiving reports of "shots fired," as stated in the release. They found Teague and the dead dog, according to the release. He was arrested on charges of felony cruelty to animals causing serious bo…

by Jillian Pikora

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Teen Assaults Officers In York, Police Say A York City 18-year-old was arrested on felony charges after he drunkenly assaulted officers, police announced on Friday, Oct. 20. Alex R. Kennedy had purchased alcohol which he apparently drank until he was drunk, before police officers arrived to investigate. The York City police found the teen in the 1300 block of West College Avenue in York on Oct. 12. While attempting to arrest him for charges related to his drinking state, he assaulted multiple officers. He was taken into custody and charged with five felony counts of aggravated assault - attempts to cause or…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

1 Dies Following 3 Separate Cars Slamming Into Utility Poles In South Central PA Over 15 Hours One person has died after three separate incidents of passenger vehicles slamming into utility poles along highways in South Central Pennsylvania within 15 hours. The person who died passed at Gettysburg Hospital following the first crash into a utility pole along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. The driver "failed to stop at a stop sign" and their white 2010 Chevrolet Malibu collided with a semi-truck and spun around, while the trailer slammed into the utility pole, state police exp…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Turnpike Caught On Camera (Video) A tractor-trailer fire closed part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Thursday evening, authorities said. The Fairview Township Fire Department along with mutual aid responded to the "well-involved" fire on Interstate 76 westbound around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. The tractor-trailer burst into flames near the ramp to Interstate 83 by mile marker 241.9, the department explained. You can watch a short video of the fire in the player below: FTFD units along with mutual aid currently on the PA Turnpike with a well involved Tractor Trailer. MM241.9 westbound. Posted by Fairview Township Fire …

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Child, Adult MedEvaced After Balcony Breaks: Chambersburg Fire Dept. An adult and a child were airlifted to a hospital after plummeting from an apartment balcony on Thursday, according to the Chambersburg Fire Department. The adult and child were on the second-floor balcony of the residence in the 100 block of Kennedy Street near Roy-Pitz Avenue in Chambersburg when the railing gave way just after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, according to officials with the department. The pair fell approximately 12 feet and emergency crews were called to the scene at 4:46 p.m., Chambersburg Fire Department Chief Dustin Ulrich explained. Lack of "structural integr…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Lancaster Teen Missing For Weeks Sought By Police A 17-year-old boy has been missing since Set. 27, and the Lancaster City Bureau of Police is asking the public for help finding him. Kalil Harrell was last seen in sweatpants and a gray hoodie. He is described as being 5'9", 140 lbs with brown eyes and short curly black hair. "There is a possibility that Kalil could be in the Philadelphia area," police say. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bureau of Police | Lancaster City, PA (@lancaster.police) Anyone with information on Kalil Harrell's whereabouts is asked to call the Lanca…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2023

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