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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

Schools

Boys DID NOT Have AR-15 Causing Central PA School To Lockdown: State Police Multiple callers to 911 claimed to see two boys with an AR-15 walking towards a school, but what Pennsylvania State Police discovered was a bit different. The 16 and 13-year-old boys were reportedly dressed in camouflage carrying the weapon towards the Greenwood School District just after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to a state police release. The school followed lockdown procedures while PSP Lewistown and Aviation searched for the boys. With help from the helicopter, they were located by state police. The boys were discovered in the 100 block of North Marke…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

Man Dies On Way To Hospital After Crash Into Gas Station: PA State Police A 51-year-old man died in a crash into four other vehicles, a gas pump, and a utility pole on Monday evening, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day. Johnny O. Epps of Chambersburg had been in the westbound turning lane of Lincoln Way West when he suddenly switched directions to go into the eastbound turning lane— apparently attempting to turn into the convenience store near Mercersburg Road, according to state police. That's when Troy L. Wolf, 59, of Gardners's Volvo struck Epps head-on — causing his pick-up to spin out twice, the police explained. …

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

Missing, Endangered Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Woman: PA State Police An 84-year-old woman drove off on Monday morning and has not been heard from since Pennsylvania State Police say. Louise Heckler was last seen driving a white 2013 Ford Taurus on Bethlehem Pike in Montgomery Township around 10:35 a.m. on Aug 21, according to state police. Her PA license plate number is DDH9611. She is described as being 4 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with brown hair, and wears glases. Anyone who sees her or may know of her whereabouts is asked to contact 911 or the Montgomery Twp. police at 215-362-2301.

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

'Uniontown Ninja' Smashes Teen Into Wall Over Sandwich: PA State Police A 39-year-old man calling himself "The Uniontown Ninja" assaulted a teenage boy who refused to make him a sandwich, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 21. More than a decade since the first "Uniontown Ninja" incidents, Justin Matthew Jellots supposedly was back at his old tricks. This time he hit the 15-year-old in the face with a fist and slammed the boy's head into a wall multiple timesm authoritieis explained. The bizarre incident happened on Tex Lane in Menallen Township,on Saturday, Aug. 19, according to state police. The New Salem man has been charged wit…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

Cold CASE: Mexico Arrest Of Netas Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting US Marshals have arrested the NETAS street gang member in Mexico who has been sought for 25 years in connection to a fatal Pennsylvania shooting, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Israel Mendoza has been wanted by authorities since he allegedly shoot Michele Lutz in the back on Front and Elm Street killing her on August 2, 1998, according to Reading police. Now 43 years old, Mendoza was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, August 18th, 2023, according to the police release. Mendoza was the third of four suspects to be a…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Obituaries

Ugandan Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Just Over 1 Year After Coming To America Less than a year after moving to the United States of America a 12-year-old Ugandan boy has drowned in a Pennsylvania lake, his family announced on Monday, Aug. 21. Shaakir Kisubi has been identified as the 12-year-old who drowned at Blue Marsh Lake in Reading on Aug. 19, according to his father Hakim. They had been on a family outing enjoying the end of summer before school starts when the deadly incident happened. He drowned 40 to 60 feet out into the water near the Dry Brooks Day Use Area beach around 2 p.m. on Saturday. After about an hour of searching water rescue drivers found Shaa…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

Lifestyle

Tornado Throws Tree Onto 84-Year-Old PA Widow's Home, Fund Says After multiple tornadoes touched down in Pennsylvania on Monday, August 7, one of them sent a tree onto the home of an 84-year-old widow, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by her daughter. Ursula is without running water after, according to her daughter and namesake. "Almost every outbuilding and car was either damaged or destroyed in the tornado as well. Debris from other people’s homes has been dropped here," she said. "We are the most worried about the tree on the propane tank and the top of the well which also appears to have been damaged." The daughter said this incid…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

News

Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges A Pennsylvania State Police trooper allegedly struck a teacher dead doing an illegal pass on his way home from work, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. Michael J. Brown, 35, of Troy slammed into 47-year-old Christine "Chris" Elizabeth Woodward while attempting an illegal pass over double yellow lines on Route 6 on Feb. 11, 2023, according to the AG. An investigation revealed that Brown was heading west in a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Sullivan Township on his way home from work at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Tioga County when the crash happened, the AG explained. "In …

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Police & Fire

Car Split In Two, BMW Driver MedEvac'd: PA State Police A 36-year-old man is in the hospital with serious injuries following a high-speed crash in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The Myerstown driver was in his 2005 BMW 325 going at "a high rate of speed" when he lost control – exiting Weavertown Road north of Pineapple Road in Jackson Township around 10 p.m. on Saturday, state police said. The BMW spun out and slammed into a tree near the westbound lane – "splitting the car into two pieces," troopers said. "The rear end traveled northwest into a field and (the) fron…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Lifestyle

$315K+ Winning Lottery Prize Won In Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Pennsylvania just won $315,729.73 (before taxes) playing a lottery game online, the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The winner was from Chester County, the commission says. The winning game was Premier Jackpot which "features a connect-style internet instant game with one progressive jackpot," according to the lottery commission. Game players can reveal a multiplier amount up to 50 times, unlock 10 free games, and activate the premier bonus game. Pennsylvania Lottery online games can be played on a computer, phone…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

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