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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

Sports

Ex-Olympian From PA Blinded After Jumped By Homeless Man (Videos) Volleyball player Kim Glass, of Lancaster, has been temporarily blinded and nearly lost her eye after she was jumped by a man experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, she says in social media posts. The 37-year-old was leaving a restaurant in downtown LA when the man attacked her with a pipe on Saturday, July 9, she says in multiple videos she posted on her social media. "He just like looked at me with some pretty hateful eyes," the 2008 silver medalist says in one of the videos. "And, as I turned to go tell my friend, 'I think something's, like, wrong with him and I think he's going to hi…

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Obituaries

Man ID'd Following Rollover Crash On RT 222: Coroner A 60-year-old man from Ephrata died at the scene of a rollover crash along Route 222 on Saturday July 9, authorities say. A deputy Lancaster County coroner came to the crash in West Earl Township at 2 p.m., according to a release by the county's forensic center. Edwin Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene. Hayes will be examined at the center to determine the cause and manner of his death. His community is already sharing about it's loss on social media: Funeral and memorial service details have yet to be released.

by Jillian Pikora

07/11/2022

Lifestyle

Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Lebanon City police have issued a statement after a distributing video of officers shooting a lost rescue dog surfaced on social media. Lebanon City police, were called to a report of a stray dog in the first block Tiffany Lane at around 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to the statement. The officers claim to have called the Lebanon County Humane Society and the Pa. Dog warden but say "no assistance was available." Daily Voice has reached out to both organizations as well as the PSPCA and has yet to hear back. The statement goes on to claim that the dog became aggressive and…

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

Business

Worker Caught Masturbating At Central PA Boscov's A contract cleaner at a central Pennsylvania Boscov's was caught urinating and masturbating inside an office at the store—where employees could see him, authorities say. Camp Hill police first became aware of the man’s unusual behavior when they were to a retail theft at the Boscov's Department Store located at 170 South 32nd Street at 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, police found the cleaner with a garbage bag of $39.39 of sale merchandise he had taken from the store without paying, the release details. The same cleaner was “also fo…

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Pennsylvania State Troopers Make Arrest At 'Incident' In Central PA (Developing) Pennsylvania state troopers have made an arrest at the scene of an undisclosed incident in central Pennsylvania on Friday, July 8, authorities say. The incident led to five hours of road closures in the area of Sandhill, Goods, and Sickman Mill roads in Conestoga Township. The nature of the incident, which began at 1:22 p.m., remains unclear. This is a developing story, follow Daily Voice for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

News

Why NJ's Martha Stewart Wishes Her Married Friends Would 'Just Die' Martha Stewart wants to date and may be willing to kill for it — or at least she has been joking about it. The TV personality dished the dirt on her dating life on friend Chelsea Handler's podcast, "Dear Chelsea," where she said she sometimes wishes her friends would "just die" so she can date their husbands. The homemaker and lifestyle guru has been famously single since her husband Andrew Stewart of 29 years separated from her in 1987 and divorced her in 1990— only to go on to marry her assistant, Robyn Fairclough in 1993, according to her biography. …

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

Politics

PA Marine, Dad Of 5 Accused Of Attacking Police At Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies Suddenly A man hoping to make a deal and resolve his case regarding his alleged attack on a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot has died and his community wants the world to remember he was a person beyond this one day. Michael John Lopatic, 58, of Manheim Township, was accused of ripping off one of the officer's helmet and gas mask, stealing his cellphone— breaking his body camera, an essential piece of evidence— and hitting him with an uppercut during the riot, according to prosecutors statements. But this former Marine was not deemed a flight risk and was released from custody over a ye…

by Jillian Pikora

07/08/2022

Traffic

Tractor-Trailer Crashes Onto I-81 Median Causing Serious Slow-Down A tractor-trailer landed on the grassy median along Interstate 81 on Thursday, July 7, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. For an unknown reason the tractor-trailer left the southbound lanes and overturned on the grassy median near Exit 57 to PA 114 around 7:45 p.m. Crash on I-81 southbound at Exit 57 - PA 114. There is a lane restriction. — 511PA Harrisburg (@511PAHarrisburg) July 7, 2022 No injuries were reported on the driver-extracted himself from the cab. The road has been restricted to one lane southbound, but rubbernecking causes delays in the northbound l…

by Jillian Pikora

07/07/2022

Obituaries

Man ID'd After Boaters Find His Body In The Susquehanna River A 63-year-old man has been identified after his body was discovered by a group of boaters in the Susquehanna River on Wednesday, July 6, authorities say. Jerry Reynolds of Airville, Pennsylvania was found along the western shore of Crow Island, near Martic Township around 2 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The Lancaster County coroner's office was called to began an investigation at 3 p.m. His cause of death is pending the results of the coroner's autopsy on Friday, July 8. Reynolds died between 24 to 48 hours before his body was found, the coroner says Pennsylvania state …

by Jillian Pikora

07/07/2022

Obituaries

Duo ID'd Following Deadly Central PA Crash A man and woman following a deadly motorcycle crash on Wednesday, June 29, authorities say. Kevin Keim, 64, of Lower Paxton, and Christina Swavola, 59, of Harrisburg, were seriously hurt while riding a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Alexandra Lane, Crums Mill and Linglestown roads in Lower Paxton Township, according to Dauphin County spokesman Brett Hambright. The pair was taken to Hershey Medical center where both died from multiple traumatic injuries and their deaths were ruled accidental, Hambright told Daily Voice citing the county coroner's office. Keim die…

by Jillian Pikora

07/07/2022

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