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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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Police & Fire

Crews Douse Pair Of I-80 Vehicle Fires Back-To-Back Fire crews were called to two vehicle fires along Interstate 80 back-to-back on Tuesday morning, fire officials say. Allamuchy fire station 91 was called to a report of a working fire on I-81 near mile marker 17 around 9:40 a.m. on Apr. 5, the department said in a release. Upon arrival, the chief discovered the fire was in the rear of a dump truck and an additional engine was called, as explained in the release. After the fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared, and Station 91 was leaving, it was dispatched back to I-80, this time for a vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes at mile m…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

Police & Fire

Deadly Crash Closes All Lane Along US 30 In Central PA: State Police At least one person has died in a crash along US 30 on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania state police. The road closed shortly after the crash was reported around 4:40 p.m. on Apr. 5, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The portion of the highway that has shut down is between Granite Station and Hoffman roads in Straban Township, according to a release by Pennsylvania state Trooper Megan Ammerman. The highway "will be closed for an extended period of time," Ammerman says. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and a detour has been put in place. The exact number of …

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

Traffic

Multi-Vehicle Closes Part Of US 222 In PA: PennDOT A multi-vehicle crash has closed all lanes along a portion of US 222 on Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. All southbound lanes have been closed between US 322/Ephrata and Exit: US 322-Blue Ball, as of 4:11 p.m. on Apr. 5, according to PennDOT. Traffic is being detoured using the 322 interchange, PennDOT officials say. It is unclear how many vehicles are involved in the crash or if anyone is hurt. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

News

Missing Man's Body Found In PA River, Officials Confirm A body found in a Pennsylvania river is that of a man reported missing, according to WNEP citing the coroner's office. Moosic police shut down Minooka Avenue after a passerby walking along the river spotted the body in the Lackawanna River near the intersection of Minooka Avenue just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, Apr.5, and Lackawanna Avenue, WNEP reports citing Moosic police. Thomas Yerrick, 70, of Scranton, has been identified as the missing man as of Tuesday evening, according to the Lackawanna County coroner's office. Yerrick had not been seen since Sunday around 3:45 p.m., and an alert wa…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

Schools

PA School Shooter Arrested: Police A school shooter has been arrested in Pennsylvania, according to local authorities. One person was shot at Erie high school after a shooting broke out around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 5, according to Erie police. "The individual is in good condition and has been transported to the hospital," Erie police say. The school was locked down for hours while police secured the building. The school is locked down, and students are safe. — City of Erie, Pennsylvania (@CityofEriePA) April 5, 2022 School officials evacuated the building shortly after they received the all clear from the police,…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

News

PA Arsonist, 72, Nabbed After Setting Her Apartment On Fire: Police A 72-year-old woman was being rescued from an apartment fire when officials realized she had set the fire intentionally, police cay. Two fire departments responded to a call of smoky conditions in a third-floor apartment in the 300 block Market Street, Oxford Terrace apartment on Monday, Apr. 4 at 4:47 a.m., Oxford police say. Upon arrival, fire crews entered the apartment to find items smoldering on a window sill, according to the release. A single female was escorted from the building and no injuries were reported, police say. The Chester County fire marshal responded to investigate …

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

News

60 Shots Fired In Less Than Two Minutes Caught On Camera In Philly [Video]: Police Like a terrifying scene from a movie, a firefight breaks out between two groups of men on a Philadelphia basketball court—with shots being fired at a rate of one for every two seconds— and surveillance cameras capture the whole thing. The shots rang out at a basketball court in the West Mill Creek Playground along the 5000 block of Reno Street in West Philadelphia around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, March, 21, according to Philadelphia police. The men are standing in the court when the shooting starts and some of the men pull out their guns and fire back, they all scatter, and then they flee from…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2022

Obituaries

Lebanon Lt. Shot Dead One Month Before Retirement Will Have Celebration Of Life At Giant Center A celebration of life has been scheduled at the Giant Center for the Lebanon police officer who died in the line of duty last week. Lt. William Lebo, 63, will be honored with a celebration at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, April 8 at 11 a.m., according to his obituary. His family is focusing on how he lived not how he died, his wife Lora, said in a Facebook post. "Our families are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love, support, and common grief for the loss of my Husband and Corinne’s Dad, Lieutenant William Lebo," Lora wrote in the post she shared over the weekend following hi…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

News

NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription Three men from New York sent police on a chase in Pennsylvania after they failed to fill a fraudulent prescription, police say. Northwest Regional police received a report of someone trying to fill a fake prescription at Sloan's Norlanco Pharmacy in Mount Joy Township around 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1— and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, as the script was filed several days prior, according to the department’s release. Officers Kris Hart and Dan Gordon responded to the call, approaching the building as one of the suspects were exiting the store. Outside the store, the other two suspects w…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

News

Mom's Negligence Contributed To Six-Day-Old Son's Death: PA State Police A 30-year-old mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an investigation determined she "negligently contributed to the death” of her six-day-old son in 2021, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. State police were called to a report of an unresponsive infant in the 1300 block of Swamp Fox Road in Guilford Township on May 2 at 1 p.m., according to a release by the police. Life-saving measures were taken but Xender Ray Reed was pronounced deceased at 1:49 p.m., the release states. After an autopsy and an “extensive investigation” it was determined that Reed…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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