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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

Pittsburgh Steeler, 2X Super Bowl Champ, Sidney Thornton Dies At 68, Family Says Two-time Super Bowl Champion Sidney Thornton has died, his former team the Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. He was 68 years old. We are saddened by the loss of former Steelers RB Sidney Thornton. pic.twitter.com/LpKsIbJ1Xq — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 1, 2023 Thornton passed on Jan. 28, 2023, according to his official obituary. Prior to joining the Steelers the 5'11", 230 lb running back was on the team at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. He was drafted by Pittsburgh in 1977 and was on the team when it went to the Super Bowl in 1979 …

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Police & Fire

Extremely Drunk Lititz Man Flees Multiple Crashes, Police Say A man from Lititz was driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level above the highest rate when he hit multiple cars in separate crashes fleeing every time, authorities explain in a release on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Brian Keith Fisher was discovered to be drunk when officers with the Northern Lancaster County Region police department pulled him over in the 300 block of Rudy Dam Drive in Warwick Township on Jan. 15, 2023. The 52-year-old "was involved in a crash at multiple locations in Warwick Township and continued to drive away from each crash scene," the police stat…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (Photos) Shifting cargo literally smashed into the driver's cab of a tractor-trailer hauling poles in Lebanon County, authorities say. The Annville Cleona Fire Department was called to the "vehicle accident" at the intersection of State Route 934 and Harrison Drive, North Annville Township on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 4:49 p.m., according to a release by the department. The driver was safely extracted from the cab and taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, according to the department officials.

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

News

Twenty PA Hospitals Named Among America's Best In New Report Twenty Pennsylvania hospitals earned a spot in America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2023 by Healthgrades.com. The rankings are based on procedure performance, potential risks, predicted outcomes and comparing those predictive outcomes to actual outcomes. You can read more about their methodology here. The following hospitals ranked in the top 50 nationwide. These "are in the top 1% of hospitals in the nation for consistently providing overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures year over year." This ranking means these PA hospitals are the top four in t…

by Jillian Pikora

02/02/2023

Obituaries

Son Dies In Crash While DUI Dad On Cocaine, THC Had BAC Nearly 3x Legal Limit: LanCo. DA A central Pennsylvania father has been arrested on DUI homicide charges nearly two months after killing his son in a crash, authorities announced on Feb. 1, 2023. Larry K. Rapp, 63, of the 200 block of E. Front Streetman, has been identified as the driver of a white Ford Bronco that struck a tree— without swerving or braking on Prospect Road, in West Hempfield Township on Saturday, Dec. 3 around 1 a.m., authorities say. The police arrived at 1:17 a.m. and found the Bronco with "heavy front-end damage and Rapp extricated from the driver’s seat and being treated by EMS. Officers located a p…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

News

Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say A former convict kicked in the door of a Quarryville home, then assaulted and threatened the life of a woman before fleeing on Jan. 30, 2023, area police explained in a release on Feb. 1. Dakota Ray Eldridge, 27, broke into the home in the 100 block of Groffdale Drive shortly before 11:52 p.m. when police say they arrived on the scene. The officers had been called to "a report of a Burglary, in-progress," the police state in the release. Upon arrival, they found "Eldridge physically assaulted and threatened the life of the female victim inside (of the home)" the police de…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

News

Repeatedly Raped 12-Year-Old Chambersburg Girl Called Florida Social Worker For Help: Police A 12-year-old girl in Chambersburg was raped multiple times starting around her birthday, according to Court Documents obtained by Daily Voice. Delke Eustache, 18, of Chambersburg was arrested in connection with the rapes on January 27, 2023 around 10 a.m., according to a release by the Chambersburg police department. The case first brought to the department's attention when a social worker in Flordia reached out after receiving call from the viticm, the police detail in the affidavit of probable cause. Eustache "used her for sex" at least three times, only stopping "when he peed whi…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

News

York Man Threatens Police, Shoots Woman In Trailer Park Fight Over PC: Authorities A man has been arrested on attempted homicide charges after shooting at a woman during a fight over a computer on Feb. 1, 2023, authorities say. David Charles Serio, 59, of Thomasville shot at a woman fleeing in her car to a nearby business following the fight at Chesapeake Estates in Jackson Township around 4:20 a.m., Northern York County Regional police explained in a release later that day. Officers called to investigate found that the woman was shot in her hand and shoulder. The victim told police that she and Serio "were involved in a verbal argument about the ma…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

Schools

Threat Closes Schools In Biglerville, District Officials Say A threat led to the sudden closure of two schools in Bigglerville, according to district officials. The Upper Adams School District received a threat in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. "Out of an abundance of caution, the school district will be dismissing school early today to maintain student safety. Biglerville High School & Upper Adams Middle School will be dismissing students at 11:00 a.m. Upper Adams Intermediate School will be dismissing at 12:00 p.m. from the Zion Church in Arendtsville and Biglerville Elementary School students will be dismissing at 12:00 p.m.…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

News

Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old man was high on THC with drug paraphernalia in his car when he went 25 miles per hour above the speed limit striking another vehicle— seriously injuring the driver and killing her passenger, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The high driver, William R. Vaughan-Geib, of South Oakmont Street Lancaster, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries following the deadly crash in the 2100 block of New Holland Pike in East Lampeter Township on Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:40 p.m., according to area police. Police arrived at the scene to find f…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

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