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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

News

Chambersburg Man Leaves 'Open Wound' On Mom's Leg After Biting Her: Pennsylvania State Police A 32-year-old Chambersburg man bit his mother so hard he left an "open wound," Pennsylvania state police say. Antonio Lee Quiros got into a verbal argument with his mother on Oct. 11 around 2:30 a.m., according to a release by the police the following Friday. When police arrived at the home on Johnson Road in Hamilton Township they learned Quiros had punched his 59-year-old mother in the face multiple times, the police explain in the release. They also found that he had bitten her on her arms and legs so hard that he— "created an open wound on the outside of her right leg," police say. …

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

Police & Fire

Hershey Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash On Rt 283: Pennsylvania State Police A 66-year-old Hershey man died at the scene of a four-vehicle wrong-way crash on Pennsylvania Route 283 on Thursday, Oct. 13, state police announced on Friday. Walter D. Larson, 66, of Hershey, was driving his 2020 Hyundai Elantra— west— on Route 283 east, when the crash happened at mile marker .4 in Lower Swatara Township around 10:18 p.m. at mile marker 0.4 in Lower Swatara Township Jessica Abreau, 36, also of Hershey was driving her 2020 Ram ProMaster 3500— in the correct direction— on the road and swerved to avoid Larson, but instead, she collided and slammed i…

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

News

Teen Followed Man Home To Steal 4 Pairs Of Nike Air Jordans At Gunpoint In Pennsylvania: Police A 19-year-old was among two robbers who followed a man home and stole four pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers at gunpoint in central Pennsylvania, police allege. Hayden Matthew Thoman, of York, and another man followed a Lancaster resident to his home where the men hopped out and demand the shoes, according to the police release on Oct. 14. Then "the driver had retrieved a shotgun from the side of the victim’s house and pointed the shotgun at the victim while he stole four pairs of Nike Air Jordans valued at $800," on Sept. 28, Manheim Township police state in the release. Offic…

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

Sports

Son Of Superbowl Champ Fled Scene Of Crash Killing Dad Of 2: Reports The son of a Super Bowl champion— who played for the Steelers', Eagles, Jets, Broncos, and Vikings— Quarterback Bubby Brister, has turned himself in to authorities in Louisiana in connection with a deadly hit-and-run, according to multiple media outlets. Walter Andrew Brister IV, 21, fled the scene after crashing a black Range Rover SUV into that 44-year-old Jude Jarreau at Ben Hur Road near the Louisiana State University campus, The Advocate reported. Jarreau died at the scene, but Brister was seen turning onto a nearby street after the crash, the outlet reports. The younger Brister, a…

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

Lifestyle

$1 Million Top Prize Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Adams County won big, and is about to be $1,000,000 million richer (before taxes), the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Friday, Oct. 14. The $1,000,000 Cash King Scratch-Off was sold at the Sheetz, located at 35 East King Street, Littlestown. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. This is the top prize the $20 game offers. "Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold. The Lottery learns where winning tickets are so…

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

News

Central PA Man Confesses To Sex Acts With 6-Year-Old: DA A 30-year-old man who who pleaded guilty to charges related to having sex with a child has learned his fate. Zackary Geyer, 30, of Upper Strasbourg, had previously pleading guilty to the first degree felony charge of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, when he appeared before Judge Brewbaker on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to a release by the Cumberland County district attorney's office. ***Warning the following details might disturb some readers*** His charges stemmed for an incident where he "engaged in inappropriate sexual acts with a six year old child, incl…

by Jillian Pikora

10/14/2022

News

Missing Teen Pennsylvania State Police Thought In Danger, Found Safe UPDATE: Julian Slocum was found safe sometime before 6:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. ORIGINAL: A 14-year-old boy has been reported missing, according to the Pennsylvania state police. Julian Slocum, was last seen in the 1800 block of Lancaster Pike, Peach Bottom, Drumore Township. He was wearing grey or black Under Armor sweatpants, a blue shirt and a grey Under Armor backpack, police say. He is described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing approximately 132 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, according to the relea…

by Jillian Pikora

10/13/2022

Police & Fire

Hazmat Crew Called To Fire At Multi-Vehicle Crash Along US 30 In Central PA (Developing) A hazmat team has been called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania involving a commercial truck, authorities say. The crash happened at the intersection of Lampeter Road and Lincoln Highway East (Bridgeport) around 2 p.m., according to area police and PennDOT. The commercial truck caught fire in the crash, so the "Lancaster County Haz-Mat is responding to assess the situation for possible leakage," the East Lampeter Township police department detailed in the release. Lampeter has been closed to traffic, and motorists are asked to avoid the area "and exp…

by Jillian Pikora

10/13/2022

Business

20-Year-Old Sam's Club Worker Dies 1 Week After Getting Hit In The Head On The Job In PA A 20-year-old Sam's Club employee in Pennsylvania has died a week after he was struck in the head while on the job, his family confirmed to Daily Voice. Benjamin "Benji" Knight Jr. was hit in the head by a door with a broken spring in an overhead loading dock door at the Summit Township Sam's Club located at 7200 Peach Street on Sept. 30, Erie News Now reports. He was taken to UPMC Hamot hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Oct. 7, according to Erie County coroner Lyell Cook, who stated that his cause of death was blunt force trauma. "Mr. Knight was a valued member of our family …

by Jillian Pikora

10/13/2022

News

Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police A fugitive with a criminal record going back a decade was arrested in Ephrata on Thursday, Oct. 13, police say. John Jose Figueroa, 32, of Reading, was "a fugitive from justice following an incident in Reinholds area of West Cocalico Township," police say. The details of that incident were not immediately available beyond how and where he was found. Figueroa was found sleeping behind a business in the 100 block of West Main Street, Reinholds, around 2:30 a.m., Ephrata police detailed in a release. The Adams County Sheriff's Department wanted Figueroa for failure to appea…

by Jillian Pikora

10/13/2022

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