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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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Obituaries

'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness A beloved "fireman's fireman" who trained firefighters around the world has died after a battle against a long illness, but his legacy will live on. The 23-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Captain Jimmy Ellis of Station 32 in Deutschtown passed away at Allegheny General Hospital with his loving family and friends by his side on Wednesday, July 13, city officials told Daily Voice. Ellis not only worked in Pittsburgh but was "a renowned instructor known across the country," as the Leetsdale fire department said in a statement. "He was passionate about passing his knowledge a…

by Jillian Pikora

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Shoved In Van, Attempted Abductors Pursued By Pennsylvania State Police A woman working at a western Pennsylvania gas station was lured outside and shoved into a van— but she managed to escape, and now her attempted abductors are wanted by the Pennsylvania state police. The two men pictured went into a gas station in Franklin Township at 8:50 p.m. on July 12, state police say. After they lured the gas station clerk outside by their gray van, one man grabbed her and attempted to pull her into the van, according to the police release. Somehow the woman was able to break free unharmed, police say. The van with a red and white logo on the side a…

by Jillian Pikora

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

PA Passenger Slapped With Child Endangerment Charges After Teen Driver Crashes Through Garage A 19-year-old passenger who allegedly encouraged a 14-year-old boy to drive— but they instead crashed into a neighbor's garage— has been charged with child endangerment, authorities say. Bethany Ruth Schrom, of the 900 block of Hannah Drive, supposedly allowed the boy to drive a 2000 Chrysler sedan while she and rode as a passenger along with the boy's mother Laurellyn Schrom— despite the fact that he was under the legal driving age— around 10:20 a.m. on July 1, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. The boy crashed the sedan into a neighbor's garage located in the 700…

by Jillian Pikora

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

PA Prowler Spotted In Repeat Creepy Videos ID'd By Police Days after a Pennsylvania prowler was spotted on someone 's home security camera breaking in and stealing for a second time, police have identified this repeat creep. Tyler Livingston, 28, of Manchester Township, is wanted on a warrant in connection with those and other break-ins in the area, according to a release by Northern York County Regional police on Thursday, July 14. Anyone who knows of Livingston's whereabouts is asked to contact the Northern York County Regional Police Department at 717.467.TELL (8355) or tips@nycrpd.org. Police are also urging Livingston to turn him…

by Jillian Pikora

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

19-Year-Old Girl Found With 14 Baggies Of Fentanyl In Central PA: Police A 19-year-old girl was caught with 14 baggies of fentanyl during a traffic stop, police say. Mikayla C. Eshleman, of Ephrata, was stopped in the 100 block of Akron Road in Ephrata Township at 11:32 a..m. on June 20, area police say. The officers soon discovered that she had an outstanding Lancaster County bench warrant for failing to appear for a retail theft charge, according to the police release and court documents. "Eshleman was also found to possess 14 baggies of suspected fentanyl, weighing 4.53 grams," as stated in the release. Eshleman has been charged with a misdemeanor for poss…

by Jillian Pikora

07/14/2022

News

Infant On Meth Died In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Arrested In SC, PA State Police Say Seven months after a 7-week-old baby girl’s death, her mom's boyfriend Robert Eugene McCachren has been arrested in South Carolina, Pennsylvania state police have told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 13. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicol…

by Jillian Pikora

07/13/2022

Police & Fire

Hazmat Team Called To Crash That Closed I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT A hazmat team has been called to the scene of a roll-over crash on Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The crash involving a tractor-trailer going north on I-81 happened between Exit 80: PA 743 -GRANTVILLE/HERSHEY and Exit 85B: FORT INDIANTOWN GAP around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. A hazmat team was called and Pennsylvania state police shut down the road, dispatchers say. It is unclear what the trailer contained, how long the road will be closed and if anyone was injured, although dispatchers say the tract…

by Jillian Pikora

07/13/2022

News

Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested in New Jersey after he was car crash in a stolen vehicle following a burglary of his neighbor's home, police say. Allen Vasquez of the 7800 block of Clearfield Street in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, broke into his neighbor's home in the 7600 block of the same street around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, police allege. Vasquez was spotted on a neighbor's security camera entering the home with a rifle as pictured. "Vasquez took personal property and keys to the victim's vehicle that was parked outside," police say. He was in a car in New Jer…

by Jillian Pikora

07/13/2022

News

PA Dad Of 15 Dies Two Days After Struck By Lightning A Pennsylvania father of 15 children, including his foster and adoptive children, has died two days after he was struck by lightning, according to his family. Daryl Ray Lewis, 50, of Dravosburg formerly of Clairton, was struck while repairing his rig that had broken down during a Walshak Trucking of Pittsburgh job in Medina, Ohio on July 6, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign started for the family. "Bystanders and first responders quickly came to his aid," the update states and, "He was rushed to a local hospital and eventually transferred to a trauma center in Dayton, …

by Jillian Pikora

07/13/2022

News

PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police A Pennsylvania television news anchor has been arrested for falsely claiming she had a stalker, Pennsylvania state police say. Haley Potter, 24, originally from Pittsburgh, began making false statements to the police saying she had an ongoing harassment issue from an unknown stalker in April, according to a release by the police. The Slippery Rock University class of 2020 graduate allegedly led police down a slippery slope when showed them text messages, phone calls, and voicemails detailing her whereabouts that she claim to have received from an unknown person. Them she showed police a …

by Jillian Pikora

07/13/2022

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