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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

Beloved Granddad, 54, Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police A central Pennsylvania grandfather died in a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Wednesday, June 1, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joseph W. Kunder, 54, was driving a 2006 Honda motorcycle southbound on State Route 501/South College Road when a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Doreen A. Tice, 47, began making a westbound turn onto King Street from the northbound lane of SR501—striking Kunder around 6:46 a.m., police say. Both drivers were from Myerstown and both were injured, according to the release. Tice— who was not wearing a seatbelt— suffered a “suspected…

by Jillian Pikora

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

Ohio Trucker Dies After Crash Involving Illegally Parked Vehicle On I-81: PA State Police A tractor-trailer driver from Ohio has died following an early morning crash along Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania, according to a release by state police. The state police were called to the scene of the crash involving two tractor-trailers along I-81 southbound near mile marker 64.5 in East Pennsboro Township around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, as detailed in the release. A 2015 Cascadia tractor-trailer operated by Mihail Mianshenko, 70, of West Springfield, Massachusetts was illegally parked on the right shoulder of the road when a southbound 2020 tractor-trailer operated by Da…

by Jillian Pikora

06/01/2022

News

Man Beats Bicyclist Into Coma With Their Own Bicycle: Reports Hours after a man was released from central booking for drug possession, he beat a man into a coma using the man's own bicycle, according to multiple media outlets' reports and court documents. Jordan Julius Davis, 28, of York, was released from York County central booking and was still wearing his blue scrub top issued to him and carrying an evidence bag with his name on it when he spotted the bicyclist in the 300 block of East Market Street around 11:07 p.m. May 11, PennLive reports citing the affidavit of probable cause. The top and the evidence bag were found and were later f…

by Jillian Pikora

06/01/2022

Schools

Shooting Threat Shutters Entire School District In Central PA A central Pennsylvania school district has closed for students due to a threat on social media on June, 1, according to the school. "Upon advice from Local Law enforcement. Today, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Waynesboro Area School District will be closed for students," the school said. A "masked individual displaying a handgun posted a threat on social media advising that students should not go to school," Waynesboro Area police say. The poster's account was determined to be fake though the account creator remain unknown, according to investigators. The FBI is "assisting in determining th…

by Jillian Pikora

06/01/2022

News

Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island The man boaters believed drowned and needed rescuing on Memorial Day has been identified, according to the coroner. Craig Wayne Sellers, 61, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man who died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Sellers had taken a boat from the Goldsboro Marina to Goosehorn Island, then he went into the water and "became unresponsive," according to the Pennsylvania state police. People aboard a passing boat spotted him and attempted to rescue him, according to the coro…

by Jillian Pikora

05/31/2022

Lifestyle

Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA Two people are splitting a jackpot after they both picked and matched the same lottery numbers for the Treasure Hunt jackpot of $132,000, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The two winning tickets matched all five numbers drawn, 9-12-16-19-25, to win individual prizes of $66,000, less applicable withholding, on Sunday, May, 29, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's news release. One of the tickets was sold at Turkey Hill, 2501 North Reading Road, Denver, Lancaster County, and the other was sold at Speedway, 4830 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, Allegheny County. Winners can b…

by Jillian Pikora

05/31/2022

Lifestyle

Injuries At Amish Farm Torn-Up When Three Tornadoes Touched Down In PA: NWS Multiple people were hurt at an Amish farm by one of three tornadoes that touched down and did some serious damage in central Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, authorities say. In less than one minute the first tornado touched down and destroyed a pole barn, moved a “very heavy farming auger” approximately 100 yards, lifted the roof off of an outbuilding, destroyed a pole barn, and forced an outdoor shed off of its foundation when it touched down on Hartzok Road in Franklin County at 11:45 a.m., according to a release by the National Weather Service. Farming auger lifted by the tornado i…

by Jillian Pikora

05/31/2022

News

Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner A man died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York County coroner's office was called to the reported incident at Goldsboro Marina near North River Street near Three Mile Island at 6 p.m., authorities say. Boaters spotted the man and attempted to rescue him, the release explains. EMS was called but despite life-saving measures he was declared deceased at 5:57 p.m., according to the release. His next of kin are being notified. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m at Lehig…

by Jillian Pikora

05/31/2022

News

Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities A pilot is in critical condition following a plane crash in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. Emergency crews were to the crash on Skillet Hill Road, off Route 136— less than a mile from Rostraver Airport— around 6:52 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor told TribLive. The plane not heading toward Rostraver, but was expected to land at Finleyville Airport in northern Washington County, executive director Gabe Monzoof of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates Rostraver Airport, told the outlet. The single-engine air…

by Jillian Pikora

05/27/2022

News

Georgia Man Caught With Gun Along I-83 In Pennsylvania Police Say A Georgia resident was nabbed with an unlicensed gun while stopped along Interstate 83 in Pennsylvania, police say. Willie Lonzie Jones Jr. of the 100 block of Zelkova, Fayetteville, Georgia was found with the unlicensed gun at a northbound weighting station along the highway and 9:30 a.m. on Mar. 23, according to a release by the Newberry Township police department. The 35-year-old was arrested and charged with a felony Firearms Not To Be Carried without a License and a summary offense of restrictions on alcoholic beverages, police say and court records confirm. He was held in the York …

by Jillian Pikora

05/27/2022

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