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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

Police & Fire

Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA One person has died in a crash during a chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Attempted to pull over a dirt bike without a license plate on Gettysburg Road around 9:15 a.m.Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Lower Allen Township police. The dirt bike wove through traffic during a police pursuit but slammed into a pickup truck, police say. All lanes on Lower Allen Drive southbound between Gettysburg Road and Exit: US 15 South were closed following the crash just before 10 a.m. to 511PA. The coroner was called to the scene, according to emergency dispatchers. The driver of a dirt bik…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2022

News

Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two men in central Pennsylvania, police say. Harrisburg police patrol units were flagged down to respond to a person who was shot in the area of South 13th and Derry streets on Sunday, Apr. 3 around 1:40 a.m., police said in a release the following day. Two victims— Leonard Quattlebaum, 31, and Nelbenson Sanchez, 39, were found at the scene but both died in area hospitals, according to an earlier release. Jeremy Bailey, 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on the charges of Murder of the 1st Degree (2 Counts), Posse…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2022

News

Two Killed In Triple Shooting In Central PA Home Across From School Two people have died and one person was hurt in a shooting inside a central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday morning, authorities say. Dispatchers were notified about the shooting in 1200 block of Bridge Street in New Cumberland around 6:15 a.m. on Apr. 6, a Cumberland County Emergency Management supervisor told Daily Voice. The home shares a cross street with the local police station and is across from a school, according to Google Maps— both of which are operating normal following the triple shooting. A coroner was called to the scene and one person was taken to a local hospita…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2022

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

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