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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

Lebanon Man's Dash Cam Shows Him Slash Driver In 'Road Rage Incident' Police Say A Lebanon convict appears to have called the police on himself following a "road rage incident," police explained in a release on Sept. 21. Robert J. Marinkov told the police that another man pulled him "out of his truck and began kicking and fighting," around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, Manheim Township police said. The road rage fight broke out at the intersection of Lititz Pike and Chester Road in Manheim Township, according to the police. The 57-year-old went on to tell the police that he pulled out a knife and cut the other man's leg. "Later that day, the victim was met and des…

by Jillian Pikora

09/25/2023

Sports

NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers Airplane Makes Emergency Landing (Developing) The plane the Pittsburgh Steelers were flying home from their victorious game against the Las Vegas Raiders has made an emergency landing. The plane's emergency landing happened on Monday, Sept. 25, according to a tweet on X by defensive tackle Cam Heyward. Our team charter plane was unexpectedly diverted to Kansas City early this morning on our way back to Pittsburgh following our game in Las Vegas. Everyone on the plane is safe, and we are making necessary plans to arrive back in Pittsburgh later today. — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) September 25, 2023 Daily Voice has confirmed tha…

by Jillian Pikora

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (Video) "F--k around and find out," a Pennsylvania State Trooper told his now ex-girlfriend before he "paint(ed) her as crazy," took her into custody without his supervisor's permission – choked her when she resisted, which a bystander recorded – then had her commitment to a hospital for mental health for five days, according to a lengthy affidavit and video obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Trooper 37-year-old Ronald Keith Davis of Williamstown who "is married with a family in Dauphin County," fought with his ex-girlfriend at the end of August, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Cha…

by Jillian Pikora

09/22/2023

Police & Fire

'Possibly Confused' 88-Year-Old Man Found, PA State Police Say UPDATE: Jaime Palacio, 88 of New Holland Borough has been found safe, according to PSP. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: An elderly man is missing and he may be "at special risk of harm or injury," Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday morning. Jaime Palacio was last seen around midnight in the area of the 500 block of East Main Street, New Holland Borough, on Sept. 22, PA State Trooper James Grothey detailed in a release. He could be driving a silver 2010 Toyota Corolla with Pennsylvania registration HRM-3454. Palacio is described as 5 fe…

by Jillian Pikora

09/22/2023

Traffic

Pedestrian 'Incident' On I-81 At Maryland Border Clears: PennDOT Part of Interstate 81 shut down in Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The "pedestrian-related incident" happened at mile marker 1 on Sept. 22 shortly before 7:40 a.m., Schreffler detailed to Daily Voice. The southbound lanes closed between exit 3 to Molly Pitcher Highway and the Maryland border, according to PennDOT. The roadway reopened shortly after 9 a.m. "No more information will be released at this time," Schreffler said.

by Jillian Pikora

09/22/2023

Schools

Water Outage Shutters School In Central PA A Central Pennsylvania elementary school is closed due to a water shortage. The sudden announcement of the closure came from the Lower Dauphin School District around 7 a.m. on Sept. 21 — the same day as the closure. Only the Londonderry Elementary School within the direct is affected by the outage and closure. All other schools in the district will operate on normal schedules, according to the district.

by Jillian Pikora

09/21/2023

Police & Fire

Seriously Injured Pedestrian Cited After Hit By Car: Pa State Police A 28-year-old woman has been cited after she was struck crossing a street, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Alyssa Nicole White of Newmanstown was crossing South Sheridon Road at its intersection with Memorial Boulevard of Millcreek Township when she was struck by a 2017 Audi A4, state police detailed in a release on Sept. 19. This pedestrian striking incident happened at 2:17 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, PSP detailed in the release. White was taken to Reading Hospital with suspected serious injuries, while the driver of the Audi, 26-year-old Matt…

by Jillian Pikora

09/20/2023

Schools

These Pennsylvania Schools Named 2023 Blue Ribbon Winners Thirteen Pennsylvania schools were named 2023 Blue Ribbon winners. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, a part of the United States Department of Education, announces hundreds of recipients of the award each year. The award was created to recognize schools that are considered outstanding, and the winners are honored at an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, where schools receive plaques and flags. The ten Pennsylvania schools that received the award this year are listed below, along with links to the Blue Ribbon overview of each: Boyce Middle School, Pittsburgh Central Bucks Hig…

by Jillian Pikora

09/19/2023

Police & Fire

Who Died After Rescue From Fire A York County Community is rallying for the family of a woman who died following a house fire in South Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Firefighters with the Loganville Fire Department rescued the woman from the home at 56 S Main St. Loganville Borough shortly after the fire broke out at 10:35 a.m. on Sept. 19, according to a release by Pennsylvania State Trooper James Grothey. "While the victim was being attended to by EMS, they succumbed to their injuries," Grothey said. The 51-year-old was identified as Cathy Null, by her sister-in-law Karen Dagle which was confirmed the following da…

by Jillian Pikora

09/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead After Eastern PA House Fire ID'd: Coroner A 59-year-old man was found dead following a house fire in Eastern Pennsylvania on Monday night, authorities announced Tuesday morning. Richard 'Rick' A. Omick of Allentown was pronounced dead at the scene at his home at 3116 Essex Road, Allentown, Salisbury Township at 9:08 p.m. on Sept. 18, as detailed by the Lehigh Valley Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. It is unclear if anyone else was hurt or how the fire started. His cause of death was "smoke inhalation and thermal injuries due to house fire," Buglio said. "I will rule on the manner of death upon completion of the fire inv…

by Jillian Pikora

09/19/2023

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