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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

Gymnast With '1K Watt Smile' Dies In Central PA, Friends Say A wife, gymnast, and friend has died due to an illness her husband announced shortly after her passing. Molly E. Athorn, 33, of Palmyra "had many health issues" that worsened and sent her to a local emergency room on Thursday, Sept. 7., 2023, her husband Nate explained in a Facebook post. She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed around 5 p.m., he explained. Molly was born in Hershey on Aug. 29, 1990, and was raised in Hummelstown, according to her obituary. As a girl, she was a good friend to all who knew her and made another girl's childhood "bright during dark times," one …

by Jillian Pikora

09/17/2023

Obituaries

Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP A 30-year-old man is dead following a serious motorcycle crash in Chambersburg on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Nathan Stepler was riding his 2002 Kawasaki 600 motorcycle on Lurgan Road — when he slammed on his breaks in an attempt to avoid crashing into Ralph Baylor, 72, of Newburg's 2021 Jeep as it turned left onto the road from Roxbury Road, state police explained. Unfortunately, Nathan became airborne and his body struck the side of the Jeep around 6:11 a.m. on Sept. 12, troopers detailed. Baylor was wearing his seatbelt and was unharmed. Even though Nathan was w…

by Jillian Pikora

09/16/2023

News

Shed Fire Kills Hummelstown Man: Officials A shed fire left a Hummelstown man on Friday. Douglas Sweigart, 62, of Hummelstown, East Hanover Township was pronounced dead at the scene of a shed fire at 755 Laudermilch Road, Hummelstown, Dauphin Community Communications Director told Daily Voice. Crews were dispatched to the fire at 6:32 a.m. Sept. 15, according to Fitch. "He was discovered outside of the shed," she said Douglas's dad Bruce owned a property on Laudermilch Road, according to his obituary. Douglas is survived by his brothers Dennis (Debra) of Elizabethtown, Gary (Nora) of Cheney, Washington, Larry, (L…

by Jillian Pikora

09/15/2023

Schools

Students Onboard In Litiz School Bus Crash: Authorities One person was hurt following a school bus crash in Lititz on Friday morning, Sept. 15. The Conestoga Valley School District bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle around 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 15, according to the Lititz Fire Company. The crash happened at the intersection of Spruce and Orange streets. The bus had students onboard and was heading to the Warwick middle or high school, according to the police. No one on the bus was harmed. The injured person was the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash. They were taken to an area hospital but the extent of their injur…

by Jillian Pikora

09/15/2023

News

World'S First: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC Pennsylvania is making history – for the wrong reason – with the first known cases of Legionnaires' disease in organ donations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found in two Pennsylvania lung transplant patients. The transplants were given by a single donor in Philadelphia in May 2022, according to a CDC release on Friday, Sept. 15. The Pennsylvania Department of Health was notified in July 2022 and the patients learned they had the disease in June. …

by Jillian Pikora

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

Homicide Attempt Lands 2 Teens Adult Charges In Lancaster: Police Two Lancaster County teens have been arrested following an attempted homicide, the police announced on Thursday, Sept. 14. Omar Naheem Jackson, 17, of Leola was arrested on Wednesday and Nazier Vega, 16, of Lancaster was arrested on Thursday, in connection with a shooting in the 300 block of Greenland Drive, Lancaster, on Tuesday, according to East Lampeter police. At 4:58 p.m. on Sept. 12, the police received reports "that a Black male subject had fired multiple shots from a handgun and was last observed running westbound. The immediate scene was secured, a perimeter was establ…

by Jillian Pikora

09/14/2023

Police & Fire

PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic Fourteen years ago Michael Evans died from stab wounds in Lancaster, but on Thursday, his accused killer was arrested in the Dominican Republic. A warrant of Carl Hunter Sr. known as "Low" was issued in 2018 in connection with the deadly stabbing of Evans. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic at 9:18 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2023. Hunter had been featured on a Crime Stoppers wanted flyer since Sept. 2010 as a person of interest in Evans homicide. Evans was found suffering a stab wound to the torso in the 400 block of West Lemon Street, Lancaster by city police officers around 11…

by Jillian Pikora

09/14/2023

Schools

Manhunt Ends In Harrisburg Following Shelter-In-Place Order In Camp Hill The Camp Hill School District was placed under a shelter-in-place order by Cumberland County Officials on Thursday, Sept. 14. Around 11:30 a.m. police released a detailing the cause of the shelter-in-place order was due to a search for a wanted man. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force was attempting to serve an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Brian Acosta Melendez of 1913 Arlington Street Apartment number 1 "for Robbery and Firearms charges stemming from an incident that occurred on September 4th, 2023 in Sunbury PA Northumberland County," the Camp Hill Police explained. But, A…

by Jillian Pikora

09/14/2023

Traffic

'Shit Show' In Shippensburg Street Halts Traffic (Photos) A tractor pulling a trailer spilled its load of manure on Wednesday. The stinky spill happened in the 8100 block of Molly Pitcher Highway North/US 11 in Southampton Township, Shippensburg around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 13. The roadway was closed between Clearfield Road and Temporary Drive, the Shippensburg Fire Department said. The rollover caused delays between Mount Rock Road and Temporary Drive, according to PennDOT. The "shit show" happened near Final Auto Drive Dealership, the local resident and photographer Alexis Santiago said in a post. The area appears to have reope…

by Jillian Pikora

09/13/2023

Traffic

Crash On US 222 Causing Delays In Ephrata (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash is causing major delays on US 222 in Ephrata, authorities say. A van hauling a trailer flipped over by mile marker 39.4 on US 222 northbound near Peach Road, West Earl Township just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash shuttered the highway between exits PA 772 to Brownstown or Rothsville and US 322 to Ephrata as of 2:27 p.m. according to PennDOT. Major delays are ongoing but no injuries have been reported as of 3 p.m. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

09/13/2023

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