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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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Lifestyle

Tornado Throws Tree Onto 84-Year-Old PA Widow's Home, Fund Says After multiple tornadoes touched down in Pennsylvania on Monday, August 7, one of them sent a tree onto the home of an 84-year-old widow, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by her daughter. Ursula is without running water after, according to her daughter and namesake. "Almost every outbuilding and car was either damaged or destroyed in the tornado as well. Debris from other people’s homes has been dropped here," she said. "We are the most worried about the tree on the propane tank and the top of the well which also appears to have been damaged." The daughter said this incid…

by Jillian Pikora

08/22/2023

News

Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges A Pennsylvania State Police trooper allegedly struck a teacher dead doing an illegal pass on his way home from work, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. Michael J. Brown, 35, of Troy slammed into 47-year-old Christine "Chris" Elizabeth Woodward while attempting an illegal pass over double yellow lines on Route 6 on Feb. 11, 2023, according to the AG. An investigation revealed that Brown was heading west in a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Sullivan Township on his way home from work at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Tioga County when the crash happened, the AG explained. "In …

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Police & Fire

Car Split In Two, BMW Driver MedEvac'd: PA State Police A 36-year-old man is in the hospital with serious injuries following a high-speed crash in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The Myerstown driver was in his 2005 BMW 325 going at "a high rate of speed" when he lost control – exiting Weavertown Road north of Pineapple Road in Jackson Township around 10 p.m. on Saturday, state police said. The BMW spun out and slammed into a tree near the westbound lane – "splitting the car into two pieces," troopers said. "The rear end traveled northwest into a field and (the) fron…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Lifestyle

$315K+ Winning Lottery Prize Won In Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Pennsylvania just won $315,729.73 (before taxes) playing a lottery game online, the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The winner was from Chester County, the commission says. The winning game was Premier Jackpot which "features a connect-style internet instant game with one progressive jackpot," according to the lottery commission. Game players can reveal a multiplier amount up to 50 times, unlock 10 free games, and activate the premier bonus game. Pennsylvania Lottery online games can be played on a computer, phone…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Police & Fire

Maryland Passenger Dies Following 2 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 45-year-old Maryland woman has died following a crash in Pennsylvania, state police announced on Monday, Aug. 21. Danielle Sandul of Salisbury died at Lancaster General Hospital at 9:30 pm. following a two-vehicle crash on Sunday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's office. Danielle was the passenger in 47-year-old Gregory Parsells of Salisbury's white 2023 Toyota Corolla heading east on Friends Road— when Greg ran a stop sign at the intersection of Little Britain Road at 8:17 p.m., troopers explained. That's when 21-year-old Arthur Morris of Peach Bottom's white…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Traffic

5 People In Serious Condition After Crash On US 422, Police Say (Update) Five people are in the hospital and US 422/Benjamin Franklin Highway/West Chocolate Avenue was partially closed in Hershey due to a multi-vehicle crash, authorities announced on Monday morning. The crash closed the highway's westbound lanes on the roadway between University Drive and Sipe Avenue around 9 a.m. on Aug. 21, according to PennDOT. A large SUV left the northbound lane and went down an embankment and slamming head-on into a large tree, Derry Township police explained in an updated release on Monday afternoon. Skyler Spangler, 20, of Red Lion, was driving, two other adu…

by Jillian Pikora

08/21/2023

Obituaries

Thrill-Seeking Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In Eastern PA A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died following a motorcycle crash, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio announced Saturday afternoon. Evyn Hummel of Slatington was involved in a crash with another motor vehicle near 3016 Main St., Washington Township at 1:17 p.m. on Aug. 18, according to Buglio. Evyn was pronounced dead in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 2:10 p.m., Buglio explained. His accidental death was caused by "Blunt Force Injuries to Chest and Abdomen due to Motorcycle/Motor Vehicle Collision," Buglio said. The crash is being investigated by th…

by Jillian Pikora

08/19/2023

Lifestyle

$5 Million Top Prize Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Western Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone who purchased a scratcher in Western Pennsylvania won big, and is about to be $5,000,000 million richer (before taxes), the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Friday, Aug. 18. The $5,000,000 Five Million Fabulous Fortune Scratch-Off was sold at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino, 210 Racetrack Road, Washington. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. This is the top prize the $50 game offers. "Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tick…

by Jillian Pikora

08/18/2023

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (Photos) A tractor-trailer left the roadway and plowed into a Lebanon home, authorities announce on Aug. 17, 2023. The tractor-trailed left Mountville Drive near Route 72 and slammed into a home in the 400 block of the road in Swatara Township on Thursday afternoon, according to responding fire companies. The home was heavily damaged but it is unclear if anyone was in the home at the time of the collision. The damage from the tractor-trailer.Bunker Hill Fire Company The impacted side of the home.Bunker Hill Fire Company One commentary on the Bunker Hill Fire Company's photos wrote that th…

by Jillian Pikora

08/18/2023

News

PA District Attorney Sentenced For Rape, Strangulation: AG A Pennsylvania District Attorney has been sentenced in connection to a September 2021 rape and sexual assault of a woman, authorities announced. Somerset District Attorney, Jeffrey Lynn Thomas II, 36, of Windber, has been sentenced to 2 ¼ to 7 years in prison for charges related to the attack at a Windber woman’s home, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. He has been held in the county jail since his conviction on Thursday, March 16 when he was found guilty of indecent assault, strangulation, simple assault, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and felony…

by Jillian Pikora

08/17/2023

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