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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

Grandma Killed In Central PA Tractor Crash, State Police Say A 69-year-old grandmother died in a two-vehicle crash in Central Pennsylvania on Monday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Pamela "Pam" M. Scott of Greencastle died at the scene of the crash on Williamson Road around 8:20 a.m. on July 17, according to state police. Pam had been driving a 2004 Jeep Wrangler east in Antrim Township when she crossed over the double yellow lines and struck a 2023 Kenworth TJ tractor operated by 40-year-old Emeryck M. Bender of Shippensburg, PSP detailed in the release. The force of the crash caused Pam's Wrangler to spin out…

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Traffic

Norfolk Southern Train Hits Car In Central PA: Authorities A car was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Hershey on Wednesday morning, authorities say. The collision happened on East Derry Road just after 3:30 a.m. on July 19, 2023. At 7:21 a.m., Derry Township police announced that the road will remain closed for about three to four hours, and the public should find alternative routes. No injuries were reported, according to Dauphin County emergency dispatch. Daily Voice has reached out to Norfolk Southern for comment and has yet to hear back as of 10:45 a.m.

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Crash With Tree-Trimming Wood Chipper In Lancaster County: Authorities A 33-year-old man has died following a crash with a tree-trimming truck towing a wood chipper in Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The crash that killed Jesse Drobnak happened in the 1000 block of Beaver Valley Pike, West Lampeter Township just before 3:45 p.m. on Monday, according to West Lampeter Township Police and the county coroner's office. Drobnak was driving a maroon Honda SUV pulling a small trailer heading south on Beaver Valley Pike/State Route 222, the police explained. When he was "just south of the intersection of Penn Grant Road, the Honda…

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA An overdue rent payment is believed to have motivated a Maryland man to kill his passenger while traveling on a highway in Pennsylvania, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, 54, of Baltimore, was found shot to death on U.S. 222 South, in Brecknock Township Lancaster County near the Berks County line at mile marker 48.6 at 7:07 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police. An autopsy performed by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office revealed he sustained five gunshot wou…

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Parking Spot Crash Near Funeral Home Kills Motorcyclist: York County Coroner (Update) A 54-year-old motorcyclist has died four days after being involved in a crash near a funeral home parking lot, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Jeffrey Burke, of the first block of East King Street in York, died from a hemorrhage and multiple blunt force injuries at WellSpan York Hospital at 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, as certified by Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill. His accidental death was caused by the crash in a parking spot located at 853 East Market Street, near Workinger Semmel Funeral Homes and Cremation, according to the coroner's release and Google Maps. Burk…

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Mom Wanted After 4-Year-Old Found In Chambersburg Street: Police A 28-year-old mom is wanted by police after her 4-year-old was found "alone in the middle of a roadway," Chambersburg police announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Victoria Terria Lewis is wanted for Endangering the welfare of her 4-year-old after the child was found by authorities in the 300 block High Street on June 19, 2023, court records show. This is not the first time Lewis has faced this charge. In 2016, following a driving under the influence at the highest rate incident, she ended up pleading nolo contendere— a plea by which the defendant accepts a conviction as…

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Crash Into Curved Guardrail Kills Motorcyclist In York County: Authorities A 40-year-old motorcyclist died following a crash into a guardrail in York County on Monday night, authorities said. Jason Gibson had been traveling north on Seven Valleys Road when he failed to negotiate the left curve at the intersection with Seitzville Road which caused him to collide with the guardrail, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Deputy Coroners Molly York and Michele Kirchner were called to the scene in the 1400 block of Seven Valleys Road just after 8 p.m. to certify the death. No autopsy will be performed, but a …

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

Lifestyle

Sofía Vergara Wipes PA Native Husband Joe Manganiello From Instagram There was barely a trace of Joe Manganiello on Sofia Vergara's Instagram on Monday, July 17, as word spread the pair appeared to be separating after seven years together Manganiello, a Pittsburgh native, proposed to Vergara after six months of dating on Christmas Eve 2014, US Weekly reported at the time. The "Magic Mike" performer wed the Modern Family star in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 22, 2015, as CNN reported. Over the weekend, it appears, Vergara removed all photos, videos, and tags of images with her husband from her Instagram. View this post on Instagram…

by Jillian Pikora

07/17/2023

Traffic

Some Lanes Reopen Following Explosive Tractor-Trailer Rollover On I-81: PennDOT Minutes after a passenger car crash on Interstate 81, a tractor-trailer rolled over and erupted in a fiery blaze, on Monday evening, authorities told Daily Voice. Stop-and-go traffic appears to have caused the crash of one tractor-trailer into a tractor-trailer hauling delivery vans rolled over in the northbound lanes of I-81 near Exit 44 (Plainfield) along Route 465 and Exit 45 (College Street) shortly after 4 p.m., PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The tractor-trailer hauling vans rolled over and the tank exploded, Schreffler said. Just before 5 p.m., all lanes no…

by Jillian Pikora

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

Walmart Assault: Dog Thrown By Irate PA Man, Police Say A Walmart shopper was bitten by an intoxicated man's dog during a domestic dispute inside a Pennsylvania store, authorities announced on Monday, July 17, 2023. John Herbert Gouse Jr. had a "heated argument" with his wife at the Walmart located at 60 Noble Boulevard, Carlisle around 2:30 p.m. on July 10, according to police. "Other Walmart shoppers and employees attempted to diffuse the situation," police said but "Gouse began yelling and acting aggressive(ly) towards the shoppers and employees." A man shopping at the store stepped between Gouse and an employee and was bitten by …

by Jillian Pikora

07/17/2023

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