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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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News

Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say A 39-year-old man was electrocuted to death while tree trimming in Lancaster County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say. Manheim Township Police and first responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in a tree in he 2100 block of Kentwood Drive at 12:48 p.m. "One of the branches contacted a power line causing the male to be electrocuted," while he was tree trimming, according to the police. Lancaster County Coroner’s Office was called and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The police continue to investigate, "but no foul play is suspected," the …

by Jillian Pikora

04/10/2023

News

Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In York County: Coroner A husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in York County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say. Ronald Kinard, 85, was found dead in the yard of a home in the 6600 block of Sunrise Avenue in Wrightsville, Hellam Township and was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m.; Grace Kinard, 85, was found inside the home with several gunshot wounds to chest and neck and was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. by York County Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert and Supervising Deputy Coroner Molly York. The Kinards died several hours before authorities were called at 11:14 a.m., according to th…

by Jillian Pikora

04/10/2023

News

PA Mom Dies During Mission Trip In Guatemala, Family Says Thousands poured into the streets of of San Cristobal Verapaz, Guatemala to honor the life of a 27-year-old Pennsylvania mother of two boys (both under two years of age) on March 19, 2023, those who knew her told Daily Voice. Rocio "Rose" Michelle Roberts.GoFundMe/Diane Ramirez Rocio "Rose" Michelle Roberts passed suddenly on March 15, 2023, according to her sister in-law Diana Ramirez. Posted by Christian Roberts on Thursday, March 23, 2023 "Rose’s mother is from Harrisburg, PA and her father is from Guatemala," where she in the small town of San Cristobal Verapaz with her family o…

by Jillian Pikora

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

K9 Smelled 14 Grams Of Meth Outside Car In York County, Police Say A K9 called to the scene of a traffic stop in York County sniffed out large amount of drugs, police announced on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The Southern Regional Police K9 Unit was requested to assist Northern York County Regional Police Officers on a traffic stop on March 31, SRP stated in the release. K9 Ransom "was deployed for a free air sniff of the vehicle," police said. Ransom "indicated to the odor of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. The vehicle was seized from the scene and a search was performed after a search warrant was granted." The search yielded 14 grams of metham…

by Jillian Pikora

04/08/2023

Obituaries

24-Year-Old ID'd Following Motorcycle Crash In York: Authorities A 24-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash into a utility box in York County on Thursday, April 6, 2023, authorities say. Kevin Pritchett was speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol when he lost control of his 2006 Honda motorcycle while attempting to pass a vehicle on Winterstown Road at the intersection with Dairy Road— slamming into a metal utility box at 9:10 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police stated in a release. Pennsylvania State Police were called the the scene at 9:15 p.m. and Pritchett was taken to WellSpen York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead an hou…

by Jillian Pikora

04/07/2023

News

3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says "He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera. The 55-year-old Lancaster liar had concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, April 7, 2023. Really, he started the blaze to cover up a murder that he himself had committed, authorities said. Montalvo-Rivera's lies started on the night of t…

by Jillian Pikora

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

1 Hospitalized After Fire Above Pub In Lancaster One person has been hospitalized following an early morning fire in Lancaster on Friday, April 7, 2023, authorities say. The two-alarm fire broke out above Brendee's Irish Pub at 449 West Lemon Street around 5:30 a.m., according emergency dispatch. The fire started in a residence on the third floor causing significant damage and the lower floors had smoke and water damage, according to Chief Todd Hutchinson with Lancaster Fire and Rescue. The person hurt was the resident and the were taken to a hospital with burns, their status has not been released. The estimated c…

by Jillian Pikora

04/07/2023

News

PA 'Technosapien' Makes Bizarre Facebook Post After Breaking Gas Lines At Eatery A 21-year-old man has been arrested after breaking into a Philly cheesesteak eatery and pouring "potentially flammable liquids on the floor," "intentionally" breaking a natural gas line inside, and attempting arson, he admitted to officers according to police releases. Collin Matthew Potter caused "significant damage" inside and outside of Stuff'D Steaks at 2828 Horseshoe Pike on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, according the police release and the eatery's Facebook page. Posted by Stuff'D Steaks on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 An alarm at 6:15 a.m. alerted the South Londonderry Township police…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Leola Woman Bites Officer, Abandons Injured Children In Crash, Police Say A 53-year-old Leola woman drunkenly crashed her vehicle with two children inside, authorities say. Jessica Ressler then fled the scene of the crash in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue in Manor Township on March 29, 2023 at 8:56 p.m., according to a police release. She left the two injured children alone in the vehicle when she fled, police say. She was soon tracked down by the police but resisted arrest and a struggle ensued, during which she bit an officer, injuring, Manor Township police say. She has been charged with aggravated assault, two counts of endangerin…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2023

Police & Fire

Child Sex Offender Escapes Lebanon Hospital, Police Say A 47-year-old convicted sex offender escaped from police custody at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon city police announced in a release on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Ryan Matthew Moyer fled from his hospital room "where he was being guarded by officers from Lebanon County Correctional Facility," on March 25, 2023, police say. The reason Moyer was in the hospital was not released. Moyer is a registered sex offender since 2001 for "indecent liberties with a child." In 2021, he was taken back into police custody after he failed to register as a sex offender with Pennsylvania…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2023

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