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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

News

Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old man was high on THC with drug paraphernalia in his car when he went 25 miles per hour above the speed limit striking another vehicle— seriously injuring the driver and killing her passenger, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The high driver, William R. Vaughan-Geib, of South Oakmont Street Lancaster, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries following the deadly crash in the 2100 block of New Holland Pike in East Lampeter Township on Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:40 p.m., according to area police. Police arrived at the scene to find f…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

News

SnapChat Connects 'Papa Doug' To Sexual Assaults At EMS Station, PA State Police Say A former president of an emergency medical services ambulance company in Cumberland County has been suspended after an old clock and a SnapChat conversation connected him to the sexual assault of a teenager at the station, court documents obtained by Daily Voice detail. The 2019 Pennsylvania State Fireman's Association EMS Leadership Award recipient, 53-year-old Douglas Allen Shields of Mount Holly Springs has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, according to court records and the Yellow Breeches EMS, Inc.'s Facebook page. Shields "has been suspended indefinitely from…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

Obituaries

PA Native Tyler Updegraff, 27, Dies Skiing In Colorado Pennsylvania native Tyler James Updegraff died in a skiing accident Thursday, Jan. 26 in Colorado, authorities said. He was 27 years old. The former Cumberland Valley football star was working with student-athletes when he died from injuries suffered as a "single skier verses snow accident" on the first jump feature at Little Makuna Park in the Snowmass ski area," Pitkin County Deputy Coroner Kevin Hadfield said. The official cause of death is pending medical review but the manner has been ruled accidental according to the county coroner's office's release. This investigation by the office…

by Jillian Pikora

02/01/2023

Schools

Car Plows Into Red Lion High School: Police A silver Honda plowed into a brick wall and into a classroom at Red Lion High School on Tuesday, January 31, authorities say. Emergency crews were classed to the scene at 9:22 p.m., according to York County Emergency Management. The crash was causing “substantial damage” and fire and school officials were still assessing the crash late Tuesday evening, the York County Regional police stated in a release within an hour of the incident. No details about the driver of the Honda were made available Tuesday night.

by Jillian Pikora

01/31/2023

News

Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say. State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…

by Jillian Pikora

01/31/2023

Lifestyle

Three PA Restaurants Make Yelp's Top 100 For 2023 The 10th annual Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants list has been released and three delicious Pennsylvania eateries had made the cut. Whatever the latest cravings, you can bet our hungry community has discovered the best places to eat them—then reviewed their experiences for the rest of us. The top Pennsylvania restaurant placing just outside the top 10 is Chellas Arepa Kitchen, in Lancaster, at 11. "This roadside trailer is like a portal to South America, thanks in large part to its delicious take on Venezuelan arepa sandwiches," according to Yelp. Your friends and family will always…

by Jillian Pikora

01/31/2023

News

Girl Missing Over 25 Days Thought To Be In Harrisburg Found Safe, Police Say A girl who was missing for over 25 days and was thought to be in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been found safe, authorities say. On Monday, Jan, 30.West Shore Regional Police announced that they were attempting to locate Alayjah Sha'dae Cicile Williams, who "ran away from home on January 6, 2023." Where she was last seen, her age, and her physical description were not released. WSRPD updated the statement the following afternoon saying she had been located safely but no additional information was provided.

by Jillian Pikora

01/31/2023

Police & Fire

York 'Isaac Newton' Who Shot Mom, Paralyzed Son Nabbed In CT: US Marshals A gunman who sent a mother and her adult son to the hospital in York City, Pennsylvania has been captured in Connecticut, authorities say. Isaac Newton Ramos-Perez, 44, was found in his "makeshift apartment" around 32-25 Meadow Street in Hartford by the Connecticut U.S. Marshal Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Hartford police department on Friday, Jan. 27. The arrest stems from charges filed against Ramos-Perez after he shot a 44-year-old woman and her 24-year-old son in a house on the 400 block of West Philadelphia Street, York City on Thursday, Dec. 22 around 8 p.m…

by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora

01/30/2023

News

Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say A former Wendy's employee experiencing homelessness got into a fight with his former co-workers and pulled a gun, authorities say. Julian Knight, 20, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 30, according to Northwest Regional police. On Sunday, Knight had gone to the restaurant where he used to work located at 1660 South Market Street/PA Route 230 in Mount Joy Township, and got into a "physical altercation with employees," allegedly pointed a gun at the workers before fleeing around 9:16 p.m., the police say. Knight is also directly tied to an overnight burglary that happened o…

by Jillian Pikora

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Lebanon County Man Dies Days After Being Hit Outside Harrisburg Walmart A 39-year-old Palmyra man has died three days after he was struck by a car outside of a Walmart in Harrisburg, authorities say. Pritesh Patel died as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident on Monday, Jan. 30, the Swatara police announced that afternoon. Patel was struck on Route 322 in the area of Mushroom Hill Road and was taken to a local hospital where he later died. The police and the Dauphin County Accident Reconstruction Team continue their investigation into this incident. Anyone who may have witnessed this accident is asked to call the Dauphin County 911 ce…

by Jillian Pikora

01/30/2023

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