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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

Pennsylvania Is Home To The Best Small City In America, Website Says Nearly half of the US population says they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, so the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted a research study about 2022’s Best Small Cities in America, which it released on Tuesday, Oct. 4. To help Americans put down roots in places offering good quality of life and affordability, WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 43 key indicators of livability— which range from housing costs and school-system quality to restaurants per capita and the crime rate, but you can read more about that methodo…

by Jillian Pikora

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania A 24-year-old racing fan died the day after a serious car crash while on the way to his grandmother's funeral. Brady Allen Couch, of Carlisle was driving his 1998 Nissan Altima at West Lisburn and South Old Stonehouse roads when he pulled into the intersection and was struck by a 2010 Chevy Silverado driven by Benjamin L. Mauchamer, 28, of Mechanicsburg, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Both drivers had a juvenile passenger in their vehicles, Mauchamer had a 1-year-old boy and Couch had his 14-year-old cousin, along with 25-year-old Jeremy Price of Mechanicsburg, who als…

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Car Rolls Over Following Crash Into Brick Wall In York: Police Injuries were reported after a rollover crash in York County in Monday, Oct. 3, authorities say. Northern York County Regional police officers were called to the single-vehicle crash in the early afternoon, according to a release by the department The vehicle appears to have hit a brick retaining wall before flipping on to it's roof in the 3700 block of Carlisle Road. The injuries reported turned out to be minor injuries. The roadway remained open following the crash. Additional information was not released.

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

News

Amish Farmhouse Destroyed In Massive Central Pennsylvania Fire: Authorities An Amish farmhouse was destroyed and an early morning fire in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Oct. 3, authorities say. Multiple fire departments were called to a two-story home in the 300 block of Booker Road at 3:30 a.m., according to York County Emergency Management. When crews arrived people were running from the farmhouse, WGAL News 8 reports citing a responding fire chief. No injuries have been reported as of Monday afternoon. Emergency crews remained on the scene for over three hours, dispatchers say. The cause of the fire is unknown. Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fir…

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

News

Man Shot Twice In His Torso In Central PA: Police A man was shot in the torso twice in Lancaster on Sunday, 2 October, city police say. Lancaster City bureau of police officers were called to a report of shots fired in the area near Stevens and East End avenues around 1:03 a.m., according to a release by the department. As officers responded, "additional information was provided via dispatch that there was a victim of an apparent shooting on the 100 block of Stevens Avenue," as stated in the release. Upon arrival, the officers located the man "suffering from two apparent gunshot wounds to the lower abdomen," police say.&…

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Thousands Lose Power When Drunk Scientist Plows Through Yards, Shearing Utility Pole: Police A 23-year-old man— believed to have been drunk— caused a serious crash and wiped out the power to thousands of homes in Lancaster on Saturday, October 1, police say. George Benjamin Hetrick IV, 23, of Lancaster, was driving his 2013 BMW 535i when he "failed to negotiate a left-hand curve in the 300 block of East Roseville Road" around noon, according to the release by the Manheim Township police department. Hetrick's BMW flew off the roadway and plowed through "several front yards crashing into mailboxes and shrubbery. At one point Hetrick's vehicle traveled through a PPL u…

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

Lifestyle

$1.3 Million Jackpot Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania A $2 lottery ticket just won big, and someone in Cumberland County is about to be $1,300,000 million richer (before taxes), the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Monday, Oct. 3. The $1.3 million-winning Match 6 Lotto Ticket was sold at Glenn Miller’s Beer & Soda Warehouse, 1029 Market St., Lemoyne. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 2-6-7-31-42-45. The lottery ticket cost the winner $2 and the ticket had a 1 in 4,661,272 of winning. To pl…

by Jillian Pikora

10/03/2022

News

Felon ID'd As Suspect Who 'Targeted' Teen In Deadly York Shooting A 28-year-old man has been identified as the suspected shooting who "targetted" a teen, killing him in York on Tuesday, Sept. 27, police say. Tyrell Shyheim Christian is wanted on a warrant for felony Criminal Homicide by the York City police, court records show. The City police were called to the shooting in the 500 block of West Market Street at 11:52 p.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, officers found the teen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital, where he died from his injuries at 12: 50 a.m. on Wednes…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2022

Lifestyle

$5 Million Top Prize Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Dauphin County won big, and is about to be $5,000,000 million richer (before taxes), the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. A $5 million-winning $5 Million Money Maker Scratch-Off sold at the Beer N Cigar, 3842 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg. 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 tickets will be sold. The Lottery learns where winning ticket…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2022

News

Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA A student was hurt following a massive, 22-student, brawl in the cafeteria at a central Pennsylvania high school, authorities say. The fight happened at John Harris High School on Sept. 13, PennLive reports citing the Harrisburg police. But the parents and guardians were only sent the letter about the fight, after a video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, Sept. 27, prompting the Harrisburg School District superintendent Eric Turman to release a letter the following day. In the statement, Turman says, "Acts of violence and/or inappropriate behavior simply will not …

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2022

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