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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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Traffic

Deadly Crash On Pennsylvania Route 283: PennDOT (Developing) At least one person has died following a crash on Pennsylvania Route 283 on Sunday, authorities told Daily Voice. The multi-vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes between exit PA 230/PA 341-Toll House Road and the Middletown/Hummelstown exit around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "This was reported as a fatal crash though I cannot confirm the number," PennDOT Community Relations Coordinator David Thompson told Daily Voice. The roadway reopened around 12:15 p.m. Details about the crash were unavailable…

by Jillian Pikora

10/08/2023

News

Convicted PA Child Sex Offender Recaptured By US Marshals In Wisconsin A Pennsylvania man who sexually assaulted a child has been arrested in Wisconsin, according to the US Marshal Service. Kassey Hoege, 56, was apprehended by the GLRFTF-Madison in Packwaukee on Oct. 5, according to USMS Madison. When Hoege lived in Pitcairn, Westmoreland County he was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of a minor, but acquitted of statutory sexual assault, furnishing liquor to a minor and a separate count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in 2005 court records show. He had absconded from parole in Philad…

by Jillian Pikora

10/08/2023

Police & Fire

Mass Shooting (Update): Victim ID'd After Gunfire Erupts At PA Community Center The man killed in a mass shooting at a Pennsylvania Community Center on Sunday morning has been identified. Jamar Montae Porterfield-Herriot Jr., 22, of Homestead, Pittsburgh died at the scene from his injuries, according to the Indian County Coroner's office. Shots rang out at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, Indiana County around 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 8, Pennsylvania State Police confirm. The shooting happened at a party for some Indiana University of Pennsylvania students being held center, according to the police. Eleven hours after the shooting …

by Jillian Pikora

10/08/2023

Police & Fire

Triple Shooting: 1 In 'Critical Condition,' 2 Injured, York Police Say A man is in "critical condition" after he and two other men were shot early Saturday morning, York City Police said. Officers were called to the shooting in the 200 block of West Jackson Street at approximately 12:28 a.m. on Oct. 7. They arrived to find the three men suffering from gunshot wounds. They were all taken to WellSpan York Hospital, the police explained. Although one man is listed in critical condition, the other two men did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the police detailed. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the York City Police…

by Jillian Pikora

10/07/2023

Traffic

22-Year-Old Man Propelled Out Of Sunroof In Fatal Crash Closing PA Turnpike In 3 Counties A 22-year-old Lititz man has been identified and details have been released following a deadly crash that closed more than 20 miles of the PA Turnpike in three counties for over four hours on Saturday. Bryce L. Nolt has died following a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 on Oct. 7, authorities told Daily Voice. Originally we were told that an "accident westbound at milepost 264.1," caused the shutdown and detour, PA Turnppike Director of Marketing & Public Relations Carl DeFebosaid on Saturday afternoon. He later got back to us and said one person had d…

by Jillian Pikora

10/07/2023

Police & Fire

Pennsylvania State Police 'Failed To Stop' Causing Crash During Chase A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal and a trooper caused a crash during a pursuit on Tuesday, according to a state police release on Friday, Oct. 6. The crash happened near the intersection of South Main Street and Mercer Avenue in Mercersburg Borough at 2:21 p.m. on Oct. 3, as detailed in the police release. Trooper Spencer Taylor, 31, was driving and Corporal Michael Kishbach, 29, was in the passenger seat of a marked Pennsylvania State Police 2000 Ford Explorer, according to the release. They were pursuing another vehicle along Icehouse Lane when they "failed to stop at a stop sign"…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2023

Police & Fire

Steelton Man Shot Dead At Teen's Memorial In Harrisburg (Update) A man has died following a shooting at a memorial for a teenager killed earlier in the week. Marshall Vujasinovich, 22, Steelton, has been identified as the man killed after the shooting erupted at a memorial honoring the life of 18-year-old Marion Holmes, who died in a crash involving a Harrisburg police officer. The memorial was being held at the intersection where the deadly crash happened— 19th and Holly streets. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. Initially, Vujasinovich was taken to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center for surgery,…

by Jillian Pikora

10/06/2023

Lifestyle

$3.2 Million Won By 4 Powerball Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania Four winning Powerball tickets totaling $3.2 million in winnings have sold across Pennsylvania, the state lottery commission announced on Thursday, Oct. 5. The four tickets were sold for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, October 4. The winning numbers were 9-35-54-63-64. A $2 million winning ticket matched all five balls, without the Power Play option it would have only been worth $1 million. It sold at CITGO, 2999 Bear Creek Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, which gets a $10,000 bonus for selling it. The second top winning prize of the night was $1 million sold in Phil…

by Jillian Pikora

10/05/2023

Police & Fire

Upmc Pinnacle Medical Assistant Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient A 39-year-old nurse has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient. Eric Tarter of the 3400 block of North Second Street, Harrisburg surrendered to authorities after a warrant for his arrest was issued in September, Upper Allen Township police explained in a release on Thursday, Oct. 5. The police began investigating Tarter after receiving a report that "a medical facility employee had committed a sexual assault against a patient," in Aug. 2022. After completing their investigation the police determined that Tarter "used his medical position to commit a sexual assault on …

by Jillian Pikora

10/05/2023

News

Amish 4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Farming Accident In Central PA An Amish 4-year-old boy is dead following a farming accident, according to his obituary. Levi L. Stoltzfus, was the son of Samuel and Mary Stoltzfus of the 700 block of Kames Hill Road in Columbia, as detailed in his obituary. He "was injured when a farm helper using a piece of unspecified equipment ran into him while moving hay bales on a property," as stated in a report by Lancaster Online. The farm hand did not see the child while he was moving the hay bales, West Hempfield Township Police Captain Douglas Ober told abc27. The type of farming equipment that struck Levi…

by Jillian Pikora

10/04/2023

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