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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

Traffic

Suspect Caught After I-83 Closure: PA State Police (Update) A manhunt in York County is over, Pennsylvania State Police announced around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023. UPDATE: A suspect has been apprehended following a manhunt that shut down part of Interstate 83 for nearly 8 hours. The unidentified man was taken into custody near mile marker 5 in Shrewsbury Township near I-83, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J. "There is currently no danger to the public," police said. No additional details were shared. Anyone who has any information on this incident is asked to contact PSP York at 717-428-1011. ORIGINA…

by Jillian Pikora

06/05/2023

Obituaries

Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash A 28-year-old Central Pennsylvania dad has been identified as the person killed in a weekend Cumberland County crash. Kody Tidd, of Newville, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he "lost control" of his vehicle on Route 944 westbound just before the Deer Lane intersection in the evening hours Saturday, June 3, 2023, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Tidd hit three other vehicles, though no other injuries were reported, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Hall said. The Middlesex Township Police Department is investigating the incident. Kody is a Newville…

by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine

06/04/2023

Obituaries

PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died. Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on …

by Jillian Pikora

06/04/2023

News

FBI Caught Steelton Man Selling Cocaine: Indictment A 30-year-old Steelton man was caught selling cocaine in Harrisburg and Steelton— multiple times— according to an indictment by the US Department of Justice on Friday, June 2, 2023. Leron Harris has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges on May 31, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Harris "distributed and possessed with the intent to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions between August 2022 and March 2023 in Harrisburg and Steelton," according to the indictment. The indictment also…

by Jillian Pikora

06/03/2023

Business

New 'Donut' Shop Opens In Lancaster County On National Doughnut Day National Doughnut Day was a sweet start for W Donuts, which opened in Lancaster County at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023. The store, located at 805 Main Street in Akron, was a smashing success selling out in just over 90 minutes. "We made almost 800 donuts and limited most customers to only 6 per person and still sold out in 93 minutes," the business posted on social media. We made almost 800 donuts and limited most customers to only 6 per person and still sold out in 93 minutes. Thank you all so much for your support and patience as we do our best to increase production! Posted by…

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

7K+ Thc-laced Fake Branded Products Seized In Central PA: DA Brand-name products were used to disguise illegal drugs found in Lancaster, according to a release by the District Attorney's Office on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Kellogg’s, Ruffles, and Nerds were among the over 7,200 products seized by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force during a two-day operation– with a total estimated value of approximately $290,000, as detailed in the DA's release. The task force went to 43 stores throughout the county and conducted searches with the store owners' consent to find the Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products. Products seized included vapes, cartridges, oi…

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

20-Year-Old Stabbed In Back At Popular York Co. Ice Cream Shop: Police A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the back following an altercation with a 17-year-old, police announced on Friday, June 2, 2023. The two had been arguing outside Bobcat Creamery located at 117 South Main Street in Manchester Borough around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, police explained. The Creamery has clarified that the altercation happened in the parking lot, not inside the business. In regards to the incident that occurred at the Creamery last night, the police are investigating the matter, it... Posted by Bobcat Creamery on Friday, June 2, 2023 "During the altercation, the 20-…

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

Unconscious Woman Sexually Assaulted By Cumberland County Man, Police Say A 25-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was "unconscious or unaware that penetration is occurring," court records show. Tristan Hanshaw "voluntarily surrendered" to police in Upper Allen Township, according to a release by the department on Friday, June 2, 2023. A woman told the police that she was sexually assaulted by Hanshaw on several occasions over the past few years, and an investigation was launched in Feb. 2023, as explained in the release. "As a result of the investigation, Hanshaw was charged with two counts of aggravated indec…

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

Car Pulled From River In Central PA: Authorities A car was pulled from a river in Central Pennsylvania on Friday, June 2, 2023, authorities say. Manheim Township Fire Rescue worked to pull the submerged sedan from the Conestoga River in Lancaster County. It was pulled from the river near Pleasure Road and East Walnut Street. No one was in the vehicle, authorities told Daily Voice. Crews were first alerted to the vehicle in the river around 6 a.m., but the circumstances that lead to it getting there have not been released.

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

Obituaries

PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police Shortly after friends said "drive safe & see you next time" to a Pennsylvania family, they received the news that all four members of the family had died in a crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia. A beloved grandmother, Douangpee Amnatkeo, 54, of Shippensburg, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with her relatives Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Samiane Kothpratoum, 37, both of Shippensburg; and Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading, in the passenger seats, while towing a U-Haul trailer back from the annual Lao New Year Festival at Wat Lao Buddharam in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, authorities said. …

by Jillian Pikora

06/02/2023

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