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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

Funeral Details Released For Cheltenham Sixth Grader Killed In Swimming Incident Funeral details have been released for a Pennsylvania middle school student who died more than two weeks after an incident while swimming with friends. Emilio Tarr died on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1:13 p.m., according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his mom, Elaina Tarr. He was a sixth grader at Elkins Park School in Cheltenham. Emilio was swimming with friends on Sunday, Sept. 1 when he suffered "a tragic drowning accident," his mother previously wrote. Emilio was hospitalized and later died. "Our shooting star was sent to heaven," Elaina Tarr wrote in an update. "As a family, we are fa…

by Jon Craig & Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

Obituaries

Cancer Survivor, York Mom Of 2, Christina Agosto Dies: Obituary A 46-year-old mom of two has died, according to her obituary posted by John W. Keffer Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. Christina "Nena" Agosto, of York, passed away on Sept. 24, as detailed in her obituary. She was a York native and William Penn Senior High School graduate, her social media shows. Christina enjoyed cooking (especially tacos) cherishing cooking for family dinners, which were often followed by lively game nights, as explained in her obituary. She was a fan of 90s hip hop and R&B, horror films, and beach trips. "Christina’s warmth and kindness allowed her to make fri…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

News

Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer A 17-year-old boy from Fleetwood died on Friday, Sept. 20, three days after the car he was a back-seat passenger in struck a tractor-trailer, his family said. "Armani Campos was in a serious car accident when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer, pinning the car under the trailer and leaving all occupants in critical condition," Levi Yoder, a close family friend, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. The driver and a second passenger remain in critical condition, but are expected to survive the crash, Yoder told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24 when nearly $4,500 had been ra…

by Jon Craig & Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

Police & Fire

8-Year-Old Liana Johnson Of Philadelphia Reunited With Family Police Say An 8-year-old girl who went missing from her Philadelphia home for over 24 hours was found, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 29. Liana Johnson was last seen in the 1900 block of Fillmore Street in Philadelphia at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, PPD detailed in the release. The police announced they needed public assistance "in locating a missing tender-age child," as stated in the release. She had last been seen wearing a blue-collared Mastery Charter Uniform, and blue school pants. Thankfully just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, "Liana Johnson has been located and is re…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

News

21-Year-Old Ronks Man Killed In Airborne Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A 21-year-old man died in an airborne crash into a utility pole, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 29. Ryan Stiver, of the 300 block of Gap Road in Ronks, has been identified as the man who died in a single-vehicle crash in the 400 block of Strasburg Road/Route 741 in Paradise Township at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, as detailed by PSP Lancaster Trooper Paul Price and identified by Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber the following day. Stiver was heading west in a black 2005 Acura TL when he lost control for an unknown reason, becoming ai…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

News

40 Year Owner Of PA Auto Repair Shop Crushed To Death By Truck: Coroner An auto repair shop owner has died after being struck by his own truck, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 27. Irl L. Therit, Jr., 63, of Hanover, passed away at WellSpan York Hospital at 3:11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, according to a release by the coroner's office. Deputy Coroner Molly York was called to the hospital to investigate and certify the death. Therit, was struck by his "rollback" flatbed truck parked at his property in the 3500 block of Centennial Road at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, as detailed in the release. He had parked his …

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2024

Police & Fire

Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police A man was killed in a crash through a fence in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, police announced that evening. The driver of a Ford Explorer lost control and crashed the vehicle through a wooden fence in the 4500 block of Fisher Lane in the 15th District, around 1:11 p.m., the police detailed in the release. The man driving the Explorer was partially ejected out the driver's side window, PPD explained. The Explorer stopped when it struck an unattended, parked Nissan Versa. "The driver was pronounced dead on the scene by PFD Medic Unit at 1:24 p.m.," as stated in th…

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2024

Police & Fire

New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28. Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2024

Traffic

Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (Developing) There's lane restriction on Interstate 81 following a multiple vehicle crash on Friday evening, Sept. 27, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash on on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg at 6:08 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers. A tow was at the scene at 7 p.m., Schreffler said. Check back here for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

09/27/2024

News

Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In PA Church: Affidavit A bible study teacher confessed to assaulting a 7-year-old girl while in church, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27. Michael Todd Hess, 49, of Quarryville supposedly admitted to the assaults that happened in a church pew of the sanctuary at New Providence Church of God in Providence Township, Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit citing the investigator's interview. Hess was an Awana Bible Study teacher at the church for the Sparks class for children in kindergarten, first, and second grades, where he instructed numero…

by Jillian Pikora

09/27/2024

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