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Jillian Pikora

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Funeral Details Released For Cheltenham Middle Schooler Who Drowned 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 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 a…

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 Is Missing In PA, Police Say An 8-year-old girl is missing from her Philadelphia home, 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 are asking for assistance "in locating a missing tender-age child," as stated in the release. She is 4'0" tall and weighs 60 lbs. She has brown eyes, black hair, a burn scar on the upper back, and a scratch on the forehead. She was last seen wearing a blue-collared Mastery Charter Uniform, and blue school pants. …

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

News

21-Year-Old Man Killed In Airborne Crash: PA 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

Politics

Guilty! FL Man Voted In Multiple PA Counties: Usdoj A 62-year-old man voted in Florida and Pennsylvania during the last presidential election and other elections, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Philip C. Pulley entered a guilty plea before Chief United States District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg for falsely registering to vote, double voting, and election fraud, according to the USDOJ. Pulley was also registered to vote in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and in Broward County, Florida in 2018, according to the release. Pulley, then remained registered in those counties and then also register…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2024

News

40 Year Owner Of Central 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

Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD 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

Police & Fire

Teen Allegedly Shooting Man Dead Closed School In Bethlehem: Authorities A 30-year-old man was shot dead in Bethlehem, authorities told Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 28. Altaron Amir Robinson, of Allentown, was shot in the 1900 block of Butztown Road, Bethlehem at 9:29 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, the Lehigh County Coroner detailed. The shooting was near Governor Wolf Elementary School which closed Friday while police investigated the shooting. Robinson was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, Coroner Daniel Buglio explained. The cause of death was a gunshot(s) wo…

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2024

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