Lebanon News Archives

A 24-year-old Lebanon man has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison for a drug-related shooting that wounded a 17-year-old boy nine months ago.

Lebanon Mayor Trish Ward and City Council plan to eliminate as many as 18 positions to balance next year's budget.

Bonnie Wenger's interest in environmental issues has landed her a position on the Governor's Renewable Agriculture Energy Council.

A 37-year-old Lebanon man was critically injured when his station wagon collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 501 in Bethel Township, officials said Thursday.

The suspect in an alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old woman Sunday in Lebanon may have injuries, police said Wednesday.

A long-time Lebanon car-repair business owner is launching a new business. Gary McGarvey, who has owned and operated G&L Automotive for 26 years, has opened an Aamco dealership at the same address, 401 E. Cumberland St.

The South Lebanon supervisors Tuesday night approved the use of the township fire police to assist in traffic control in coordination with the state Department of Health for H1N1 mass vaccination clinics.

Lebanon Mayor Trish Ward has received the Mayor's Award for Distinguished Public Service from Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed.

Lebanon County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate spiked by 0.4 percentage points in September, but the county still improved to the second-lowest rate in the state.

Even with the heavy travel season over, Lebanon County's newest hotel is exceeding expectations.

MT. LEBANON, Pa. -- An orthopedic surgeon and his wife face charges after police said officers busted a party at their Mt.

Lebanon City Council on Monday night unanimously approved the way the city will spend $870,000 in federal entitlement money next year.

A woman sues her girlfriend's ex-boyfriend for unpaid rent, damages and assault.

Clayton Donton poses next to a replica of the USS Halford in his Lebanon home. Donton served on the Halford during World War II and took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history.

On Election Day next week, Lebanon voters will choose between four candidates Republicans John Dissinger and Tony Matula and Democrats Scott Koons and Jessica Tavara to fill two vacancies on City Council.

Barring an unprecedented upset by a write-in candidate, Republican Sherry Capello is a lock to be Lebanon's next mayor.

Police say the property had been abandoned since 2001. Valerie Waltz Content Manager 11:34 AM EDT, October 25, 2009 NORTH CORNWALL TWP., LEBANON CO.

The Lebanon County commissioners are heading into next week's budget hearings with a revenue shortfall, but it is a much better bottom line than a year ago.

There will be an increased police presence at Mt. Lebanon High School on Monday as a result of graffiti found on a boys' restroom wall this afternoon that threatened a bomb.

A dental-assistant program might be coming to the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center.

Prior to accepting a nomination as chairman of the new Tax Collection Committee of Lebanon County, Gordon Waldhausen issued a request to the 29 voting delegates.

The vacant Golden Corral restaurant in an outparcel of the Lebanon Plaza along Quentin Road south of Lebanon.

HazMat crew members use booms to absorb diesel fuel that spilled after a collision between a tractor-trailer, far left, and van Tuesday afternoon in South Lebanon Township.

Lebanon County school districts are working with county health and emergency management officials to deliver free swine flu vaccinations to students.

Over the past several weeks, the Mt. Lebanon school board has discussed the possible creation of a community advisory committee to "proofread" the design and design process for the high school renovation project.

To make room for a massive renovation of Lebanon High School, the Lebanon school board Monday night unanimously approved locating the next two classes of ninth graders at the district's former alternative-education school.

The Lebanon Conservation District celebrated its 60th anniversary last week at its annual awards banquet.

A 36-year-old city man was sentenced to state prison last week for drug offenses discovered after police went to his home to investigate a report of a domestic dispute.

A year later Meleanie Hain would again gain national attention because of a gun, but her death by handgun might become ammunition for the anti-gun lobby position.

A bee lands on a Russian sage plant within the pollinator-friendly garden at the Lebanon Valley Agricultural District building in North Cornwall Township.

MT. LEBANON, Pa. -- Mt. Lebanon police are investigating the death of a man who was struck by a contractor's vehicle while on a job Friday afternoon.

Lebanon County schools will all receive more in basic-education funding for the 2009-10 school year than they did in the 2008-09 school year, according to information released earlier this week by the state Department of Education.

Kate Smith, left, helps Judy Williams Henry examine a dress in Smith s Cumberland Street boutique Tuesday.

The Lebanon School Board is agonizing over a decision: Where to put students when extensive renovations to the high school begin next year? The options: Lease more than a dozen modular classrooms and place them on the field hockey pitch behind the school in the 1000 block of South Eighth Street.

Meleanie Hain of Lebanon, Pa., used to tell the news media that she carried a Glock 26 pistol everywhere she went to protect herself and her children.

Lebanon City police report an armed robbery at the Lebanon Federal Credit Union on Schneider Drive at 9:21 a.m. Oct.

A 29-year-old Lebanon man was arrested on drug charges over the weekend after a police officer saw him with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead in a city convenience store.

Zach Alger, left, works on a burn table at E&E Metal Fab on North Lincoln Avenue as owner Willie Erb watches him Wednesday morning.

Lebanon, Pa. - As the unemployment rate continues to rise across the country, a company in Lebanon County is creating new jobs.

Charlette Rolon worked hard to wrap her love around her only grandchild. Literally. The 77-year-old North Annville Township woman toiled for years to complete a queen-sized quilt for her grandson, Clayton Sherwood.

Holding a folded American flag, Northern Lebanon school board member Sgt. Brian Keaton smiles at his wife, Kristin, during a ceremony at the board meeting Tuesday night.

Mt. Lebanon residents and parents plan to protest the school district's handling of President Obama's Sept.

CRASH: Jonestown's Perseverance and Lickdale fire companies and First Aid and Safety Patrol responded to the I-78 and I-81 split for a crash with injuries at 4:02 p.m. Sunday.

Six people were placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program last week.

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Six people were sentenced to state prison recently for drug offenses. Eric C. Martorell , 41, Reading, was sentenced by Judge Samuel A. Kline to 10 to 20 years and fined $2,900 for three counts each of selling cocaine and criminal use of a telephone to arrange drug deals.

The Good Samaritan Hospital has received a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care from Highmark Blue Shield of Pittsburgh.

Meleanie Hain at soccer practice In a story loaded with irony, a Glock-toting mom who packed heat during her daughter's soccer practice was allegedly shot by her husband as she video chatted online with a friend.

The Lebanon Planning Commission on Monday night will review a nearly $3.7 million proposal to redevelop a blighted residential area in the shadow of two planned railroad overpasses.

Meleanie Hain, called "Pistol-Packin' Mom" for her habit of bringing a loaded handgun to her five-year-old daughter's soccer game, and her husband, Scott Hain, were found dead last night after a two hour police standoff at their house in Lebanon, Pa.

Lebanon police said that a city resident has been buying guns off the street, breaking them down and shipping them to the Dominican Republic.

Meleanie Hain speaks with gun-rights advocates, from left, Greg Rotz and Rich Banks, and her attorney, Robert Magee, outside the Lebanon courthouse last October.

For Keith Miller and Rodney Royer, the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual business show was a chance to announce their new computer-services firm to the community.

A jury on Wednesday convicted a 46-year-old city man of indecently assaulting a young boy using the same pattern he used with other victims, prosecutors contended.

Bernie enlists Jordan's help in lying to Wanda so they can both go to a basketball game.

A soccer mom who gained national attention when she openly carried a loaded gun to her 5-year-old daughter's game was shot dead Wednesday along with her husband in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said.

A Lebanon woman who gained national notoriety last year as a champion of Second Amendment rights after she brought her loaded handgun to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game was shot and killed Wednesday night in an apparent murder-suicide. Meleanie Hain, 31, and her husband Scott Hain, 33, were pronounced dead by Lebanon County coroner Dr.

Lebanon police are investigating the report of a suspicious person who was seen talking to a 4-year-old boy on the 800 block of Weidman Street around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

This is a surveillance photo of a female bank robber taken from the Walkerville, Md., bank robbery, believed to be the same woman in four other cases in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The final phase in a township-wide water-main replacement project is under way. The installation of new water mains along the southern side of West Lebanon will complete the five-year project, township officials said Monday night.

Angel Rosa, right, with Migdalia Rosa, was a victim of domestic violence who became an abuser himself.

Henry Houck Elementary School fifth-grader James Dent pets a week-old jersey bull calf at the Karen and Jeff Zuck farm Friday Calves and kittens stole the show as close to 100 students from Henry Houck Elementary School learned about life on a South Lebanon dairy farm Friday morning.

City residents looking to purchase their first homes got some help from the Lebanon County Board of Commissioners this week when they agreed to replenish the city's First-Time Home-Buyer fund.

A student at Mt. Lebanon High School has been diagnosed with H1N1 swine flu. In a letter to parents Thursday, Superintendent Timothy Steinhauer said the district is working with the Allegheny County Health Department to ensure classes at the district are not disrupted.

Diane Peitkiewicz and Abigail Sanchez, employees of Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County, look at one of the hands that will be on display at Monument Park Sunday during DVI s annual Show of Hands Against Domestic Violence.

A 19-year-old North Lebanon Township woman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to the death of a Jonestown man who fell from her car as she drove down a road.

Share + Oct 1, 2009 1:40 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 A woman shows a child how to wash his hands with an antibacterial hand gel, on August 28, 2009, at the Sainte Marie Institute in Caen, northwestern France.

With the help of a mediator, the County of Lebanon Transit Authority has come to terms on a new five-year contract with its drivers and mechanics.