Lebanon County News

It's too early to tell, but the Cornwall Borough police chief thinks there will be a noticeable reduction of calls placed to his department from Philhaven over the next few months as the mental-health facility implements changes to handle security issues.

Chief Michael Lesher of South Lebanon Township delivers opening remarks Tuesday at a Police Memorial Day Ceremony in the lobby of the Lebanon City-County Municipal Building.

A 36-year-old woman was arrested on multiple charges after she was stopped for hitch hiking on Route 422 in Palmyra Borough Monday afternoon.

The fact that the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is the uber-hot literary zeitgeist of the moment is surprising for a number of reasons.

Cornwall Borough Council on Monday night passed an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance as it pertains to the minimum requirements for new construction and development in areas subject to flooding.

The Lebanon County Alzheimer's Family Education Support Group will host an open discussion at 7 p.m. Monday in the Multi-Media Room of the Cornwall Manor Community Center.

Annville Free Library board President Lane Kintigh told members of the South Annville Township Board of Supervisors at their meeting this week that he had three goals for his presentation.

State Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis announced the names of the 12 finalists for Pennsylvania's 2013 Teacher of the Year Friday.

Royal Green employee Jeff Rinehart moves a load of bricks recently that were inside a furnace dropped off at the recycling company.

Several streets will be closed Saturday during the fifth annual Lebanon County Salute to Veterans at Neversink Fire Co.

I cannot believe what I'm reading in the News, but apparently the City of Lebanon, under advice of its solicitor Donna Brightbill, is still pursuing a "free lunch" and threatening a lawsuit against the alleged overpaid entities that refuse to sign the Grumbine EIT payback agreement.

Daily Thought "Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10. What produces joy in God's heart? True, heartfelt turning from sin and trusting in Jesus! - the Rev.

It's too early to tell, but the Cornwall Borough police chief thinks there will be a noticeable reduction of calls placed to his department from Philhaven over the next few months as the mental-health facility implements changes to handle security issues.

This photo shows a collection of local American Indian arrowheads on display at the Lebanon County Historical Society.

Investigators remain at the scene of a spectacular crash that claimed the lives of two people late Wednesday night in Lebanon County.

Two people were killed and two injured in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 72 and Thompson Avenue in Swatara Township around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012.

Three vehicles were involved in a fiery crash that has left two people dead this afternoon.

The South Londonderry Township supervisors appointed resident Ed Stalnecker to the Zoning Hearing Board during their meeting at the Lawn Fire Co.

South Annville Township supervisors and their engineering consultant, James Caldwell, Rettew, spent part of the township's board meeting Wednesday night preparing conditions they hope Servants Oasis will agree to before the township's next zoning hearing meeting.

Keynote speaker Freddy Shaak, center, chats with Andrew Ebersole, left, president of Ebersole Inc., Lebanon, at the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce's 22nd annual Excellence in Education Banquet Wednesday evening at the Grantville Holiday Inn.