Jonestown News

Reading Eagle A Lebanon County man died Friday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a sport utility vehicle on Route 72 in Union Township, Lebanon County, authorities reported.

Two motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents just four hours apart yesterday afternoon in the northern part of the county.

Lebanon County, PA - The United Way of Lebanon County wants you to help "Stuff a Bus." It says that for many families in Lebanon County who are struggling, the basic school supplies and book bags their children need to start school have become a luxury they can't afford.

State police are reminding motorists that there will be extra enforcement efforts during the Fourth of July holiday period.

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

Former band director Harlan Daubert points out some of the awards the Northern Lebanon High School band won under his direction.

Two people were sentenced last week to Lebanon County's DUI Court program. Each was sentenced to two years probation, which includes 90 days of house arrest and an equal amount of time monitored on a device called a Scram unit that determines if a person has consumed alcohol.

A 22-year-old man broke into a home in North Annville Township and imprisoned an 18-year-old woman for 11 hours until state police disarmed and arrested the man Sunday morning, according to state police at Jonestown.

State police on Friday charged a 45-year-old Swatara Township man with strangling his mother to death with a guitar cord in their home last week.

These two cars sustained major front-end damage yesterday after colliding at 2:35 p.m. at East Lehman and North 10th streets in Lebanon.

More houses, more people and more vehicles have had the Swatara Township supervisors looking at limiting the speed on some of their roads.

State police at Jonestown are looking for three males involved in a burglary at Fox's Hardware in the 500 block of Freeport Road, Bethel Township in Lebanon County.

Newberrytown, PA - " The 2009 Spring Shoot-Out Series at the SSP Outback Track has concluded and the champions have been decided.

State police are investigating the apparent murder of a 71-year-old resident of Monroe Valley Trailer Park, whose body was discovered in her home by a neighbor Friday night.

There's nothing like a strong economy to allow governments to feel their oats in terms of spending money.

The driver of a car that crashed and burned on Route 22 in Bethel Township last month has been charged, state police at Jonestown said on Monday.

A hydraulic lift lies on its side after the flatbed trailer on which it had been riding overturned on South Lancaster Street near Jonestown yesterday morning.

A Schnecksville man was arrested after a high-speed police chase through parts of Lebanon and Schuylkill counties Saturday evening.

MT. ZION, Jun 07, 2009 -- Firefighters from Fredericksburg to Annville converged on the Mt.

Water, and where to direct it when it is unwanted, continues to be a topic of concern for Jonestown officials.