Lebanon News

Sherry Capello exchanges congratulations with John Dissinger Tuesday night. Capello was elected mayor of Lebanon, and Dissinger to City Council.

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, delivers a sermon Tuesday night at St.

Lebanon Public Works director Gordon Kirkessner, left, Fire Commissioner Barry Fisher, center, and human-resources manager Bob McAllister listen as council members ask questions about Mayor Trish Ward s plan to balance the 2010 budget by eliminating 17 jobs including McAllister s during Monday night s budget hearing.

In an age when video games like "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have arguably surpassed - or at the very least, matched - the popularity of playing in a real, live band, it's refreshing to know there are still those who wish to learn the fundamentals of an actual instrument.

A helicopter flies a man to a local hospital after a serious vehicle accident in South Lebanon Township.

US neglecting cancer patients? Lebanon, Pennsylvania - "One day God is going to stand before you and judge you," shouted a fierce opponent of US President Barack Obama's healthcare plans, his voice trembling with anger.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A South Jersey man has been convicted of armed bank robbery and other charges in connection with an April 2004 holdup that netted more than $10,000, federal officials said Friday.David Dupree, 32, of Camden was found guilty after a three-day trial in Harrisburg, Pa., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle ...

Lebanon police arrested Luis Vargas, 28, of no fixed address on multiple charges, including the rape of a young girl.

Carmen Santana, right, a new resident of the Mifflin Mills townhouse community owned by the Non-Profit Housing Development Corporation of Lebanon County, laughs as she is presented with a gingerbread house replica of her new townhome by project manager Patricia Stine.

Angela and David Sears drove to Bethel to go antique shopping at an auction last month.

Lebanon Mayor-elect Sherry Capello is turning to a variety of sources for advice on how to run the city, so she will be prepared to hit the ground running when sworn in in January.

Township residents may have to pay more in property taxes next year, the West Lebanon commissioners announced Monday night, unveiling the township's nearly $750,000 budget for 2010.

Loreen Burkett congratulates Judge-elect Charlie Jones at GOP headquarters Tuesday night after losing her bid for the post.

The North Lebanon supervisors Monday night unveiled a preliminary budget for 2010 that calls for a slight increase in property taxes and a decrease in the per-capita tax, yielding no net tax hike for residents.

Lebanon County's election chief expects only 1 in 4 of the county's eligible voters to bother with Tuesday's municipal election.

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

For the six candidates vying for four seats on Mt. Lebanon school board, renovation of the high school dominates debate.

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.