The mural is not going away.
Chris Coyle
Chris Coyle writes primarily on government, the courts, and business. He retired as an attorney at the end of 2018, after concentrating for nearly four decades on civil and criminal litigation and trials. A career highlight was successfully defending a retired Pennsylvania state trooper who was accused, 40 years after the fact, of falsifying evidence in a 1970s murder case.
LebTown is his first foray into reporting, motivated by the decline of the once-great, locally-owned print newspaper he grew up with and read daily. Chris lives in the city of Lebanon. He holds degrees from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (and misses Pittsburgh every day). He and his wife have two grown sons and a few grandkids. He enjoys all kinds of music, tinkering with electronic stuff, and lifting weights to avoid becoming a shriveled old guy.
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Will red tape block completion of downtown mural?
A 2020 ordinance and a cease and desist order issued by the City of Lebanon have cast a shadow over an outdoor mural project on South 8th Street, across from the Lebanon Farmers Market.
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[Photo Story] Community celebrates Lt. William Lebo’s life and service
Hershey’s Giant Center was the scene on Friday of a celebration of the life of the late Lebanon police Lt. William D. Lebo, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on March 31 while responding to a residential break-in.
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City police Lt. William Lebo killed while responding to domestic call
Lebanon City Police lieutenant William Lebo was fatally shot on Mar. 31 when he and three other officers responded to a domestic violence call at a home on the city’s northern fringe.
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Lebanon Farmers Market sold
The Lebanon Farmers Market building has been sold to Richland-based Dunamis Holdings LLC.
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Lebanon City Council honors the late Richard A. Bleistine for his service
Lebanon City Council took time from its regular business Monday evening to honor the memory of former councilman Richard A. Beistine, who died in February.
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Shooting at man trying to escape deputies was justified, says DA
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf has ruled that sheriff’s deputies trying to serve an arrest warrant were justified in shooting at 35-year-old Victor Rivera.
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Ex-county detective, city police chief, hired as interim chief in Middletown
Former Lebanon City police chief and Lebanon County Detective Daniel Wright will become Middletown’s interim police chief starting April 4.
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Kim Maurer found guilty of first-degree murder for death of 12-year-old stepson
After six days of trial, a jury of seven women and five men needed only 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict 37-year-old Kimberly Maurer of first-degree murder and seven other charges resulting from the death of her 12-year-old stepson, Maxwell Shollenberger.
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Testimony ends in trial of woman accused of killing 12-year-old stepson
Five days days of testimony concluded Monday afternoon in the trial of Kimberly Maurer, who, along with her fiance, Scott Shollenberger, is accused of killing 12-year-old Maxwell Shollenberger through starvation and a blow to the head.
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Prosecution completes its case in trial of woman charged with killing stepson
Defendant Kim Maurer’s attorneys are expected to present evidence starting Friday morning.
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Testimony begins in trial of woman accused of killing 12-year-old stepson
On Tuesday morning, a jury of seven women and five men began the process of determining whether Kim Maurer is criminally responsible for the May 2020 death of her 12-year-old stepson, Maxwell Schollenberger.
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WLBR to return to talk-heavy format after two years of satellite music
WLBR 1270 AM will ditch music, go back to talk, on March 15.
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Lebanon City Council tackles pre-move housecleaning, Southwest Park upgrades
The city is on track for an early May move to its new headquarters in the old Harrisburg Area Community College building in the 700 block of Cumberland Street.
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South Lebanon man faces child sex charges in Bucks County
An FBI sting operation has landed a 39-year-old South Lebanon Township resident in Bucks County jail on multiple sex charges involving minors.
