After a four-hour police incident at a Lebanon store, officers left without apprehending Thomas E. Cahill Jr., who had reportedly refused to engage with them.
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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Lebanon City Council hears pitches for new uses of old buildings
Giving new life to vacant and under-utilized buildings was Lebanon City Council’s main focus at its monthly meeting on Monday evening, Mar. 25, and at its pre-council planning meeting on Thursday, Mar. 21.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Retired city businessman faces child porn charges, trial scheduled for May
Ricky Lynn “Rick” Troutman, who for years owned and operated Camelot Cleaners at 12th and Walnut streets in Lebanon, faces decades in prison if convicted of multiple child pornography charges filed in Lebanon County Common Pleas Court.
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Fight over proposed North Annville solar farm moves to state appeals court
A nearly three-year-old legal battle over a proposed 858-acre solar power farm on North Annville Township farmland is moving to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, a statewide court that decides appeals involving governmental units.
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Lebanon City Council approves disaster relief plan despite some objections
The Lebanon City Council adopted a Hazard Mitigation Plan, despite objections to its climate change references, with a 3-to-2 vote at Monday’s meeting.
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Cleona man sentenced to jail for role in violent Jan. 6 invasion of U.S. Capitol
Cameron Hess receives nine-month sentence after pleading guilty to felony charge.
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MDJ finds attorney George Christianson in contempt, orders jail; appeal filed
Lebanon attorney George Christianson was sentenced to 72 hours in jail for criminal contempt by Magisterial District Judge Aurelis Figueroa, but an appeal has halted the sentence.
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Jury convicts repeat offender of homicide by vehicle while DUI
A Lebanon County jury last week convicted Vincent Sosnowski of homicide by vehicle while DUI, involuntary manslaughter, and two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol for the death of 43 year-old Melissa Morrissey.
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Lebanon city, Expo Center, & businesses seek millions in development grants
The Lebanon Valley Expo Center, the City of Lebanon, and two local businesses have applied to the commonwealth’s Office of Budget for Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants to help fund Lebanon County projects.
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Local court decision halts N. Annville solar farm; one party vows to appeal
A developer’s plan for an 858-acre solar energy farm in North Annville Township suffered a setback on Jan. 26 when a local judge denied its request for a conditional use under the township’s zoning law.
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New Lebanon superintendent Nicole Malinoski shares outlook on district
Lebanon School District superintendent Dr. Nicole Malinoski is confident about the future of city schools and the young people they educate.
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Light agenda, public comment, at Lebanon City Council’s first 2024 meeting
The 2024 edition of Lebanon City Council met for the first time Monday evening to tackle a brief mid-winter agenda and hear public comment.
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District Attorney charges second person in child rape investigation in W. Cornwall
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf has announced that a second person has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in West Cornwall Township.
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Cornwall police arrest West Cornwall man, 54, on multiple child sex assault charges
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced on Jan. 16 that 54 year-old Edward Lee Williams of Manheim has been arrested and jailed on accusations that he sexually assaulted a seven year-old girl in Cornwall.
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Latest changes at WLBR stations signal owner’s commitment to local radio
WLBR AM 1270 will now be simulcast with a new FM station at 99.7 on the dial. Both will feature a classic hits music format and be known as “Lebanon Valley’s Greatest Hits of All Time – 99.7 WiLBuR Radio.”
