A bipartisan congressional oversight body is raising questions about a $700 million emergency loan awarded by the Treasury Department to the U.S. trucking company that operates Lebanon County-founded New Penn.
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🔗 Sullivan golf, Gretna tennis tourneys to go on despite coronavirus. (Paywall)
W.B. Sullivan Invitational and Mt. Gretna Men’s Club men’s tennis tournament get underway Thursday.
🔗 Man struck with hatchet during fight: Lebanon police
One person in the hospital after he was struck with a hatchet during a fight, and police are now looking for the suspect.
🔗 35-year-old man wanted in North Lebanon Township stabbing: police
Lebanon County Police are looking for 35-year-old Tyrell Giles, who they think stabbed another person at a gas station.
🔗 Milk Marketing Board claims Dean Foods bonds
Dairy Farmers of America is closer to getting paid for some of its April milk after the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board made four claims against Dean Foods’ milk dealer bonds.
🔗 A month after protest against racism, Lebanon releases redacted police department policies (Paywall)
In response to several public records requests and pressure from community members, Lebanon police released a redacted copy of their department policies online on Thursday.
🔗 Lone priest administers last rites to driver after deadly car crash
Father John Killackey came to the aid of several stranded on the road after a tragic six-car pileup in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
🔗 House fire in South Londonderry Township displaces two
Fire officials say two people are out of their home tonight after a fire Saturday morning on Smith Lane in South Londonderry Township.
🔗 Weather, driver error led to 14 crashes on a section of I-81, I-78, killing 1 person: police
Three hazmat scenes and a total of 14 crashes over the course of nearly 10 hours plagued two interstates in Lebanon County on Wednesday, leaving one person dead, according to police. No one has confirmed how many were injured.
🔗 One person dead after series of crashes along Interstate 81 in Lebanon County
Roadways are officially reopened after a series of crashes on I-81 in Lebanon County that left at least one person dead.
🔗 U.S. to take stake in troubled trucking company YRC Worldwide
New Penn owner YRC Worldwide Inc said on Wednesday it would give the U.S. government a 29.6% stake in the trucking company in exchange for a $700 million loan, tapping into a $17 billion bailout fund originally intended for defense contractors such as Boeing Co.
🔗 Better late than never: Lebanon County goes green as businesses eager to reopen
Being the last county to go green noticeably affected business over the past week alone, some said.
🔗 Palmyra man gets 12 to 27 years for robbing woman who was changing baby’s diaper
A Lebanon County man who held up a woman while she was changing a baby’s diaper in a shopping center parking lot north of Selinsgrove last October has been sentenced to 12 to 27 years in state prison.
🔗 Jury convicts man of 2018 double murder in Lebanon County
A Lebanon County jury convicted Gilberto Torres-Reyes on two counts of first-degree murder among other charges June 26 following a week-long trial.
🔗 Fire damages units at Willows Senior Apartments in Lebanon (Paywall)
No injuries reported so far in Monday’s 3-alarm fire at the Willows Senior Apartment. According to Lebanon City Fire Department, fire was showing from the second floor balcony of an apartment when crews arrived.
