Scott Schollenberger Jr., 43, on Thursday pleaded guilty before Judge Bradford Charles on charges that included criminal homicide, endangering the welfare of children, and criminal conspiracy to endanger the welfare of children, according to court officials.
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Pets of the Week: Indy and Layla
This week’s pets are Indy and Layla, owned by Kyra and Cody Phillips.
🔗 Cedar Crest investigating racial slur caught on camera during high school basketball game
Cedar Crest High School says it is investigating after a video recorded during Monday’s home boys varsity basketball game captures a fan yell the N-word at a J.P. McCaskey player as he is leaving the floor.
Court releases info on applicants vying to replace late Bill Ames as commissioner
The Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas has released documents filed by each of the 24 persons applying to fill the county commissioner post left empty by the December death of Republican William E. Ames, Jr.
The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
Blotter: Fatal accident, motor vehicle theft, harassment, disorderly conduct
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Elevated chlorine levels in county water supplies stems from recent water runoff
Residents in the area of Hershey and Palmyra took to Facebook this past weekend looking for answers on why their tap water was more chlorinated than usual.
🔗 Doctor accused of prescribing unproven COVID-19 treatments fired by Pa. hospital
A Pennsylvania surgeon has been fired after being accused of prescribing unproven drugs to treat or prevent COVID-19, possibly to people referred to her through social media.
🔗 Pa. AG investigates restaurant accused of pushing bogus Covid cures
The reports that Christine Mason was allegedly misusing the page belonging to the Taste of Sicily restaurant was referred to the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, Palmyra Police Chief Andrew Winters confirmed Wednesday.
🔗 Complaints of Pa. restaurant being used as conduit for unproven COVID-19 treatments referred to AG
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graff said her office received multiple complaints on Monday and learned local police also received complaints referencing the Taste of Sicily restaurant.
🔗 Trout Unlimited group keeps fish habitat going for 36 years
Every week for almost 36 years, a group of mostly older adults with a Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited chapter have performed an unheralded but vital task: keeping Stony Creek, the state’s first designated scenic river, livable for fish.
🔗 Emotions run high as Lebanon Solar hearing runs late into night
Wednesday’s North Annville Township meeting at Union Waterworks Fire Co. was full of emotions as members of the public voiced their differing opinions on the solar farm until 11 p.m.
🔗 Contested Lebanon solar farm presents for conditional use
After multiple postponements, North Annville Township’s much-anticipated conditional use hearing for an 800-acre solar farm kicked off Tuesday night.
🔗 First of 2 apartments buildings opens at large mixed-use development
North Cornwall Commons Apartments opened last month at 410 Springwood Drive in North Cornwall Township. The developer, Byler Holdings held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to celebrate the completion of the first of two apartment buildings.
🔗 Pa. woman recorded hitting person with a baseball bat arrested, police say
A video showing a Lebanon County woman hitting someone with a baseball bat led to an investigation and arrest, according to police.