Charles Thompson

Carlisle

Cover PA govt., public policy and other things for @PennLive. Carlisle native. Beth's husband. Andrew and Sarah's Dad. W&L grad. Bills / Phils / OCNJ fan.

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Driver charged in Carlisle sidewalk fatality waives first hearing

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

CrimePublished: May. 28, 2025, 10:51 a.m.Martin L. Brinton, 57, seen here in police custody, waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges related to Friday's fatal pedestrian accident in downtown Carlisle.Chris TaneyCARLISLE - The man charged in Friday’s fatal crash in downtown Carlisle is headed to county court on homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and other charges. Martin L.
Mike Eakin, former Pa. Supreme Court justice, dies

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin died Tuesday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was 76 years old.
Driver who hit couple in fatal crash on Carlisle sidewalk had just left bar: police

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

CrimePublished: May. 27, 2025, 11:35 a.m.The driver in this fatal crash in Carlisle Friday night told police he had been drinking at a nearby private club before the crash.Photo provided by Chris TaneyCARLISLE - The man charged with killing a Carlisle woman and severely injuring her husband Friday was about two blocks away from the bar he’d just left when the downtown crash occurred. Martin L.
As Penn State rolls back its campuses: What’s next?

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Penn State trustees ripped the Band Aid off Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to close seven of its undergraduate branch campuses around Pennsylvania in two years. For some, that means thoughts are already turning to what’s next for campuses, which range in size from five to 106 acres, all peppered with institutional buildings of varying conditions and purposes. The first answer is, it depends. As in, it depends what Penn State decides to do with the grounds.
Two pedestrians hurt in Carlisle crash ending with car on sidewalk

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Updated: May. 23, 2025, 10:55 p.m.|Published: May. 23, 2025, 10:54 p.m.Two people were rushed to the hospital after a car struck them at the corner of South Hanover and West Pomfret streets in Carlisle Friday evening. This photo shows the striking vehicle, come to rest against the south wall of the Pomfret Street Apartments building.Photo provided by Chris TaneyCARLISLE - Two people were seriously hurt when they were struck by a car that careened into a downtown building.
Write-ins give Democrats a district attorney candidate in Lebanon County

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Pennsylvania ElectionsPublished: May. 23, 2025, 11:03 a.m.Michael Light II, right, has captured the Democratic Party's nomination for district attorney by write-in votes. That sets up a rematch with incumbent Pier Hess Graf, who defeated Light in the Republican primary this spring.Charles ThompsonLEBANON - A first count of Democratic primary write-in ballots for Lebanon County District Attorney suggests that senior public defender Michael Light II will be on the general election ballot after all.
Jury returns verdict in central Pa. false rape report case

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

A Lebanon County jury on Friday found a 27-year-old woman guilty of filing a false rape report with police and illegally recording the military officer she accused on her cell phone. The charges represent two felonies and one misdemeanor. Family members of Veronika Rodriguez bowed their heads as the verdict was read by the jury foreman about 9 a.m. Friday. Rodriguez left the courtroom crying.
Woman’s behavior after rape by military officer fits patterns based on fear, psychologist testifies

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

LEBANON - A Lebanon County jury is deliberating the case of a Middletown woman charged with fabricating a rape allegation out of an after-hours encounter with a New York doctor visiting for his quarterly Air National Guard drill. The jury began its deliberations about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, after a fourth day of trial testimony. Veronika Rodriguez, 27, testifying in her own defense for the second day Thursday morning, tried to present the rape case she said prosecutors refused to bring.
Prosecutors drop charges in Cumberland County knife attack. Here’s why

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

A scary assault at an Upper Allen Township apartment complex is becoming a case study of why some seemingly air-tight cases don’t result in convictions. In this case, a reluctant victim has caused Cumberland Couny prosecutors to drop charges associated with a June 2024 knife attack. The dismissal, called a “nolle prosequi” in legal terms, was filed May 6. Not to be confused with an acquittal, the action simply means prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges.
All four Dauphin judge hopefuls survive primary, setting up a big contest this fall

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Pennsylvania ElectionsPublished: May. 20, 2025, 11:30 p.m.(From left, top-down) La Tasha Williams, Fran Chardo, Katy Kennedy-McShane, and James Zugay are running to fill two open court of common pleas positions in Dauphin County.