Lebanon Daily News

Lebanon Daily News is a daily newspaper serving the Lebanon, Pennsylvania area. Its headquarters can be found at 718 Poplar Street. The paper is published in the afternoon from Monday to Friday and is available in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays.

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'If I cry rape, I'll get out of getting in trouble': DA defends Rodriguez prosecution

1 week ago | ldnews.com | Matthew Toth

During a press event Tuesday, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said Veronika Rodriguez lied about being the victim of sexual assault, and misrepresented a recording of a date and sexual encounter with Fahad Pervez in 2023. Veronika Rodriguez was found guilty on May 23 of intercept communications, disclose intercepted communications, and giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
City officials host rededication of Lebanon Veterans' Memorial Walkway for Memorial Day

1 week ago | ldnews.com | Matthew Toth

With the loss of a parade and ceremony for Memorial Day, Lebanon city officials hosted a small ceremony along the Veterans' Memorial Walkway to honor the sacrifice of those who have fallen in the armed services. City, state and county officials, along with various community leaders, gathered across from the Lebanon Community Library May 26 for a rededication of the Veterans’ Memorial Walkway.
'They defended our republic': Indiantown Gap ceremony honors the fallen for Memorial Day

1 week ago | ldnews.com | Matthew Toth

Visitors crowded into the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Sunday afternoon under the sounds of rifle volley and cadences of the various armed services. It was a familiar sound to Hummelstown resident Sharon Jordon, who brought flowers for her uncle and grandfather's tombstones May 25. Jordon used to visit the cemetery with her family as a child, a tradition she now shares with the three children in her family.
Annville-Cleona David Moran blazes past his seed to claim PIAA gold

1 week ago | ldnews.com | Zavier Gussett

David Moran was relentless in turning each corner of the track, and it brought him a PIAA gold medal. The Annville-Cleona junior put on a display of his speed and determination in the boys AA 800 meter dash and came in first place after finishing with a time of 1:56.17.
Fastest in PA: Kaddel Howard wins gold medal in the Class AAA girls 400 meter dash

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Zavier Gussett

Howard earns third PIAA gold medal in three seasonsIt’s been another year of track success for Kaddel Howard, and once again she’s reached the peak of PIAA competition. Cedar Crest’s junior sprinter finished with a time of 54.37 to earn the gold medal in the Class AAA girls 400-meter dash.
Into the PIAA record books: Tyler Burgess wins gold, sets state mark in 110 hurdles

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Zavier Gussett

After winning gold in two PIAA hurdling events last year, Tyler Burgess can say he made his way to the top of the podium once again. "Everyone wins:" Palmyra's Tyler, Jacob Burgess lead gold medal relay at 2025 county meetPIAA Track & Field: Lebanon County athletes punch tickets to Day 2 of state championshipsPalmyra’s hurdler continued a dominating senior campaign during the 2025 PIAA finale and earned first place in the boys Class AAA 110-meter hurdles to begin the day.
PIAA Track & Field: Lebanon County athletes punch tickets to Day 2 of state championships

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Zavier Gussett

SHIPPENSBURG — To open up Day 1 of PIAA track and field, everything was in play. There were gold medals handed out and state records broken, but the first day at Seth Grove Stadium brought rain and shine for PIAA athletes.
Lebanon County DA race: Why Pier Hess Graf and Michael Light will face off again on Nov. 4

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Matthew Toth

Incumbent Pier Hess Graf and senior public defender Michael Light II will square off again in the general election for Lebanon County District Attorney. The Lebanon County Commissioners, who serve as the election board, voted to cumulate the variations of write-in votes for Light, making him eligible to be on the ballot as the Democratic nominee for the district attorney race in the November election. No candidate officially ran on the Democratic ticket for Tuesday's primary.
Veronika Rodriguez testifies, jury deliberating felony wiretap & false police report case

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Matthew Toth

The jury asked to be sent home after more than five hours of deliberations in a case against a Middletown woman charged with filing a false police report after she reported an alleged rape in 2023. The jury in the Veronika Rodriguez trial was not able to return a verdict Thursday evening and will resume deliberations Friday, May 23. Rodriguez has been charged with intercept communications, disclose intercepted communications, and giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
PIAA Track and Field: Which Lebanon County athletes are PIAA meet bound?

2 weeks ago | ldnews.com | Zavier Gussett

25-plus local athletes headed for PIAA state meetAfter a full season of track and field action, the PIAA state championships are about here. The top athletes are set to face off from May 23-24 at Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium, where athletes in each event will battle it out for a spot at the podium. With performers set across the board, here’s a look at the top six Lebanon County entries along with the everyone else set for competition over the upcoming weekend.