Lebanon County

So when I started investigating Veronica's case...

I talked to a lot of people who had dealings with the DA and the cops in that area, and I uncovered, based on testimony that was coming to me, so interviews that I had done with victims, I uncovered what seems to be a pretty large sex trafficking ring happening out of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

And had I had the resources, I would have continued that investigation after I covered Veronica's case.

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to age slower? Like they figured out some secret the rest of us missed? Well, it turns out someone actually did.

And that's what happened to me in this case.

I really, really, really want to investigate and still to this day want to investigate what I uncovered, which for all intents and purposes was.

in Lebanon County that involved several different counties of cops.

And I had victims who were reaching out to me through Signal, through all of the encrypted apps so that nobody would know their identity.

The combination model is the future of the Pennsylvania Fire Service, where you have a small cadre of paid firefighters that handle the routine incidents, and then you have the roster of volunteer firefighters that you can rely on when you have the bigger incidents.

Meantime, Citizens Fire Company No. 1, serving Palmyra Borough and North Londonderry Township in Lebanon County, still runs fully on volunteers.

But department leaders say they aren't sure how long they can maintain that model.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved 2027 Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums.

Now they've they've all merged into one thing.

I don't know in your area there if you guys are covered by like now we have the Lebanon County Regional Police or whatever.

I don't know if you're covered by that or not or if you're still under the state police.

I don't know.

There's EMS organizations that are nonprofits.

Take Schaeferstown EMS, for example.

They're the only EMS organization in Lebanon County that's actively 100% volunteer.

Meyerstown EMS, 50-50.

In Lancaster County, Elizabethtown Area Middle School, Donegal Intermediate School.

In Lebanon County, the Palmyra Area Middle School.

York County Red Lion Junior High, and I understand Lewisburg Area High School was one of those first two participants that you just mentioned.

And it looks like they're still with the program.

My colleague Katie Knoll reports overpopulation, particularly among cats, is making it harder for shelters to take in animals that need help.

At the Humane Society of Lebanon County, the staff cares for more than 210 cats and 50 dogs.

Operations manager Christy Kleinfelter says they don't have room for any more.

This year is the worst they've seen in a while, she says.