3WZ Radio | radioNOVO News for Lebanon: May 12, 2026

 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE, LEBANON TRANSIT IS RAISING THE FARE TO RIDE THE BUS.            STARTING JULY 1ST, STANDARD CITY FARES WILL INCREASE TO $1.75, WHILE COUNTY AND COMMUTER ROUTES WILL SEE A 25-CENT JUMP IN PRICES.  SHARED RIDE AND PARATRANSIT PROGRAMS ARE ALSO SEEING ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON MILEAGE.           OFFICIALS SAY THE HIKE IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER. TRANSFER FEES AND STUDENT OR SENIOR DISCOUNTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. FOR A FULL LIST OF THE NEW RATES, VISIT LEBANON-TRANSIT-DOT-ORG.            AFTER A STRING OF VEHICLE BURGLARIES IN ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP LAST FRIDAY, WESTERN LEBANON COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO IDENTIFY A SUSPECT LINKED TO THE CRIMES.            SURVEILLANCE IMAGES SHOW A PERSON OF INTEREST WALKING NEAR PATTON AND SOUTH LANCASTER STREETS AROUND3:30 IN THE MORNING.  THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING A DARK SWEATSHIRT WITH THE HOOD SCRUNCHED INWARD AND WHITE-SOLED SHOES. IF YOU HAVE DOORBELL OR VIDEO CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THAT TIMEPERIOD, OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS, CONTACT THE WESTERN LEBANON COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE OR SUBMIT A TIP THROUGH THEIR CRIMEWATCH PAGE.  Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano is being nominated to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia.  Mastriano was announced Monday as President Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.  Mastriano has represented Adams and Franklin Counties in the State Senate since 2019, and was the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor in 2022.  His nomination will be considered by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which includes Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick.  A child drowned in a hotel pool in Lancaster County on Monday.  Officials said the drowning was reported at a Best Western on East Newport Road shortly after 6 p.m.  First responders said the child had been pulled from the water and was in cardiac arrest when they arrived at the scene.  An investigation is underway.