radioNOVO News for Lebanon: September 15, 2026

            A SCARY SCENE YESTERDAY OUTSIDE A NORTHSIDE LEBANON SCHOOL.  A MAN WAS ARRESTED BY CITY POLICE AFTER ENGAGING IN THREATENING BEHAVIOR.            RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES HAS THE DETAILS:          {GATES0915-A}--------- :31 SEC...............STANDARD_____________________________THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LEBANON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ON NORTH 8 TH STREET AT AROUND 7:50 AM.  POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND A TASER, WHILE SHOUTING AT OFFICIALS. A SCHOOL OFFICER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JOSE PADILLA-SANTIAGO BEFORE HE COULD GET NEAR STUDENTS OR STAFF, AND POLICE LATER ARRESTED HIM. NO ONE WAS HARMED, AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY PADILLA-SANTIAGO HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE SCHOOL. THE 32-YEAR-OLD PADILLA-SANTIAGO FACES CHARGES THAT INCLUDE TERRORISTIC THREATS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. I’M TG, RADIONOVO NEWS.          9TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DAN MEUSER AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER RACHEL WALLACE ARE SET TO DEBATE ON OCTOBER 20TH AT PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL’S JOHN E. MORGAN AUDITORIUM.          THE EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. HOWEVER THE VENUE HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY AND THERE IS NO MORE PUBLIC SEATING AVAILABLE . REGISTRATION HAD BEEN REQUIRED THROUGH THE SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER'S WEBSITE; HOWEVER, THEY ARE ALLOWING NAMES ON A WAITING LIST.            WALLACE CALLED FOR THE MATCHUP AFTER PUSHING FOR DEBATES SINCE AUGUST, STATING SHE INTENDS TO ADDRESS RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. MEUSER WELCOMED THE PLATFORM, STATING HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING HIS RECORD, ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICIES, AND WHAT HE CALLS A CLEAR CONTRAST IN THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE DIRECTION.