York County players named to Honors Court

Two York County players (Jared Wagner and Darin Gordon) have been honored for successfully combining athletics and academics at York College.

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1969 riots: A reckoning, decades after York’s summer of rage

The York riots that took place 50 years ago this summer left dozens injured, many severely wounded, houses and business firebombed and destroyed, and two people dead.

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Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at anime studio

Thirty-six others were injured, some of them critically, in a blaze that sent people scrambling up the stairs toward the roof in a desperate – and futile – attempt to escape what proved to be Japan’s deadliest fire in nearly two decades. Others emerged bleeding, blackened and barefoot.

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PHOTOS: York County high school graduation galleries

The York Dispatch will be photographing all York County high school graduations. Check out the latest here:

Records: Trump discussed quashing stories about affairs

But despite Trump’s knowledge of those efforts — and the involvement of several others in his orbit — federal prosecutors in New York decided not to file any additional charges in their investigation of the illegal hush money payments made to silence both women who say they had sex with Trump before he was president, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

Has anything changed 50 years after York burned?

The degree to which race relations have improved in York City since the riots of 1969 depends on who’s asked.

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Police: Man provided opioids that killed Spring Grove-area teen

A North Codorus Township man is free on $200,000 bail, accused of providing fentanyl to a Spring Grove teen who overdosed on the drug and died.

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PHOTOS: York County’s 2019 proms

The York Dispatch is giving the "red carpet" treatment to all of the York County 2019 proms. Have a look to see the fashion, fun and frills at all the proms!

York Catholic grad named lacrosse All-American

York Catholic High School graduate Chandler Hake has been named a high school All-American.

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Mike Mussina set for Hall of Fame induction

Mike Mussina's departure from the Orioles for the hated New York Yankees still rankles some in Baltimore, but it may have paved way to Cooperstown.

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Police: W. Manchester Twp. man shared child porn

A West Manchester Township man caught sharing child porn earlier this year was arrest Wednesday, and authorities found he had even more illicit imagery on his computer, according to court documents.

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Probation in fatal York-area crash, thanks to victim’s understanding family

The Dec. 20, 2017, crash killed Charles Schaszberger of Springettsbury Township, police have said.

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Official: TMI decommissioning could take decades

Three Mile Island's operating nuclear reactor is shutting down in September, but residents will still see its towers on the skyline for decades.

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Local company sponsors York Fair grandstand through 2022

Bobcat of York, an authorized dealer of Bobcat equipment and other heavy machinery, is the new sponsor.

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PHOTOS: York County’s 2018 homecoming dances

The York Dispatch is giving the "red carpet" treatment to all of York County's high schools for their 2018 homecoming dances. Have a look to see the fashion, fun and frills at the dances!

Number of U.S. overdose deaths appears to be falling

U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.

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VIDEO: Riots prosecutor: ‘We didn’t want Charlie so much as we wanted the shooters’

York area Attorneys Bill Graff and Tom Kelley reminisce about their rolls as prosecutors in the York riots trials. Graff was lead prosecutor for the murder of Patrolman Henry C. Schaad, and Kelley for the murder of Lillie Belle Allen.

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FIERRO: Eagles’ special power structure a key

The Philadelphia Eagles' special power structure has gone a long way toward creating a winning culture within the organization.

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4 ways York Dispatch subscribers stay connected

You get more than a subscription when you sign up with The York Dispatch — you become part of our community.

Police: Associates of wanted York City man busted after search

Two adults and one juvenile have charges pending for firearm related offenses, and one was charged for obstruction of justice.

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Shelters, information available as heat wave looms

Forecasts say it will feel like it's 111 degrees this weekend, so York County and several nonprofit organizations are providing information and resources to help residents keep cool and hydrated.

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York County officials unfazed by Berks County commissioner’s ICE reversal

Kevin S. Barnhardt, a Democrat seeking his fourth term on the Berks County Board of Commissioners, renounced his support for his county's immigration facility.

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Integra facility in Springettsbury slated to close, will cost region about 115 jobs

About 115 people are currently working at the facility, said Laurene Isip, a spokeswoman for the biomedical device manufacturer.

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Baby born in Sheetz restroom has died

Emergency responders say they found the boy’s mother giving her son CPR in the women’s restroom at a Sheetz store in Lawrence County on Tuesday.

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Brothers, ages 1 and 3, drown in swimming pool

Police say two brothers, ages 1 and 3, have drowned in their swimming pool in western Pennsylvania.

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Excessive heat watch issued for the weekend

York County will be under an excessive heat watch this weekend as heat index values climb over 100 degrees.

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Local obituaries for Thursday, July 18

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EDITORIAL: Give baseball rule changes a chance

York Revolution fans are getting a close-up look at a number of baseball rule changes this season in the Atlantic League.

by York Dispatch  | 10 hours ago

PHOTOS: 50th Anniversary of York Race Riots

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OP-ED: Mourning Justice Stevens — and the process that put him on Supreme Court

Obituaries for retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens are reminding us that there was a time — several times, in fact — when presidents chose nominees for the high court on the basis of professional qualifications, not ideology, and those nominees were confirmed by the Senate with bipartisa

by Michael McGough  | 4 hours ago

York County girl wins national wrestling title

Stewartstown's Tiffani Baublitz won the 152-pound division on Wednesday at the United States Junior Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championships.

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OP-ED: We don’t hate America, Donald Trump. What we hate is the mess you’ve created

Donald Trump has come to the conclusion that many Americans hate their country. That could not be further from the truth.

by Dahleen Glanton  | 4 hours ago

York City awards Kinsley $375K contract to improve Pershing Ave.

Kinsley Construction is slated to begin base repairs and curb-to-curb repaving on a significant portion of Pershing Avenue by September.

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Births for Thursday, July 18

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OP-ED: ‘Go back’ denies my parents’ sacrifice

On a good day, I’m almost fluent in Chinese. I pepper my sentences with English “so’s” and “likes” as well as the occasional hand flourish when I attempt to shape my thoughts in midair.

by Katherine Hu  | 1 day ago

ACLU asks judge to block Trump asylum rule as case is heard

Hundreds of immigrants have showed up at border crossings in hopes of getting into the U.S. But the new rules that went into effect earlier this week bar most migrants from seeking protection as refugees if they have passed through another country first.

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Community Snapshots: July 17, 2019

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