Former Dover HS basketball coach sentenced to prison in sex case

Aignee Freeland, who helped coach Dover High School's girls' hoops team, has been sentenced to three to 23 months in York County Prison.

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Police: Man gave fatal elephant tranquilizer to Dover-area brother

Police said William Dolan III bought the drugs at his brother's request. He is now being sought on felony charges.

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

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VIDEO: President Trump addresses denuclearization of North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants North Korea to end its nuclear program, but has no pressing time schedule for this, as he dispatched his special envoy to finalize preparations for a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week.

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Newberry Twp. man accused of sexual assault

A Newberry Township man is accused of sexually assaulting and threatening a woman, according to police.

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Ex-5-star wideout set to transfer to Penn State

George Campbell — a former five-star recruit and Florida State wideout — announced that he will play his final year of eligibility for Penn State.

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Police: ‘Empire’ actor turns self in to face charge

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in early Thursday to face accusations that he filed a false police report when he told authorities he was attacked in Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-

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Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant compiled hit list of lawmakers

A Coast Guard lieutenant who was arrested last week is a “domestic terrorist” who drafted an email discussing biological attacks and had what appeared to be a hit list that included prominent Democrats and medi

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Pennsylvania boy fatally impaled by glass from shattered picture frame

Authorities say a four-year-old boy was killed when a glass-framed photo fell from a wall at his family’s Philadelphia home, spraying the room with chards that struck him in the abdomen.

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Arsenic, lead in water pouring out of former U.S. mine sites

That torrent is poisoning aquatic life and tainting drinking water sources in Montana, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and at least five other states.

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Local obituaries for Thursday, Feb. 21

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EDITORIAL: Pa.’s minimum wage no longer defensible

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. That’s $58 a day; $290 a week; $1,160 a month. Before taxes.

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All York County school districts on 2-hour delay Thursday

These York County schools have closed or delayed classes for Thursday, Feb. 21, because of winter weather:

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MUST SEE VIDEOS by The York Dispatch

See the most current videos by York Dispatch staff.

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Prep staffers before changes in the workplace

Small-business owners who recognize the impact that change can have on employees can limit the fallout by helping staffers with the transition.

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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!

Samsung debuts folding phone for almost $2,000

Consumers willing to pay that hefty price will get a device that can unfold like a wallet. It can work like a traditional smartphone with a 4.6 inch screen or morph into something more like a mini-tablet with a 7.3 inch screen.

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‘Excessive fines’ ban applies to states, Supreme Court says

When the police took an Indiana man’s Land Rover because he sold drugs, he pushed the case all the way to the nation’s highest court and won.

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U.S.: No haven for IS woman

The State Department will not allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama resident who joined the Islamic State in Syria, to return despite her change of heart.

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Survivors of clergy sexual abuse seek redress at the Vatican

The survivors met for more than two hours with the Vatican’s lead sex abuse investigator and other members of the organizing committee for the four-day summit starting Thursday.

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Children flee Islamic State

On Wednesday, civilians were allowed to leave the last enclave held by the militants in Syria.

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Customers angry that disabled Walmart greeter could lose job

Pretty much anyone who shops at the Walmart in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, knows store greeter Adam Catlin, who’s been welcoming customers with a huge smile and a hearty hello for more than a decade.

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Storm brings up to 10 inches of snow to Pennsylvania

Officials say the winter storm that has dumped as much as 10 inches of snow on the commonwealth has also disrupted transportation and prompted school and other closures in Pennsylvania.

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2018 York County Proms

York County 2018 Proms

York College student gets 17-34 years for raping coed

York City Police said the 20-year-old woman repeatedly told him "no," to no avail. Police also said Ethan Rippey choked the woman during the attack.

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Superior Court affirms Felton-area wife killer’s conviction

It issue were a note and email that implicated Annemarie Fitzpatrick's husband in her death. The defense maintains both are inadmissible.

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Births for Thursday, Feb. 21

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DISTRICT 3 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: SG girls earn win

The Spring Grove girls' basketball team downed Cocalico on Tuesday night to clinch a state 5-A playoff berth

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York City man accused of shooting at two

York City Police said Tanner "Savage" Rineholt shot at his girlfriend's sister and her husband in the first block of Carlisle Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 20.

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Steelers: No tag for Bell, Brown may get deal

The Pittsburgh Steelers have no plans to place a transition tag on Bell, allowing the star running back to reach the open market.

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UPDATED: York County closes offices due to weather, parts of I-83 southbound still shut down

York County is in the midst of heavy snowfall, and some speed limit reductions have been applied to Interstate 83 and Route 30.

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OP-ED: A Supreme Court justice would open up libel laws

Few of Donald Trump’s pronouncements inspired such fear and loathing among journalists as his famous campaign pledge to “open up our libel laws” to make it easier for aggrieved public figures such as himself to

by Michael Mcgough  | 1 hour ago

OP-ED: How Eisenhower’s ideas can help U.S./N. Korea summit

The U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit could use some ideas from President Dwight Eisenhower, who arranged the 1953 armistice ending the fighting of the Korean War.

by William Lambers  | 57 mins ago

Pennsylvania must replace voting machines, lawmakers told

Pennsylvania’s top elections official is warning that failing to replace voting machines by 2020 could make the state the only one without a voter-verifiable paper trail.

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OP-ED: The little rover that could

Opportunity, NASA’s longest-living robotic Mars explorer, was declared dead last week. The tributes, poignant cartoons, emotional tweets and even love songs keep pouring in. I’m feeling surprisingly sad as well

by Usha Lee Mcfarling  | 1 day ago

LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP, FEB. 19: York men roll

The York College men's basketball team cruised into the Capital Athletic Conference semifinals on Tuesday night.

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OP-ED: The shame of Dixie dress-up

I can’t cast any stones at Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Like him, I committed the sin of making a shameful costume choice in my youth. My regrettable behavior occurred at UC Berkeley in 1982, when I attended th

by Sharon Rosen Leib  | 1 day ago

PHOTOS: Rescuers search for missing 61-year-old man

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Community snapshots: Feb. 20, 2019

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