San Francisco moves closer to nation’s first e-cigarette ban

San Francisco supervisors moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes to crack down on youth vaping.

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York-Adams League grads keep chasing NFL dreams

Matt Kauffman and Hakeem Kinard were invited to NFL rookie minicamps with the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively.

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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:

PHOTOS: Pleasureville at Stoverstown Central League baseball

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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!

33K pounds of cocaine seized in Philly

The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents seized about 33,000 pounds of cocaine from a large ship at the Packer Marine Terminal. Members of the crew were arrested and face federal charges.

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Police: Manchester Twp. man let kids walk alone on Route 30

A man left his two young children alone when he went to take a shower in a motel, and the two ended up walking alone on Route 30 Sunday night, according to police.

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

Federal U.S. Attorney Freed discusses York’s fight against opioids and gun violence

U.S. Attorney David Freed of Pennsylvania's Middle District said his office works with York prosecutors and police to go after violent offenders.

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Births for Wednesday, June 19

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MUST SEE VIDEOS by The York Dispatch

See the most current videos by York Dispatch staff.

Monday’s town hall on Nace appointment to be ‘as informal as possible’

Next week's York City Council town hall meeting addressing the controversial appointment of Blanda Nace and the economic development department is expected to be informal and community-focused.

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York Catholic begins renovations with extra money from campaign

York Catholic High School kicked off the first wave of its renovations with more support than anticipated.

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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!

U.S. air quality is slipping after years of improvement

Over the last two years the nation had more polluted air days than just a few years earlier, federal data shows. While it remains unclear whether this is the beginning of a trend, health experts say it’s troubling to see air quality progress stagnate.

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PHOTOS: York Catholic $8 million construction project

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How to submit a letter to the editor

Artist’s medium of choice is road grime

Short-haul driver Arnulfo Gonzalez uses the dirt and grime that collects on his truck to creat “paintings” for commuters to enjoy.

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Police: Dover Twp. man raped girl

A Dover Township man is accused of raping an 11-year-old girl less than two years ago, according to police.

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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.

PSU legends concerned about recruiting issues

At the Eddie Khayat and George Tarasovic Celebrity Golf Classic, Bruce Clark, Blair Thomas and Scott Fitzkee discuss Penn State's recruiting issues.

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11-year-old who stopped thief with his machete knew he ‘had to do something’

The 70-pound sixth-grader with freckles on his nose and cheeks used the machete last week when an intruder broke into his home and tried to steal his PlayStation.

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U.S. home construction slips 0.9% in May

Falling mortgage rates are expected to help boost home construction and sales in coming months and help offset such problems as a shortage of building lots and a lack of skilled construction workers.

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Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users

The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services and boost ads on its platforms.

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3 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve

Expectations are high that the Fed and its chairman, Jerome Powell, will signal that a rate cut may come soon for the first time in more than a decade.

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Falsetti: A fresh twist on a Korean classic

Fire up the barbecue for “tofugi.”

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Study: Personalized diets could be the fad that sticks

The study measured 1,100 U.K. and U.S. adults, 60% of whom were twins, and their various blood markings (such as blood sugar, fat levels) in response to standardized and chosen meals. Even identical twins in similar environments varied in their responses to the same food. And the usual suspects, including fat and carbohydrates, explained less than 40% of the differences in reactions to food between individuals.

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Shanahan steps down to avoid ‘painful’ family situation

After months of unexplained delays, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a "painful" family situation that would hurt his children and reopen "wounds we have worked years to heal."

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PHOTOS: K-9 team lights up meal program

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PHOTOS: Senior Olympics ‘let the games begin’ at opening event

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HEISER: Area baseball may be better than ever

It can be argued that high school baseball in the York region is better than it has ever been.

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Police: Woman with car trouble in Windsor Twp. robbed by ‘good Samaritan’

A man pretended he was going to help a woman with tire problems in Windsor Twp., but robbed her instead, according to York Area Regional Police.

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Police: Delta-area man drove around farm with woman in trunk

Charles Joline III allegedly forced the woman into his trunk while he drove around his farm Sunday, June 16, according to police.

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OP-ED: Stop building in floodplains

In early June, Diane Mueller fled her flooded home near St. Louis, for the second time in two years. She hopes it won’t happen again.

by Harriet Festing  | 16 hours ago

Police: York City detective thwarts would-be purse thief, nabs him red-handed

Cops regularly urge people to be aware of their surroundings. On Monday, an alleged would-be thief failed to heed that good advice, police say.

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OP-ED: Yorktowne Hotel — for the people, by the people

In 1925, the community was tasked with building a hotel, a cornerstone for downtown revitalization. In 2015, we were tasked with revitalizing the Yorktowne Hotel, to once again be a cornerstone.

by Jack Kay  | 1 day ago

Governor vetoes $100M private schools bill in Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing budget-season legislation to substantially ramp up taxpayer support for private and religious schools in Pennsylvania.

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LETTER: ‘Helfrich Haters’ can’t accept he won

In a recently published letter, I was surprised to see that The York Dispatch chose to publish the names of signatories in a bold uppercase font. Why? Hopefully just to fill space.

by David Wolf  | 1 day ago

Wolf wants power plant emission plan to fight climate change

Gov. Tom Wolf wants Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature to authorize the state to join a regional consortium that sets a price and caps on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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OP-ED: We were wrong, graduates, about Donald Trump

With young men and women marching across stages last week, I thought it would be funny to put together a graduation speech for them consisting solely of tweets from Donald Trump. It wasn’t funny. It was soberin

by Peter St. Onge  | 1 day ago