Defense rests in trial of white cop who killed black teen

A defense expert, retired Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Clifford W. Jobe Jr., testified Rosfeld followed proper procedure when he shot and killed Rose.

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In York County, Toomey talks new bill to crackdown on fentanyl producers

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey stopped by York County to advertise his recent legislation that would allow the U.S. to cut some ties with foreign countries that illicitly produce fentanyl if they don't follow its anti-narcotics efforts.

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Mobile home destroyed in Fairview Twp. fire

Three people escaped injury when their mobile home in Fairview Township was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning.

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Ex-Central coach Mayne taking over Warriors

After a year off coaching, former Central York boys' lacrosse coach Tom Mayne is entering his first season at Susquehannock.

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

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Latest York County food inspections: Three out of compliance

Three York County establishments were deemed out of compliance during this week's restaurant inspections.

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‘If I get caught with one, I’m a felon’

The bump stock – the attachment used by the killer during the 2017 Las Vegas massacre to make his weapons fire rapidly like machine guns – will become illegal on Tuesday in the only major gun restriction impose

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Delone Catholic girls pull off stunning upset

The Delone Catholic girls pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday night, beating Dunmore 49-43 to win in the PIAA Class 3-A state championship game.

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Authorities: Lackawanna County worker was accessing child porn

The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office says Theodore Karampilas faces nearly 100 counts of possessing and disseminating child porn. It wasn’t known if the 41-year-old Scranton man has retained an atto

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‘Bittersweet’: Haines Shoe House honors Melanie’s memory with new season

It's what former co-owner Melanie Schmuck would have wanted — to see the shoe house go on, said her mother-in-law, Diane Schmuck.

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York-Adams weekend sports scoreboard

The latest weekend high school sports scores from York and Adams counties.

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VIDEO: Flooding on Conewago Road

Flooding closed a portion of Conewago Road Friday, March 22. Video courtesy of Victor Colon.

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Floods show national security threat posed by climate change

The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military’s Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipm

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Harnish, Small get All-America swim honors

Local swimmers Courtney Harnish and Meghan Small have earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Championships.

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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!

Police: I-83 driver not at fault in fatal York-area pedestrian crash

Police have released more information about the accident, including the name of the driver, who is a Baltimore City police officer.

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York County fugitive on the run: ‘This is not the end game’

Wanted fugitive Thomas Jarrod Stone said he eventually plans to turn himself in, assuming police don't track him down first.

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Local obituaries for Friday, March 22

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2018 York County Proms

York County 2018 Proms

EDITORIAL: York still stands by its fallen firefighters

The York community continues to stand by its firefighters a year after the deaths of Ivan Flanscha and Zach Anthony.

by Gayle Eubank  | 8 hours ago

PHOTOS: Delone Catholic vs Dunmore basketball

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Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived

If history is a guide, the reconquering of IS-held territory may prove a short-lived victory unless Iraq and Syria fix the problem that gave rise to the extremist movement in the first place: governments that pit one ethnic or sectarian group against another.

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Ex-cop says he thought he saw a gun when he shot black teen

Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld took the stand at his homicide trial and insisted he was in fear for his life when he gunned down 17-year-old Antwon Rose II.

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PHOTOS: U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, in York, talks about Blocking Fentanyl Imports Act

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Lawmakers urged to fix Pennsylvania turnpike’s fiscal plight

More than half of the turnpike commission’s annual revenue of $1.2 billion now goes to debt payments.

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U.S. abruptly endorses Israel’s Golan sovereignty in big shift

The administration has been considering recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the strategic highlands, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967, for some time and Netanyahu had pressed the matter with visiting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just a day earlier.

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Desperate migrant families overwhelm U.S. border agencies

Waves of desperate families are trying to cross the border almost hourly and entering an overtaxed government detention system.

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How to submit a letter to the editor

Tech leaders to gather in York for Blueprint conference

Blueprint York will take place on March 26, 27 and 28, bringing leaders in technology across the nation to the Appell Center.

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Williams Grove Speedway cancels Friday program

Williams Grove Speedway has canceled its Friday show. The track made the call because of Thursday's heavy rain, along with an ugly Friday forecast.

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Springettsbury Township apartment hearing pushed to April

A Springettsbury Township hearing on a potential apartment complex has been moved from March to April, based on developer's request.

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Births for Friday, March 22

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LETTER: Tell lawmakers no bailout for nuke industry

Nuclear power plants are a touchy subject in central Pennsylvania. Many of us remember the panic we felt when Three Mile Island partially melted down 40 years ago.

by Pam Zerba  | 1 day ago

Suspect in mob boss slaying could face lethal Mafia justice

The man he is accused of killing was the reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family, Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali, and for that, Comello is almost certainly marked for death by the underworld.

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LETTER: Nothing has changed in nuclear power industry

The York Dispatch's March 15 article on the nuclear power industry operators clearly shows that nothing has changed. They want increased subsides, no inspections or regulations, problems kept secret from the public and they are not overly concerned about safety risks.

by George Herman  | 1 day ago

Poll: More Americans say too little spending on health

About three-quarters of Americans say the government is spending too little on education, and roughly 7 in 10 say the government is spending too little on assistance to the poor and dealing with drug addiction.

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OP-ED: Donald Trump: brand ambassador for white supremacists

When the people of Christchurch, New Zealand, learned of the massacre of 50 worshipers by an anti-Muslim extremist, many reacted the way a lot of Americans do when the reality of hate strikes their communities:

by E.R. Shipp  | 1 day ago

Southbound I-83 reopened after Thursday afternoon crash

Dispatchers confirmed state police responded to the area but provided no further details about reported injuries or the number of vehicles involved.

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OP-ED: Article misrepresents Pa. Farm Bureau’s role in bay clean-up

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is disturbed by the lack of professionalism demonstrated by The York Dispatch in its March 14 article — "Smucker, Casey affirm support of Chesapeake Bay program after Trump’s proposed cuts" — that grossly misrepresents the state’s largest farm organization’s position on effo

by John Bell  | 3 days ago