PHOTOS: Live Nativities in York

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

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‘Ralph’ tops box office again; ‘Aquaman’ a hit in China

In the calm before the Christmas storm at the box office, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” remained No. 1 for the third straight week, while the upcoming DC Comics superhero film “Aquaman” arrived with a cannonball-sized splash in Chinese theaters.

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EDITORIAL: Fighting for your right to know

This week The York Dispatch is filing an appeal to gain access to portions of a report by the state Department of Corrections that recommended changes at the York County Prison.

by York Dispatch Editorial Board  | 4 days ago

Local bowler falls 1 pin shy of perfect series

Josh Coleman came within one pin of total perfection when he rolled 35 of 36 strikes for a record-setting 879 series at Hanover Bowling Centre.

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Britcher helps U.S. to World Cup relay silver

Glen Rock’s Summer Britcher helped the United States team earn a silver medal Saturday in a World Cup luge relay event in Calgary.

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York County has year to replace voting machines — and figure out how to pay up to $8 million

Voting machines in York County had little-to-no issues in this year's midterm elections, but county officials are still scrambling to find the money in preparation for the mandated 2020 replacement of the current technology.

A young mayor, his friend, and a fatal attraction to opioids

Janel Firestone found her son — the 24-year-old, just resigned mayor of the Pennsylvania tiny town of Mount Carbon — in what she assumed was a deep sleep. She tried to wake him for his overnight shift at the lo

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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!

PIAA stands behind Act 219, passed in 1972

The PIAA is on the offensive in defending itself amid criticism over competitive equity between public and nonboundry schools.

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Two bands with York ties nominated for 2019 Grammys

The freshly-released 2019 Grammy nomination list is touting two bands with connections to York County, and one of them isn't new to the prestigious acclamation.

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12 reasons to subscribe to The York Dispatch

You can play a vital role in supporting trusted, local journalism. By subscribing to The York Dispatch, you help our journalists hold those in power accountable for making changes in our community.

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Police: York man suffered gunshot to head

A York man suffered a grazing gunshot wound to the head after a shooting around 2 a.m. in the 300 block of West King Street on Saturday, Dec. 8, according to a York City Police release.

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Coach accuses Penn Hills of ‘cheap shot’

An injured Manheim Central player left on a cart Friday night, and afterward his coach accused Penn Hills players of taking cheap shots.

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22-year-old employee found dead at Google’s NYC office

Police say a 22-year-old software engineer was found dead at the company’s New York City headquarters.

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More pricey pads: York’s most expensive homes for sale

Police, FBI probe theft of stained glass windows

Police and federal authorities are investigating the reported theft of 19th century stained glass windows from the property of a Philadelphia church.

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Officer, 9-year-old girl injured in dog attack

Police say a 9-year-old girl and a police officer were injured in an attack by a dog in southwest Philadelphia.

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Local obituaries for Sunday, Dec. 9

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PHOTOS: Pet photos with “Santa Sloat” to benefit SPCA

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Old York County Prison deal lets authority off $1.2 million hook

York City's Redevelopment Authority Board is no longer responsible for the $1.2 million owed for the former York County Prison after a settlement was reached giving the property over to Think Loud to transform the abandoned building into a data center.

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Police identify man killed Thursday in York Township crash

A Red Lion man died when he lost control of his car and crashed in York Township, police said.

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Can a sitting president be indicted while in office?

For the first time, prosecutors have tied President Donald Trump to a federal crime, accusing him of directing illegal hush-money payments to women during his presidential campaign in 2016.

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2018 York County Proms

York County 2018 Proms

Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end

President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year’s end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge

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York gets $180K grant for community development

York City will receive a $180,000 grant through the Department of Community and Economic Development, state Rep. Carol Hill-Evans (D-York) announced on Friday, Dec. 7.

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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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York’s Childs earns national coaching honor

York College’s Brandon Childs is the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year.

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Grandma pleads guilty to leaving grandkids in hot car

A grandmother who left her three grandchildren in her car unattended on a summer day while she was inside her Springettsbury Twp. dentist's office has avoided prison.

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Teacher accused of cutting boy’s hair pleads not guilty

A California high school teacher pleaded not guilty to several charges of child cruelty and battery after she allegedly forced a haircut on one of her students, authorities said.

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Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump’s ‘direction’

The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosec

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Early Russian outreach to Trump campaign detailed by Mueller

Key pieces of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation appear to be falling into place.

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Local obituaries for Saturday, Dec. 8

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PHOTOS: December First Friday

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OPED: Conservatives wrong to target Google and Twitter

This week a company called Nexstar Media Group announced plans to buy broadcast TV stations owned by Tribune Media Company. If the deal is approved by everyone who must approve it, the chain will be the biggest

by Dave Helling  | 12 hours ago

Man who drove into crowd at Unite the Right rally guilty of first-degree murder

A man who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for killing a woman in an attack that inflamed long-simmering racia

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OPED: These election pros spotted fraud in N.C.

What appears to be brazen absentee ballot fraud in Bladen County, N.C., involving the 9th Congressional District race mirrors a pattern seen repeatedly in past elections in other North Carolina counties, accord

by Ned Barnett  | 13 hours ago

VIDEO: Giant employees team with Salvation Army

Giant Food Stores provided several employees to work at area Salvation Army locations. In York, this team helped sort toys for the annual Christmas distribution.

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Community Snapshots Dec. 3, 2108

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PHOTOS: Salvation Army gets a hand from area businesses

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