Volatile stock market spooking some older workers, retirees

“There’s a lot of fear that if you have another event like 2008 and you retire the year before or the year after, you’re screwed. I’m not taking that risk,” says Mark Patterson, a recently retired patent attorney from Nashville, Tennessee.

| 7 hours ago

Prison for Dallastown man who sexually assaulted 5-year-old boy

Brandon Ladd reported his own conduct to authorities after being advised by his pastor to do so, York Area Regional Police have said.

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DUI patrols, checkpoints set through Thanksgiving and beyond

Sobriety checkpoints and DUI patrols are scheduled for York County leading up to Thanksgiving and a over a week following it, according to the Center for Traffic Safety.

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UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

Frantic search goes on for missing after California wildfire

Hundreds of searchers continued looking for human remains in the ashes in Paradise and outlying areas ravaged by the blaze Nov. 8, with the body count increasing daily.

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Be wary of these rampant robocall scams

An Arkansas-based call management company estimates nearly 30 percent of all cell-phone calls came from scammers this year.

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York High’s playoff run a ‘knock on the door’

York High hopes its 2018 playoff run is the start of better things for the program. York wants to become a perennial contender in District 3.

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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!

Limiting screen time for kids can be harder than it looks

For some parents, it feels like an exercise in futility. They are busy, overwhelmed and tired of the fight against increasingly omnipresent screens.

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In threat to Pelosi, 16 Dems say they’ll back new leadership

Sixteen Democrats who’ve opposed Nancy Pelosi’s quest to become speaker released a letter Monday saying they will vote for “new leadership” when the House picks its leaders in January, underscoring a significant threat to her effort to lead her party’s House majority in the next Congress.

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Democratic senators sue over Whitaker’s appointment as AG

Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment is unconstitutional and asking a federal judge to remove him.

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VIDEO: Stoner on York High’s playoff loss

York High head coach Russ Stoner discusses his team's playoff loss to Cocalico.

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York City street sweeping ends for most city streets

Most York City street sweeping ends on Wednesday, Nov. 14, but a few city streets are designated for year-round sweeping on Friday mornings between 7:15 and 11:45 a.m.

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Why cats have scratchy tongues

A team of mechanical engineers reported the findings Monday and say they’re more than a curiosity. They could lead to inventions for pets and people.

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COLLEGE: Two area players close to D-II title

COLLEGE Two York County men's soccer players are just two wins away from winning an NCAA Division II national championship.

| 9 hours ago

Police: 4 people found ‘executed’ in home’s basement

Two men and two women were found shot and killed in a basement of a house being renovated on Monday.

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

Air pollution is shaving years from people’s lives, study finds

People could add years to their lives in smog-plagued parts of the world if authorities could reduce particulate pollution – soot from cars and industry – to levels recommended by the World Health Organization, a new study reported Monday.

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No bus service on Thanksgiving Day in York County

Rabbit Transit will not operate any service on Thursday, Nov. 22, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Holiday delays York City trash collections

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, all regular curbside trash collections on Thursday and Friday in York City will be delayed one day.

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New council hopes to improve U.S. sprint racing

The major stakeholders in American sprint car racing are forming a new organization in an effort to improve the sport.

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COLLINS: PSU’s 2-back set has lots of potential

COLLINS: A two-back set featuring Miles Sanders and Ricky Slade has plenty of potential for Penn State's offense.

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2018 York County Proms

York County 2018 Proms

Couple killed in crash driving to their wedding

Family and friends are mourning a couple killed in a fiery chain reaction crash while driving to their wedding in Pittsburgh.

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Girl, 2, run over in YMCA parking lot after leaving mom

A toddler was run over and killed in a YMCA parking lot after wandering away from her mother.

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Limiting screen time for your kid? It’s harder than it looks

It is Saturday morning, and 10-year-old Henry Hailey is up at the crack of dawn. Still in PJs, his microphone-equipped headphones glowing blue in the dim basement, he fixates on the popular online game “Fortnit

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Man shot while handcuffed by Southwestern cop pleads guilty to charges

The man shot by a Southwestern Regional Police officer earlier this year pleaded guilty to misdemeanors related to the bank incident leading up to the shooting.

| 18 hours ago

2 ex-high school players convicted in alleged on-ice attack

Two former Philadelphia-area high school hockey players have been placed on probation and ordered to do community service after being convicted of assaulting members of a rival team during a playoff game last y

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Local obituaries for Monday, Nov. 19

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EDITORIAL: Plenty of upside to not hosting Amazon

When one door closes, the saying goes, another opens.

by York Dispatch Editorial Board  | 20 hours ago

Sinking Eagles dominated by surging Saints

Drew Brees passed for 363 yards and four touchdowns, and the Saints won their ninth straight with a 48-7 demolition of Philadelphia.

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After ugly start, Steelers rally past Jaguars

Ben Roethlisberger was far from perfect until the fourth quarter, and that was all that mattered for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Jackson runs for 117 yards, leads Ravens to win

Rookie QB Lamar Jackson sprinted for 117 yards in his first NFL start, Gus Edwards ran for 115 and the Baltimore Ravens ground out a 24-21 win Sunday.

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York College men suffer two basketball losses

York College's strong start to the 2018 men's basketball season hit a bump in the road over the weekend in Galloway, New Jersey.

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Trump pondering Kelly’s status, 3-5 Cabinet changes

Asked whether he would keep Kelly in his post through 2020, the president offered only that “it could happen.” Trump had earlier pledged publicly that Kelly would remain through his first term in office, though many in the West Wing were skeptical.

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OPED: TV news is as much to blame as president

Much is being made of the president’s targeting of CNN’s Jim Acosta, but TV news bears as much blame as anyone for our democracy’s dystopian decline, culminating in the presidency of an ignoramus with a persona

by Rob Cohen  | 18 hours ago

Y-A coaches honor top boys’ soccer players

The York-Adams League coaches have honored the top players from the 2018 boys' soccer season.

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OPED: Pa. must make students’ mental health a priority

When a student feels sick during the school day, they visit the school nurse. But if their problem is emotional or psychological in nature, where can they turn for help?

by Eugene DePasquale  | 14 hours ago

Girls’ volleyball all-stars have fun on court

The players experienced an enjoyable afternoon on the court during the York-Adams League Senior All-Star Game at Dallastown.

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Community Snapshots: Nov. 16, 2018

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