York City clamps down on playgrounds, skate parks

Parks themselves, however, will remain open to encourage exercise and activity.

| 6 days ago

LETTER: It is time for some guidance from our governor

I am president of a general contracting business and in my 36 years of being in business I have never seen such lack of leadership by our state governor.

by Jacob S. Herbst  | 50 mins ago

UPDATED: York County’s most wanted

| 5 days ago

PSU’s Sanderson makes case for winter athletes

Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson believes winter athletes should get another year of eligibility.

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UPDATED: School districts, restaurants offer meals for students during shutdown

Some York County school districts and businesses are stepping up to ensure children don't go hungry during the unprecedented closure of all Pennsylvania schools.

York City cancels 45th annual Olde York Street Fair

May 10 would have marked the 45th consecutive year for the event that brings food, games and handmade goods to downtown York.

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Lamar Jackson works out with Antonio Brown

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson worked out with former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown on Wednesday.

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A record 6.6 million seek U.S. jobless aid as layoffs mount

More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus.…

| 3 hours ago

Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns

One Tulsa bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to celebrate a birthday. Another live-streamed a drag queen show on Facebook while up t

| 4 hours ago

Q&A: How to get aid for a small business hit by virus crisis

Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

| 4 hours ago

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York Dispatch lowers paywall on coronavirus coverage

It might look like our living rooms, but we are in uncharted territory right now.

Pennsylvania extends expiration for these firearms permits

Permits that expired on March 19 or later have been extended to May 30.

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The York Dispatch’s full archive, dating back to 1876, now available to public

Genealogy researchers can call up marriage notices, birth announcements, divorce listings and obituaries.

EDITORIAL: Shine light on waivers

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by Dispatch Editorial Board  | 7 hours ago

Database: Find the numbers behind lobbying in Pennsylvania

Lobbyists in suits roaming the Capitol Rotunda are a common sight. But everyday Pennsylvanians may not know how much cash they're actually dishing out to influence state politics.

Airline crews sign up to help hospitals

The first group of 30 laid-off employees of Scandinavian Airlines have started training this week to learn basic skills to assist in nursing homes and hospitals currently overwhelmed by a surging number of patients and ill medical staff.

| 15 hours ago

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At 3.7 million, gun background checks smash FBI records

Background checks are the key barometer of gun sales, but the FBI’s monthly figures also incorporate checks for firearm permits that are required in some states. Each background check also could be for the sale

| 17 hours ago

Heard about the 2-minute test? Don’t believe it

A California company falsely claimed cargo planes were ready to ship millions of blood tests that could detect the new coronavirus in just two minutes and had won emergency authorization from the federal govern

| 17 hours ago

As more states shut down, Trump resists national order

President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration’s projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely

| 17 hours ago

Call for volunteers floods health systems with fresh workers

The work is exhausting and dangerous, the situation bleak. But an army of health care workers heeded New York’s call for help reinforcing hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

| 17 hours ago

In survey, Americans not so sure about Trump’s handling of pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic, which has already killed more than 4,600 Americans and shut down much of the U.S. economy, is the most urgent and unpredictable crisis of Trump’s presidency.

| 17 hours ago

Seemingly healthy people could be big spreaders of virus, evidence indicates

In response to that study and others, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed how it defined the risk of infection for Americans. The agency’s new guidance targeted people who have no symptoms bu

| 17 hours ago

12,000 applied to be astronauts. NASA might pick 12

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said this next class of astronauts will help explore the moon and pave the way to Mars. They also could find themselves at the International Space Station, using new commercial capsules to get there.

| 17 hours ago

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‘Popcorn on the screen’: Virtual concert planned for York Suburban students

“As he started playing music, our teachers that have kids at home were gravitating toward the screen, and that’s where the tears came,” Monos said.

| 17 hours ago

VIDEO: Vote Smart — check the facts on politicians

Vote Smart — a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to providing "free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans" — offers this video to help you check the facts on nearly 40,000 politicians.

Pennsylvania resumes online liquor sales

Liquor board chairman Tim Holden said he expects the site to be overwhelmed with traffic initially and requested patience.

| 18 hours ago

York County, city receive $2.8 million in grants for coronavirus relief

The funding is part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

| 18 hours ago

Kinneman happy with MLB deal for minor leaguers

West York grad Brett Kinneman was happy with the news that minor league players will receive medical benefits and $400 per week through May 31.

| 19 hours ago

OP-ED: Cash payments give Americans crucial economic support

When Congress is able to turn its attention to climate change — another looming crisis — it should not forget this lesson: Direct cash payments are a simple, transparent, and fair way to support Americans when economic winds are shifting.

by Mark Reynolds and Jon Clark  | 1 hour ago

OP-ED: Bailing out the rich — again

The coronavirus relief package does nothing to fix the payday hardship that crushes so many Americans still working: a federal minimum wage that has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for years.

by Sam Pizzigati  | 23 hours ago

OP-ED: To get through this, we all must ‘be the helpers,’ says Pa.’s second lady

In these difficult and uncertain times, it is not enough to simply look for the helpers, we all must become the helpers ourselves.

by Gisele Barreto Fetterman  | 23 hours ago