York County (Pennsylvania)

Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment

2013-05-25 13:52:02

VIEWING HARRISBURG Budget season may bring passage of other Pa. laws HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State lawmakers will soon return to the Pennsylvania Capitol with the state budget as the top order of business, accompanied by three marquee issues:...

Man will stand trial for crash that killed Pa. fire chief; police say suspect has prior DUIs

2013-05-24 12:57:11

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A 32-year-old motorist will stand trial on charges that he killed a central Pennsylvania fire chief while driving drunk. A York County judge ruled that there's enough evidence to try Matthew Diehl. He is accused of fatally striking...

Democrat Kevin Schreiber wins 95thDistrict Pa. House Seat

2013-05-21 17:29:23

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Democrat Kevin Schreiber has won election to the Pennsylvania House 95th District, replacing former Rep. Eugene DePasquale of York County who was elected state auditor general. Schreiber, a city official, was one of three York...

Dems settle races in Pittsburgh, Philly, in Pa. primary balloting.

2013-05-21 17:10:56

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats on Tuesday nominated veteran city Councilman William Peduto for Pittsburgh mayor and gave longtime Philadelphia city Controller Alan Butkovitz the nod for a third term in two of the most hotly contested races in...

Bike in York Week aimed to educate public

2013-05-18 04:44:02

Bike In York Week celebrated its third year this past week with a renewed focus on education. A 50-mile bike challenge encouraged riders to tackle the distance within five days, but organizers also intended to promote other transportation options...

Eight York men charged with drug trafficking

2013-05-18 04:44:02

Eight York men affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang have been charged with drug trafficking in the city, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. An indictment, returned by a federal jury in Harrisburg...

Police: West Manheim man arrested with up to $50,000 in marijuana plants

2013-05-18 04:44:02

A West Manheim Township man was arrested Monday after he called police to arrest his estranged wife for trespassing, and ended up being taken away for growing marijuana, according to a news release. West Manheim Township Police said David Edward...

Crime Watch for the week of March 23, 2013

2013-05-18 09:14:01

DISPOSITIONS District Judge Barry L. Bloss Jr.'s office covers Springettsbury Township. Stephanie Galarza-Camacho, 111-C Lincoln St., 2nd floor; retail theft; waived to court. Barbara Wright, 645 Woodside Drive; retail theft; held for court....

First Hanover woman awarded Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Membership

2013-05-18 11:54:03

In 1943, four naval chaplains gave up their life jackets on a sinking ship to save others. And in 2013, Elizabeth Tyler became the first person in Hanover to win the annual award given in honor of the chaplains for serving others. Since moving to...

Hundreds attend funeral for Gov. George Leader

2013-05-17 02:34:02

A half-dozen Pennsylvania governors were among the crowd of about 500 people who gathered at the funeral of Gov. George Michael Leader Thursday, with family and friends contributing back-stories of humanity to the litany of eagerly recited public...

Transgender student protests planned reading of his female name at Pa. graduation ceremony

2013-05-16 14:06:36

RED LION, Pa. (AP) — A transgender student in central Pennsylvania is asking a school district to reverse its decision to read his female name at next month's graduation ceremony. The student uses the name Issak Wolfe but is enrolled at Red Lion...

York County commissioners prepares for possibility of selling Marketway West property

2013-05-16 06:14:01

York County commissioners on Wednesday approved spending $1,400 to hire an outside business to appraise the Marketway West building in York, as they prepare for the possibility of selling the building. "We're getting our ducks in order," York County...

July 23: They look like poppy seeds with legs as they tumble out of two pint containers and onto the leaves of a scraggly vine sunning itself near a pine tree. But looks deceive.

2012-07-26 00:00:00