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One arrested, another is sought in May 3 homicide in York City: police Updated May 13, 2021; York City Police have filed homicide charges against two brothers in the May 3 shooting death of a 41-year-old woman, according to a department news release. Ryan Craig Strada, 20, was arrested Thursday with assistance from the U.S. Marshals, according to the release, and there’s an arrest warrant for his brother, Nicholas Strada, 17. York City Police filed the charges against the Strada brothers Thu...

York County I-83 interchange project originally scheduled to be done in 2018 remains a work in progress Updated 8:46 PM; The contractor of the Mount Rose project on Interstate 83 has once again missed its deadline — and one local lawmaker is planning legislation to prevent a similar scenario in the future. Maryland-based Cherry Hill Construction was slated to finish the project on Tuesday after years of delays and rising costs. But a list of work remains incomplete, said Dave Thompson, spoke...

Four charged with robbery that’s related to recent York City homicide; 2 still at large Updated May 11, 2021; The homicide is still being actively investigated, York City Police Lt. Daniel Lentz confirmed. The charges are in relation to the fatal shooting of Whispering Wind Bear Spirit, 41, who was previously named Jennifer Jean Makos. Her most recent listed address was at LifePath Christian Ministries in the 300 block of West Market Street, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. S...

Monday update: 96 additional COVID-19 cases in York County York Dispatch There were 96 additional COVID-19 cases reported in York County since Saturday, bringing the total to 45,183 since the outbreak began, according to the state Health Department. There were no new deaths reported over the two-day period, leaving the death toll at 792. There have been 152,225 patients in the county who have tested negative for COVID-19, about 3.4% of the total 4,467,488 negative patients in the state. Stat...

Woman punches another woman repeatedly in the face during York County road rage incident: police Updated 8:29 PM; A Winterstown woman is facing an assault charge after she confronted another woman for driving in the wrong direction in a parking lot, according to charging documents. Michelle Ann Conaway, 41, of the 1100 block of Winterstown Road, faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge after she allegedly punched another woman about 10 times during a parking lot road rage incident. Conaway ha...

Right to Know: North York appeals state decision to turn over fire company audit York Dispatch North York is fighting the state Office of Open Records decision forcing officials to turn over an audit of the now-disbanded Liberty Fire Co. to The York Dispatch. Borough officials appealed the OORs ruling, which will move the matter to the York County Court of Common Pleas. The hearing is scheduled for May 11 via Zoom. The York Dispatch will be represented by attorney Paula Burke, who is also j...

Two seriously hurt when they fall off mattress pulled by truck during central Pa. party Updated May 04, 2021; Two partygoers were flown to WellSpan York Hospital with injuries after they fell off a mattress being pulled by a pickup truck, police said. Northern York County Regional responded to reports of a crash at 2:54 a.m. Sunday in the 5500 block of Wolfgang School Road in Manheim Township. There, police found a 26-year-old woman from Glen Rock with a major head injury and a 24-year-old man...

Eminent domain notices for I-83 widening project to go out Tuesday York Dispatch York County residents who will be impacted by eminent domain because of the Interstate 83 widening project will be notified Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation. About 200 properties will be subject to either partial acquisition or complete acquisition for the $330 million project. Complete acquisition means property owners would have their entire property bought and receive assistance wi...

Case dropped for U.S. Census taker accused of trespassing in northern York County Updated Apr 29, 2021; York County prosecutors have dropped the case against a U.S. Census taker who was charged with trespassing on private property in northern York County while doing her job. Margaret C. Powell, 53 of Heidelberg Township, was scheduled to have a habeas corpus hearing Thursday morning in York County Court. Such hearings determine whether a criminal defendant is properly or wrongly charged. But i...

Police release new images of what York County homicide victim John Doe might have looked like Updated 9:08 PM; New DNA technology has revealed that an unidentified homicide victim whose skeletal remains were found in West Manchester Township in 2013 is primarily Black and could have relatives in North Carolina, according to police. Investigators previously thought John Doe was white, perhaps Hispanic, but the DNA Doe Project determined he is of 75% sub-Saharan African descent, West Manchester ...