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There were no additional deaths reported, leaving the death toll at 737.

Prison for ex-York Country Day School teacher who corrupted student York Dispatch A former York Country Day School teacher has been sentenced to county prison for corrupting a former student with whom he later had sex. Stephen George Henise, 26, of Windsor Township, was sentenced Monday in York County Court to three to 23 months in York County Prison and given credit for the 92 days hed already spent locked up, court records state. He had been free on bail awaiting sentencing after entering his...

Surveillance cameras in York City is an idea whose time has come. In fact, its long overdue.

Parents abused 12-year-old girl, tried to throw her from window: York police Updated Mar 02, 2021; By Liz Evans Scolforo, The York Dispatch, Pa. (TNS) The York City parents of a 12-year-old girl choked her, beat her and tried to throw her out a window under the guise of disciplining her, police allege. Darryl Clary, 40, and Jacelle Copprue-Clary, 39, both of the 400 block of Salem Avenue, have not yet been arraigned, and warrants have been issued for their arrests, the office of District Judge...

To test or not to test (for now)? York County school districts mull options after state announcement York Dispatch Citing the challenge of teaching students during the ongoing pandemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Education is allowing school districts to delay state assessment tests until the fall  York Suburban likely will not postpone its exams, according to the superintendent, and officials in four other York County districts — York City, Spring Grove Area, Dallastown Area and So...

Wolfs Democratic allies in the General Assembly were praising. Republicans were, well, less so. Since re-running each of them here would result in the needless deaths of trillions of electrons, we instead decided to pick two such statements as the archetype of partisan reaction. And then, from there, try to divine what those reactions say about the state of our current debate, and the fate that might await Wolfs $37.8 billion spending plan (any interior rhyme in the preceding sentence is entir...

York County man charged with trying to set fire to a home, kill family of 4 Updated Feb 21, 2021; A Lower Windsor Township man was arrested after he allegedly tried to set a trailer home on fire with four people, including two boys, inside. Zamian Lavellen Duncan, 28, faces four counts of attempted criminal homicide; four counts of aggravated arson with people inside the property; arson on an inhabited building; risking catastrophe; and criminal mischief damaging property with reckless or negl...

York City woman drops civil-rights lawsuit against township police, Walmart Updated Feb 17, 2021; A York City woman who sued Springettsbury Township, seven of its police officers and Walmart has voluntarily dropped her lawsuit, federal court records show. Latoya Batty, 43, withdrew the federal civil-rights lawsuit on Feb. 9 with prejudice, records state. “With prejudice” means she cannot refile the lawsuit. On Wednesday, Springettsbury Township released a statement announcing the suit with...

Chief: $500K fire destroys contractors workshop in West Manchester Twp. York Dispatch, The (PA) No one was hurt during the blaze in the 2300 block of Taxville Road, where crews were dispatched about 11:15 a.m. Sunday, according to West Manchester Township Fire Chief Clif Laughman. The garage was the business address and workshop of John M. Dotzel & Son Builder Inc., the chief confirmed. "It was a total loss, unfortunately," Laughman said, noting that both the structure and everything inside...

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