The York Dispatch

01/28/2025

“It wasn’t a hoax when previous members of the Central York School Board banned the biography of Rosa Parks and over 400 other books by or about people of color or other historically marginalized groups,” said Mike Mountz, a member of Citizens for Central York School District — a group that launched in response to the district's first book ban in 2021.

The U.S. Department of Education, under President Donald Trump, described recent public school book bans in places like Central York as hoaxes.

01/28/2025

According to city officials, the new contract, which would cover the period of Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2026, has been agreed upon by the union members and now awaits final City Council approval.

Officers have worked without a contract since Dec. 31, 2022.

01/28/2025

It will be a cool and breezy week in York County with a chance of rain over the next couple of days.

It will be a cool and breezy week in York County with a chance of rain falling in the next couple of days.

01/28/2025

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.

Childhood vaccination rates against dangerous infections like measles and polio continue to fall nationwide, and the number of parents claiming non-medical exemptions so their kids don't get required shots is rising.

01/28/2025

For the first time since 2009, Littlestown boys' wrestling is moving on in the district tournament.

The Thunderbolts rode a parade of pins past Annville-Cleona, 54-20, on Monday night.

The Thunderbolts rolled to a 54-20 victory over Annville-Cleona at home Monday night, advancing in the District 3-2A tournament.

01/28/2025

PennDOT plans to build a new roundabout on Route 30 in Jackson Township, about a mile west of the York Airport.

01/28/2025

A celebration of life is planned next weekend for Carrie Schmoyer, a longtime guidance counselor at Spring Grove Area High School who died last week after collapsing on New Year's Day. Read more at https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/education/2025/01/27/spring-grove-guidance-counselors-celebration-of-life-set-for-sunday/77972685007/

01/28/2025

Gray muzzles are great! Meet Momma, a 10-year-old Chinese Shar-Pei mix who is at the York County SPCA waiting for her forever home. See more pets available for adoption at https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/01/26/available-adoption-york-county-spca/9230558002/

01/28/2025

Penn State football has lured away Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to the same position, making him the nation's highest-paid assistant.

The move sends the message that the Nittany Lions are here to compete at the highest level.

Penn State has made a massive splash by hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take the same job with the Nittany Lions.

01/28/2025

The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations.

The norm-shattering move was made even though rank-and-file prosecutors by tradition remain with the department across presidential administrations and are not punished by virtue of their involvement in sensitive investigations.

01/28/2025

The local racing season is quickly approaching, and this weekend's Racing Xtravaganza will give fans their annual primer of what's to come.

There's also action on the track with the Gambler's Classic in Atlantic City.

It might still be the middle of winter, but excitement is building both on and off the tracks.

01/27/2025

Look at those puppy dog eyes! Meet ChooChoo, a 3-year-old male cocker spaniel mix who is available for adoption from the York County SPCA. See more pets waiting for their forever homes at https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/01/26/available-adoption-york-county-spca/9230558002/

01/27/2025

The District 3 wrestling team tournaments begin tonight, and five York-Adams League teams will compete for titles this week.

Four of those squads secured their spots with strong weekend performances.

Five York-Adams League squads were on the right side of Sunday's cut line after a busy weekend of action.

01/27/2025

"Let's not be naive," said Hadar Harris, the Washington managing director of PEN America, which has advocated for free speech in the U.S. for more than a century. "While some of President Trump's flurry of executive orders pay lip service to free speech, in reality they frame a frontal assault against it, dictating the terms of allowable expression and identities, demanding political loyalty from civil servants, and threatening retaliation against dissent in ways that could cast a broad chill on free expression well beyond the halls of government."

The order echoed a recurring theme from Trump's campaign — that liberals across the federal government are censoring conservative voices to advance their own "woke" agenda.

01/27/2025

New temporary traffic signals and signs are scheduled to be installed Wednesday at the intersection of Kindig Lane and High Street in Hanover, according to PennDOT.

New temporary traffic signals and signs are scheduled to be installed Wednesday at the intersection of Kindig Lane and High Street in Hanover Borough.

01/27/2025

Toni Calderone said she hopes the TV show can increase Pastanito's brand awareness and help her draw potential business partners.

“Finding investors for restaurants is almost impossible,” Calderone said. “I got the idea of going on 'Shark Tank.'”

For York County restauranteur Toni Calderone, the idea behind Pastanito — serving up fresh pasta in 5 minutes or less — began more than a decade ago.

01/27/2025

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.

In most cases, residents and businesses reported confusion over what had happened. Many shared stories on social media that they initially felt there had just been a nearby car accident or possibly an explosion.

01/27/2025

The family of a beloved Spring Grove Area High guidance counselor has scheduled visitation and a celebration of life this weekend.

Visitation for a Spring Grove Area High guidance counselor is set for Friday evening and Saturday morning and the celebration of her life will be Sunday afternoon.