York Daily Record/Sunday News
See Robotic kitchen in action unveiled at WellSpan York Hospital
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- See Robotic kitchen in action unveiled at WellSpan York Hospital
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- 2 months ago
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- It feels like a kitchen of the future straight out of "The Jetsons."
WellSpan York Hospital unveiled a new autonomous robotic kitchen on Monday, March 9, that is billed as among the first in the country in a healthcare facility. A robot cooks made-to-order food in the new Fresh Take Eatery, which features dishes such as gnocchi pesto, chicken teriyaki rice and salads.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/03/09/wellspan-york-hospital-unveils-autonomous-robotic-kitchen/88978532007/
The robot whirred as it measured the fresh ingredients and cooked a meal. It then plated the dish and placed it in a window for pick up.
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- Scratch cooking and a passion for people at Berto's Family Restaurant
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- 2 months ago
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- Jeramie Figlioli wants to give customers the feeling that they’re sitting at their mom’s house enjoying a nice breakfast or dinner when they dine at Berto’s Family Restaurant along Route 30 in western York County.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/life/food/2026/03/04/bertos-family-restaurant-opens-in-york-county/88716526007/
Figlioli whips up meals from scratch, offering dishes such as strawberry cheesecake pancakes, a turkey dinner with a stuffing ball, and meatloaf with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli, just to name a few.
Figlioli, who has been cooking since he was 8 years old, makes everything fresh in the kitchen daily, including meat that he seasons and bakes for hours. He wants the family-oriented establishment to be different from corporate-owned restaurants.
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- Oil from J&K fire spotted as far downstream in Codorus as Susquehanna
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- 2 months ago
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- Oil that flowed into the Codorus Creek after Wednesday's massive fire at J&K Salvage in York has been spotted as far downstream as the creek's confluence with the Susquehanna River, the state Department of Environmental Protection reported.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/27/oil-from-the-jk-fire-has-reached-the-susquehanna-dep-reports/88896745007/
DEP reported that oil and other fluids from the Spring Garden Township scrapyard and water used to extinguish the Feb. 25 fire flowed into an unnamed tributary to the Codorus adjacent to the facility and then into the creek.
DEP and staff from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are taking steps to mitigate the impact of the pollution, placing booms to capture the oil and other fluids floating on the surface of the creek at several locations, according to DEP. Once the oil has been corralled, DEP reported, it will be vacuumed out of the creek. Cleanup ...
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- Three charged in abuse case described by investigators as child torture
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- 2 months ago
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- Three people are jailed on charges in what investigators described as an extreme case of child abuse and neglect in Newberry Township.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2026/02/25/three-family-members-charged-in-case-described-as-child-torture-newberry-township-police/88867372007/
York County District Attorney Tim Barker cited a pediatric medical expert’s finding, after reviewing evidence, that the case met the criteria for child torture.
“Unlike isolated incidents of physical abuse, child torture is premeditated, pervasive and impacts all aspects of a child’s daily life resulting in significant physical, emotional and developmental harm,” he said during a news conference at the Newberry Township Police Department on Feb. 25.
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- After J&K Salvage blaze, concern turns to potential contamination
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- 2 months ago
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- When the alarm sounded for a fire at J&K Salvage on Wednesday afternoon, York Area United Fire & Rescue had some idea what it was dealing with.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/26/environmental-concerns-follow-jk-salvage-blaze/88877566007/
"Over the years, we've been out there a few times," YAUFR Battalion Chief Todd Heilman told the York Daily Record. "Our firefighters were familiar with the property, so we had an idea what to expect. We know what to do to mitigate the fire and stay safe."
The magnitude of the blaze, however, was unexpected.
When firefighters arrived, a one-story, approximately 50-by-100 foot, metal-roofed building was engulfed, the flames leaping through the roof, expelling a huge plume of black smoke. The fire had also spread to nearby trailers, according to the fire department.
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- See crews contain oil slick on the Codorus Creek after J&K fire
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Crews pull an oil boom across the Codorus Creek in York a day after a fire at a salvage yard sent plumes of oily water though York.
( video Paul Kuehnel )
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- From petroglyphs to paintings, The Susquehanna River Art Collection story endures in vast collection
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- 2 months ago
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- It all started with a petroglyph.
The petroglyph in question was among a collection of carvings in rock found near Safe Harbor in the lower Susquehanna River, etched onto stone with crude tools by the artisans of the Algonquian tribes that inhabited the region long before the arrival of white men from Europe....
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/24/susquehanna-river-art-collection-history-culture-and-evolution/88744844007/
Rob Evans, the curator of the collection, has a personal connection to the river, having grown up spending summers at his maternal grandparents’ home atop a promontory that afforded panoramic views of the Susquehanna.
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- See Susquehanna River ice flow from New Cumberland to Long Level and minor flooding
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- 2 months ago
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- The Susquehanna River is partially frozen along the York County shoreline from New Cumberland to Long Level on Feb. 23, 2026.
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- West York Officer Andrew Duarte honored at vigil one year after UPMC Memorial shooting
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- 2 months ago
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- A crowd gathered behind UPMC Memorial Hospital Saturday. Some were police officers. Others were hospital officials and politicians.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/21/west-york-officer-andrew-duarte-remembered-a-year-after-hospital-shooting/88777640007/
And then there were others who were in the ICU on Feb. 22, 2025 when a gunman came into the hospital and took hostages.
They all came together for a candlelight vigil to remember the life of West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte a year after he died as police came to rescue the hostages.
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- York High students discuss ICE walkout: "It was about fighting for what we believed in."
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Students reflect on why the ICE walkout protest is important to them during an interview at Gather 256 in York City, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
( Video Dawn J. Sagert )
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- From Animal Crackers to Simply Animals: York classic has a new name
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- 2 months ago
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- Last November, the D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co. announced changes to a venerable holiday tradition, the chocolate-coated stars, called, simply Stars, eliminating the use of chocolate and replacing it with white chocolate and fudge, a response to rising cocoa costs.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/20/stauffers-changes-name-of-animal-crackers-to-simply-animals/88743578007/
The company explained it was a financial decision. Retaining the use of chocolate – which spiked in price due to poor weather-and-disease related harvests in West Africa in 2024 and the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration in 2025 – would have increased the price of a box of Stars to more than $8, according to Stauffer’s owner Meiji, a multi-national food and pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Japan. Cocoa prices have dipped since November when the tariff was lifted, but, according to NPR, chocolate prices have not gone down.
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- Cop-turned-counselor helps officers cope with trauma of York County line-of-duty deaths
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- 2 months ago
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- Above Ed Curtis’ desk in his therapy office in a office complex in Wormleysburg are three portraits.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/19/police-officer-brings-experience-into-therapy-sessions-with-cops/87217859007/
Instead of portraits of the founding fathers of psychology – Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Alfred Adler – are depictions of three notable philosophers from the Roman Empire: Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.
Together, they are known as the stoics, founders of a school of philosophy that seeks tranquility of the mind through focusing on what is within our control and accepting what is not.
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- Restaurant Week York 2026: See what 21 eateries and bars are serving #RWYORK
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- 2 months ago
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- Restaurant Week York kicks off Friday, Feb. 20 with a variety of mouth-watering dishes and refreshing drinks to try at establishments in the city.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/life/food/2026/02/20/restaurant-week-york-pa-2026-returns-with-21-eateries-special-menus/88716009007/
Gather 256 offers a sweet and savory toast made with pear, blue cheese, honey, and fresh thyme on its special menu for the event
And who could resist a savory dish at Gift Horse Brewing Company that looks like a banana split? Instead of ice cream, it’s made with a smoked hot dog, pulled pork, pulled chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and a barbecue drizzle. It’s even topped with cherry tomatoes.
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- Cupid's Chase 5K proceeds to support those with disabilities
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Cupid’s Chase 5K, hosted by Community Options, Inc., at York State Fairgrounds in West Manchester Township, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. About 150 take part in Cupid's Chase 5K.
( Video Dawn J. Sagert )
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- See La Papleta at York Central Market offering loaded baked potatoes
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In Puerto Rico, residents eat a sandwich called burripleta that is made with beef, pork or chicken.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/14/loaded-baked-potatoes-with-puerto-rican-flair-arrive-in-york/88632505007/
But Frances Leon said she wanted to make something different. She decided to put the meat on top of a baked potato and created what she calls "la papleta."
She piles the baked potatoes or sweet potatoes high with one or a combination of seasoned meats and a variety of toppings the customer can choose from, including cheese, broccoli, lettuce and pico de gallo.
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- C.J. Adams of Dallastown met Patrick Mahomes before receiving a new heart
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- 2 months ago
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- That Wednesday night, Jan. 29, 2025, Jessica and Casey Adams and their five children went to church, as they usually do.
When they got home later that evening, Jessica was talking to her son C.J. – the middle child, the only boy among the couple’s five children – and he was feeling sad and introspective.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/16/after-years-of-waiting-dallastown-teen-c-j-adams-gets-a-new-heart-and-a-new-life/88627762007/
C.J. had been born with holes in his heart valves. He first had surgery when he was two days old. He had spent much of his young life – he was 12 at the time – in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, called CHOP. He was hooked up to a device that assisted his heart, carrying the machine around in a backpack that was with him always. He was on a transplant list, and so far, none of the hearts that became available were suitable. A number of hearts had bee...
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- USA TODAYs best: Hamir's Indian Fusion named one of the best restaurants in the US
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- 3 months ago
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- Take a look inside Hamir's Indian Fusion in York, Pennsylvania, named one of USA TODAYs best restaurants for 2026.
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- This York County couple was hit with a 221% health insurance increase
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- 3 months ago
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- Tom and Carol Shaw are both 63. Tom is retired – he worked for 16 years for Capitol Blue Cross – and Carol teaches project management, part-time, at Harrisburg University. They live in a comfortable home on a cul-de-sac near Lewisberry, where they received the occasional visit from wild turkeys or songbirds who knock on the back door.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/11/this-lewisberry-pa-couple-was-hit-with-221-health-insurance-increase/88603477007/
When Tom retired in August 2024, he kept the couple’s health insurance through COBRA, the law that allowed him to keep the coverage so long as he paid the full premium. In January 2025, he had to find new health coverage and went to Pennie, the health insurance exchange run by the state of Pennsylvania.
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- Sights and sounds from the York Home & Garden Show
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The 58th Annual York Home & Garden Show at York Expo Center in West Manchester Township, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
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- Take a peek inside the new WellSpan Newberry Hospital
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- WellSpan Newberry Hospital will bring a new level of care for residents in northern York County, offering a shorter drive to seek emergency care instead of traveling to Harrisburg or York.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/09/wellspan-newberry-hospital-to-offer-er-inpatient-beds/88529082007/
Officials with WellSpan Health offered a tour of its new community hospital on Monday, Feb. 9 to the news media and government officials in the community. The facility, which is located at 36 Robinhood Drive just off of Interstate 83, is expected to open to patients in March.
It offers an emergency department as well as in-patient beds.
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- William Penn students stage walkout against ICE
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- William Penn Senior High School students protest against ICE during a walkout in York City, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
( Video Dawn J. Sagert )
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- First African American council member now seated in Red Lion PA Borough
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Shauntia Phillips was sworn in as the first African American council member on the Red Lion Borough Council Jan. 5, 2026.
( Video Dawn J. Sagert )
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- Custom bikes bring joy & mobility to children with special needs in York
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The day finally came for a group of excited kids to receive their first bikes during a presentation by Variety The Children's Charity, who partnered with Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12's York Learning Unit to present custom mobility bikes and strollers on Feb. 4.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/05/custom-bikes-give-children-with-special-needs-new-mobility-in-york-pa/88514076007/
Ayan Neal, age 5 from New Cumberland, hugged a teddy bear she received along with her new pink bike, her favorite color during the mobility bike presentation at the York Learning Center in North York Feb. 4, 2026.
"We truly want kids to live a life to the fullest," said Tom Baker, chief executive officer of Variety, adding, "just the chance to be invited to enjoy childhood to the fullest." Baker described families as living two lives, often leaving out their children with special mobility needs out of some family activities due to a...
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- Fastnachts: From raw ingredients to...yum! Watch Emingee's create them
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- 3 months ago
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- Where to buy fastnachts for Shrove Tuesday 2026 in York County and beyond
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/05/fastnacht-day-2026-heres-where-to-find-the-treats-in-york-county/88418480007/
It's time to start making plans for Fastnacht Day.
Shrove Tuesday — also known as Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras — falls on Tuesday, Feb. 17 this year.
It's a tradition to make these doughy delights with potatoes and use up the sugar, butter and lard before the start of Lent.
Many stores in the area sell fastnachts and at least one fire company has them for sale.
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- Feb 6, 7 Sale: Looking for some new-old jewelry? Go to York County History Center
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- 3 months ago
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- If you happen to be looking for some designer bags, gold jewelry or a replica of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s pearls, go check out the Treasures and Trinkets fundraiser.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/02/06/york-county-history-center-fundraiser-designer-bags-jewelry-pearls/88536929007/
This is the second year the Friends of the York County History Center have put on this function. The proceeds go to support the York County History Museum.
For those who attend the event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday night on the third floor of the museum, tickets are $10. In addition to viewing the jewelry, scarves, pins and purses, attendees will also get some chocolates and be able to sample five different wines.
Tickets are not needed for Saturday Feb. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. because it is free to view the jewelry. However, there won’t be any chocolate and wine available.
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- Shadowing the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of York, PA with Poor Richard
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- YDR reporter Catherine Rose takes you along for the experience of joining the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of York during its 98th year of forecasting.
( Video by Catherine Rose )
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- 'York PA can choose something better,' Philip Given says about ICE
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Philip Given, a York City resident and business owner, spoke to city council on Feb. 3, 2026, about what the city needs to do concerning ICE activity.
( Video by Catherine Rose )
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- Why the bibs, diapers and kissing? Slumbering Groundhog Lodge in York, PA explains
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- 3 months ago
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- George "Skip" Lehmann, the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of York's grand communicator, shares the folklore of the local traditions, shown Feb. 2, 2026.
( Video by Catherine Rose )
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- York County PA DA Tim Barker recounts Haywood Dixon Jr. investigation
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- At a news conference Feb. 3, York County DA Tim Barker recounted the events that led to the death of Haywood Dixon Jr. at York County Prison in 2023.
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- See York's 98-year old groundhog make prediction for 2026 winter's end
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Founded in 1928, the York Slumbering Groundhog Lodge moved indoors this year because of, well, winter ice and snow.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- See heavy snow removal using a blower and truck in Lebanon
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- See interesting perspective of snow removal after the initial plowing on Route 422, Cumberland St. in Lebanon after the storm.
( Provided by Matthew Andrews )
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- Voices join in songs carried from Minneapolis as about 200 gather in Continental Square for vigil
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 'A Vigil of Light, Song and Silence' is held by Indivisible York in York City, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.
( Video Dawn J, Sagert )
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- Coroner Pam Gay's career was rooted in caring for family and nursing
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- 3 months ago
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- Former York County Coroner Pam Gay, who retired in January after three terms in office, said the families of the decedents inspired her and her staff to do the work they do every day.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full Story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/30/former-york-county-coroner-pam-gay-reflects-on-career-challenges/88297092007/
“… if they can continue on, we can continue,” Gay said. “... they’ve been through the worst of it.”
Many of the families have shown resiliency, she said. Some have even started nonprofit organizations to help others and save lives.
Gay recently sat down for an interview to reflect on her career as the county coroner and her accomplishments, including opening a new, state-of-the-art morgue, battling the opioid epidemic and assembling a group of volunteers to support families after the death of a loved one.
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- See a new high-tech indoor golf club that's now open in York Township
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Back Nine Golf just opened at 259A Pauline Drive. It's a 24-hour, member-based, indoor golf experience where you can play over 65 courses.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- See Special Olympics PA Team's ski competition opening at Roundtop
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Special Olympics PA Team Area M's 42nd Annual Ski Competition opens at Roundtop Mountain resort with flag, torch and banner runs.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- A snowy childhood memory re-created 30 years later in Manchester Twp.
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In the aftermath of the blizzard of 1996, on Jan. 14, to be specific, Drew Zimmerman’s dad Jim had a great notion.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/27/manchester-twp-dad-relives-childhood-igloo-tradition-with-his-kids/88380758007/
He created a huge pile of snow with his snowblower and when he headed off to work – his business is Zimmerman Jewelers in York – he told his son Drew and daughter Ashley to hollow it out to make an igloo. If they were successful, they would sleep in it that night.
They were and they did.
Drew was 7 at the time and doesn’t remember a lot about the construction, but he remembers sleeping in it with his father and older sister in a sleeping bag atop a cardboard floor. “I remember it was cold,” he said, recalling the temperature that night dipped to 18 degrees.
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- Art exhibit in West York pays tribute to fallen Officer Andrew Duarte
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- An art gallery has opened in the West York borough building in memory of fallen police Officer Andrew Duarte, and one of his photographs from a trip to Portugal is included in the collection.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/23/west-york-gallery-opens-in-memory-of-officer-andrew-duarte/88309330007/
"Drew would love this," his mother, Nancy Duarte Matarese, told the visitors gathered for an opening reception on the evening of Jan. 22.
Andrew Duarte was an artist. His mother showed pictures that her son drew as a young child and keeps in her portfolio to this day. The two started taking photographs together when Andrew Duarte was an adult.
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- Sneak peek at Greer’s Burger Garage opening Jan. 26 at former Maple Donuts
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- 3 months ago
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- Ethan Greer talks about how he preserved the history of the former Maple Donuts at the location and offers a history lesson in York's burger history.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/23/york-pas-fourth-greers-burger-garage-set-to-open-on-loucks-road/88289306007/
Greer's Burger Garage is gearing up to open its fourth location at the site of the soon-to-be-former Maple Donuts on Route 30 in York.
And while the beloved retro interior is getting an upgrade, owner Ethan Greer partnered with Hanover upholsterer Jeff Weaver to bring new life to the 40-year-old blue stools. For Greer and many others in the community, there's an element of nostalgia tied to the building.
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- Michael Helfrich reflects on 2 terms as York mayor, the good days and the bad
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- 3 months ago
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- Sixteen days into Michael Helfrich’s first term as mayor of the City of York – Jan. 18, 2018 – one of the city’s police officers, Kyle Pitts, was wounded while assisting the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in serving an arrest warrant in Harrisburg. Marshal Christopher Hill, an 11-year veteran of the agency, was killed in the shootout with a suspect wanted for shooting a pregnant woman in Philadelphia.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/22/helfrich-reflects-on-2-terms-as-york-pa-mayor-good-days-and-bad/88254874007/
Three months into Helfrich’s first term, on March 22, 2018, York City Firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony, died while battling a huge fire at the former Weaver Piano factory on Broad Street, “a one-in-a-century kind of disaster,” the now former mayor called it.
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- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at PA Capitol amid protests over vaccine views
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- 3 months ago
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- About half an hour before U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was scheduled to speak at rally under the ornate dome of Pennsylvania's Capitol rotunda Wednesday morning, a handful of protesters gathered on the Capitol steps. Braving 25-degree weather - the wind made it feel like 14 - to express their disdain for the scion of the once powerful Kennedy clan.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/21/crowd-packs-pa-capitol-rotunda-for-rfk-jr-s-nutrition-speech/88280781007/
They held signs that read, among other things, "Vaccines Cause Adulthood," "RFK Jr.: Make America Sick Again" and "I'm pro-science and anti whatever this is!!" A group of clowns held a sign that read, "RFK Jr. Gives Clowns A Bad Name."....
Inside, it was warmer. A crowd, a number wearing Make American Great Again and Make America Healthy Again caps, packed into the rotunda. When Kennedy descended the marble st...
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- Honoring Martin Luther King’s legacy through service and unity in York
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- 3 months ago
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- An annual tradition for the past 44 years, Crispus Attucks York's MLK Day of Service dates back to a moment in history just before the accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. were recognized with a new federal holiday.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/20/york-service-remembrance-shine-at-annual-mlk-event-at-crispus-attucks/88255807007/
Emcee Kelly Summerford recalled how President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law in November 1983 while standing with the Civil Rights leader's wife Coretta Scott King, who had pursued the recognition for years. The holiday would become a federal holiday in 1986.
According to his library archive, Reagan stated during the signing that, "America is a more democratic nation, a more just nation, a more peaceful nation because Martin Luther King, Jr., became her preeminent nonviolent commander. … May we make ourselves worthy to carry on his dream and create the love ...
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- See a walking demonstration against the Trump administration in York
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- 3 months ago
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- Indivisible York sponsored walking protests Jan. 20 against the Trump administration wearing dystopian red capes from 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
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- Testing whether Misen’s carbon nonstick pan lives up to its hype
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- 3 months ago
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- Everyone has a frying pan story: Either they are too heavy, or you are worried about chemical coatings. Maybe a family member has ruined it with metal utensils − or it's just sitting in the sink crusted over.
( Story, Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/life/food/2026/01/16/testing-whether-misens-carbon-nonstick-pan-lives-up-to-its-hype/88202073007/
Does this $120 Misen 12-inch Carbon Nonstick Frying Pan solve some of the issues of using traditional pans?
I bought the Misen pan and ran it through some unscientific testing to find out.
Personally, I am fine with my cast iron frying pans. They are probably as old as me, and if I respect the seasoning routine they do the job. I don't like cooking food on chemical coatings fused to traditional nonstick. My frying dilemma is with my short-term rental. No one uses the cast iron pan there, and guests routinely destroy the coatings on the non-stick pans with metal to...
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- Watch a mobile farrier work the ancient art of shoeing a horse
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Bill Allison and his apprentice Chase Diamond traverse Pennsylvania counties with their mobile shop fitting horses with shoes.
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- See best moments of Children's Pedal Tractor Pulls at PA Farm Show
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The Children's Pedal Tractor Pulls drew hundreds of kids from around the state. Some were masters, and for some it was their first time pulling a sled.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- See a Beverly Hillbillies truck made with love at 2026 PA Farm Show
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- John Kauffman, of Perry County, talks about his 1929 Ford truck that was originally designed by a 10-year-old. He got the truck running and driving.
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- See a Tractor Square Dance demonstration at the 2026 PA Farm Show
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Eight tractor dancers square off to music while a caller announces the next move during the annual Tractor Square Dance Jan. 14, 2026.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- See before and after - The controversial North George St. blue barriers are gone under new mayor
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- 4 months ago
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- According to the announcement, the city is exploring other visually appealing street-closure signage and will share more details this spring.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2026/01/13/york-removes-blue-barriers-restores-parking-on-north-george-street/88163308007/
Efforts were made by the city and restaurants to brighten the gray blocks by painting them blue, adorning them with oyster shells and adding lights and fresh flowers to the enclosed outdoor dining area, but many people still disliked them.
The administration of former Mayor Michael Helfrich decided to stop closing George Street for dining in the summer months, citing traffic and public safety concerns such as blocking emergency vehicles. The closure of the street for dining originally began as a response to the pandemic. The barriers closing off the right turning lane were put in place as a compromise to allow space for outside dining.
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- Business in the front, PA Farm Show in the back: See the Mullet Contest
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Drew Fleschute of Luzerne County won the best of show after several age categories during the Mullet Contest at the 2026 PA Farm Show Jan 12. See kids compete in PA Farm Show 2026 Mullet Contest.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Sample 2026 PA Farm Show show food with reporter Jack Gleckler
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Reporter Jack Gleckler eats his way through the 2026 PA Farm Show show food court preview to find his favorites in burgers, perogies, mushrooms and more.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
