York Daily Record/Sunday News
Michael Helfrich reflects on 2 terms as York mayor, the good days and the bad
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- Michael Helfrich reflects on 2 terms as York mayor, the good days and the bad
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 7 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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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 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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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 7 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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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 7 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
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 7 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
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 7 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
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 7 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 )
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- Watch the butter sculpture unveiled for the 2026 PA Farm Show
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The 2026 PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture, a 1,000-pound sculpture, defines moments in U.S. history and the evolution of agriculture. PACast raw video.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Raw video supplies by PACast.
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- See an impromptu anti-ICE rally in York, PA after Minneapolis shooting
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- About 150 people gathered on the Continental Square in York, PA. a day after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Missy Barnes speaks.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Sandie Walker takes oath to become York's 26th mayor
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Sandie Walker took the oath of office to become York's 26th mayor. She is not the city's first female mayor, nor is she is the first Black mayor, or the first Black woman to lead the city. She is, as a number of of the attendees of her inaugural Monday afternoon pointed out, the first mayor who was also a 1,000-point scorer, earning that milestone while starring at William Penn Senior High School.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/05/sandie-walker-takes-oath-to-become-york-pas-mayor/88030723007/
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- The first bloom of 2026, York White Rose drops on Continental Square with fireworks
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- York marks New Year’s Eve in Continental Square with food trucks, live music, the midnight White Rose drop, and fireworks to start the year.
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- Banky’s Bakehouse brings sweet treats & a backstory to Manchester Twp.
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Craving something sweet? A new bakery is offering everything from sticky buns, cheesecake, cupcakes, freshly baked pie and whoopie pies.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/19/bankys-bakehouse-in-manchester-township-pa-is-now-open/87689662007/
Banky’s Bakehouse at 2008 N. George Street has been years in the making. It's a true labor of love for Kelli Ferry and her husband Brian. Inspired by her love for serving others, Kelli started her baking journey when she wanted to raise money to send her son Daniel on a church mission trip to Kansas.
In the late '90s, after moving from Pennsylvania to Kentucky for her husband’s new job, Daniel came home from school one Wednesday night excited to tell his parents about the mission trip. But there was one caveat – he needed to pay his own way.
“I’m like, OK,” Kelli recalled with tears in her eyes. “We just bought a house, and we were trying...
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- Santa brings Christmas magic to NICU babies at WellSpan York Hospital
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Tom Kemp, a respiratory therapist at WellSpan York Hospital, visited the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Dec. 18 bringing a first Christmas to babies.
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- TMI restart is a symbol of renewal of nuclear energy, energy sec Wright says describing safety
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The nuclear power plant formerly known as Three Mile Island is more than a complex mass of concrete and steel.
It is a symbol.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/17/tmi-restart-a-symbol-of-renewal-of-nuclear-energy-says-energy-secretary/87813597007/
To some, it represents the terror of the days following March 28, 1979, the date of the worst nuclear accident in American history. That legacy remains.
The CEO of the company that owns the undamaged unit 1 reactor, which was down for refueling when equipment failure and human error combined to cause a partial meltdown of its sibling reactor, unit 2, acknowledges that, calling the accident the nuclear industry's "darkest day."
"Everybody understands what this plant represents," said Joe Dominguez, CEO and president of plant owner Constellation, the largest owner of nuclear plants in the country.
To his company, and to t...
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- Off-duty suicide save underscores York police officer's commitment
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- It was Oct. 3, a Friday, late in the afternoon, when Victoria Baez and her fiancé were taking their kids and dogs to Rudy Park, heading out of town on North George Street.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/17/stress-and-trauma-shadow-york-pa-police-officer-on-and-off-duty/87735393007/
It was a day off for Baez and her fiancé, both York City police officers, and they were looking forward for a relaxing and fun afternoon at the park.
As they approached the North George Street interchange with Interstate 83, they saw something alarming. A man was standing on the edge of the bridge. It was not normal, and as a police officer, she is attuned to detecting situations that are not normal.
“I think he’s going to jump,” Baez told her fiancé.
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- Jeri Jones speaks about Mary Ann Furnace and a geologist couple
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- 9:32
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Jeri Jones on early iron production at Mary Ann Furnace and Anna Jonas & George Stose early county geologists at York Co. History Center Dec. 11.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Stephen Smith on Emanuel Herman, James Rankin during Revolutionary War
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- 8:30
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Stephen Smith speaks about two American Revolutionary War men during the York County History Storytellers event Dec. 11, 2025 at the history center.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- June Burk Lloyd on York's mysterious Declaration of Independence signer
- Runtime
- 7:50
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- June Burk Lloyd speaks on Declaration of Independence signer James Smith and the American Protective League, a WWI citizen force, during Storytellers.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Hear Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Miller on Lafayette's visits to York
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- 8:31
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Miller speak about Lafayette's visits to York during the York County History Storytellers event on Dec. 11, 2025.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- Ben Neely on the Committee of Safety and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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- 9:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Ben Neely speaks on the 1774 Committee of Safety and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper during York County History Storytellers event on Dec. 11, 2025.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- See opening day at Roundtop Mountain Resort in northern York County
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Roundtop Mountain Resort opened for skiing on Dec. 13, 2025. Raw video provided by Roundtop Mountain Resort.
( VIdeo Paul Kuehnel )
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- See structural issues prompting Union Lutheran Church redevelopment proposal in York, Pa.
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- 4:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The Rev. Joel Folkemer tells everyone that he has a love-hate relationship with the nearly 100-year-old Union Evangelical Lutheran Church building on West Market Street in York.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story:
It's a beautiful Late Gothic Revival-style church designed by local architect John Dempwolf. The sanctuary features stained glass windows created by Rudy Art Glass Studio of York, according to architectural historian Scott D. Butcher.
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- Huge retro candy shop opens Dec. 12 on Continental Square, in York, Pa. at 4:05 p.m.
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop is bringing retro candy, fun soda and international treats to downtown York's Continental Square.
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- Scott Mingus on freedom seekers vs. bounty hunters at York history event
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- 7:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Scott Mingus speaks on freedom seekers vs. bounty hunters during York County History Storytellers Dec. 11, 2025.
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- Samantha Dorm speaks on military woman at York history storytellers
- Runtime
- 5:52
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Samantha Dorm speaks about the Six Triple Eight and Staff Sgt. Fairy Ensminger Decker at York County History Center Dec. 11, 2025.
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- Shot on the job, a York cop had to make sure he was fit for duty, physically and mentally
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- At about 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 18, 2018, York City Police Detective Kyle Pitts was among the members of the U.S. Marshal Service’s Fugitive Task Force who had descended on a house in Harrisburg’s Allison Hill neighborhood to secure the arrest of a woman wanted on a weapons charge.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/10/wounded-on-the-job-york-cop-had-to-heal-physically-and-mentally/87235450007/
The members of the task force entered the house and while Pitts, who had just been assigned to the task force, was taking the woman into custody, they heard a man’s voice from the second floor of the rowhouse.
“Are you looking for me?” he yelled from the top of the stairs.
They hadn’t been. Although, they would have had a reason to be looking for him. The man, 31-year-old Kevin Sturgis, was wanted in Philadelphia, accused of attempted murder in the shooting of a pregnant woman.
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- The fascinating story behind these iconic York County tree sale signs
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- When Glenn Olsen was in high school in Reading, his mother helped him find a job at Karetas Fruit and Produce.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/09/a-surprisingly-interesting-story-behind-these-iconic-york-county-signs/87672799007/
It was a good job and he enjoyed it. It fit in with his school schedule and the baseball season – he was a pitcher on Wilson High School’s powerhouse team back then.
During the holiday season, the produce distributor sold Christmas trees and put Olsen in charge of the lot. He oversaw marketing, and he painted the signs advertising the lot and placed them around town. The lot did well, selling some 300 trees when he was running the lot.
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- Take a last peek underground at York's comfort stations before they are sealed up #urbex
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Framing the southeast corner of Continental Square for 96 years, the curved iconic stone railings of the comfort station in York are now gone. Their embedded memory still guides the imagination down the surviving stairs and rooms hidden below.
( Video/story: Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/videos/news/local/2025/12/09/see-a-prohibition-era-piece-of-history-sealed-under-continental-square/87664504007/
Although now sealed and only accessible by a locked trap door, the sturdy finishes of copper, tile and stone − materials and workmanship not often designed into public restrooms today − will sit in darkness beneath the square waiting for a future plan.
The comfort stations operated on the square from 1929 until around 1978. York was a bustling downtown center in the early years with train service and street cars bringing travelers to a robust downtown commercial scene. The stately restrooms were built out of a need for a new public...
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- Take an early look inside West York’s The Bakery entertainment venue
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The Bakery Entertainment Complex, a 52,000-square-foot dream by Ben Sutton is taking shape inside a massive former bakery building at 1501 W. King St. in West York.
( Video/ Story: Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: Take an early look inside West York’s The Bakery entertainment venue
"The goal of the whole project is to create the ultimate destination for everybody, not just the young crowd, not just the 60+, not just for kids," Sutton said giving a tour while contractors completed plumbing, carpentry and painting on Dec. 4.
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- See York's 2025 Christmas tree lighting on Continental Square
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Crowds gathered for the annual tree lighting ceremony in downtown York.
(Video by Paul Kuehnel )
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- York County's new coroner plans in-house autopsies in coming years
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- York County Coroner-elect Tania Zech plans to bring autopsies in-house in the coming years rather than sending decedents to a hospital hours away to determine how they died.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/05/york-county-coroner-elect-tania-zech-aims-to-bring-autopsies-in-house/87376383007/
The effort started with current York County Coroner Pam Gay, who had a new morgue built in Springettsbury Township during her tenure. It includes an autopsy suite.
Zech, chief deputy coroner, recently won election in an uncontested race to serve as the next York County Coroner. Gay is retiring at the end of her third term in January 2026.
"... I would love to see the York County Coroner's Office doing our own in-house autopsies," Zech said, adding she believes it will happen in the next year or two.
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- See first seasonal snowmaking at Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Roundtop Mountain Resort will continue to make snow when they have cold weather stretches. See current conditions at skiroundtop.com.
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- Bishop Road bridge faces demolition as commissioners won't transfer
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- A 14-year saga to either preserve or demolish the Bishop Road bridge has likely come to an end with the Cumberland County Commissioners deciding not to entertain a motion to transfer ownership to Upper Allen Township during a commissioner's meeting meeting Dec. 4. The 127-year-old iron bridge is scheduled to be demolished early in 2026.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/04/historic-bishop-road-bridge-slated-for-demolition-in-early-2026/87603959007/
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- The York Barbell guy - an I-83 roadside icon - will spin once again
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- A couple of weeks ago, York Barbell asked its followers on Facebook to vote on whether Norb, the barbell guy who has served as a company symbol and roadside icon for decades, should spin once again.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/02/norb-the-i-83-york-barbell-guy-will-spin-once-again/87566488007/
Norb - performing a weightlifting motion called a split and clean - is mounted on a rotating spindle that has not rotated in years. When York Barbell asked whether Norb should spin again, the outcry was overwhelming: Yes!
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- Two York County police chiefs bound by tragedy find ways to move forward
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- On a recent afternoon, Dave Lash and Matt Millsaps sat side-by-side at a table in Lash’s office in Northern Regional’s headquarters to talk about their experiences of the past few months.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/02/bound-by-tragedy-2-york-county-police-chiefs-millsaps-lash-find-ways-to-move-forward/87341724007/
They have a lot in common. They are veteran cops with decades of experience between them, and they lead police departments – Lash is chief of Northern Regional and Millsaps is chief in West York Borough.
And they have the tragic distinction of leading departments who lost officers to gun violence this year.
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- Retro candy shop to open in York with $5 candy buffet, shakes & more
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop is bringing retro candy, fun soda and international treats to downtown York's Continental Square.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/12/02/grandpa-joes-candy-shop-to-bring-sweet-nostalgia-to-downtown-york-pa/87552570007/
Inspired by musical fantasy "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," Grandpa Joe's founder and CEO Christopher Beers opened his first candy shop in downtown Canonsburg, right outside Pittsburgh. Now, he's bringing his 21st location to Central Pa.
Beers said he has been following the growth and resurgence of downtown York for years and is excited to be part of the community.
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- Hellam Twp. refugee from Congo reunited with brother after 24 years
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- It was a normal morning. Well, as normal as life could be in Matadi, a town at the western point of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the central African nation’s chief seaport, along the Congo as it flows into the Atlantic.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/11/24/hellam-twp-refugee-from-congo-reunited-with-his-brother-after-24-yrs/87323214007/
Makaya Revell left his home early that morning. He doesn’t remember anything strange about it. His father was in the hospital with an unknown ailment. He remembered hearing gunfire and armed rebels walking the streets. That was what passed for normal. He left home that morning to take a driving lesson; at 16, he was learning to drive.
“Our country was in bad spirits,” Revell said. “It was normal but wasn’t a normal morning either.”
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- A turkey tradition: Union Lutheran Church and T C Backer partner to feed community
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Ty Backer, motivated by witnessing food insecurity in York, partnered with Union Evangelical Lutheran Church during COVID, now serving 1,500 dinners this year. During the pandemic, Union Lutheran stepped after Backer was turned away from several locations. The tradition has continued for six years.
( Video Paul Kuehnel )
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- This new Dallastown restaurant mashup blends sweets and meats
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Two former Franklin Street Social vendors joined forces to open up a new concept in Dallastown, merging smoked meat with waffles, slushies and sweets.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/11/25/sweet-steer-munchies-bbq-blends-barbecue-burgers-desserts/87316776007/
Reese Martin, owner of Urban Steer known for its steak dinners, partnered with Ashley and Efrain Hernandez, who own Sweet Tooth Waffles & Munchies, to launch Sweet Steer, Munchies & BBQ: a one-stop-shop for barbecue, burgers and desserts under one roof at 64 East Main Street, Dallastown.
Both vendors started out as food trucks before making the leap into opening in the Social, and as their clientele grew, they each wanted a bigger space to expand their offerings.
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- See Ellen Freireich honored for 28 years on York Suburban School Board
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Ellen Freireich was celebrated before her last school board meeting with a reception as a 28-year member who attended just about every student event.
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- See the cars up for auction by York County District Attorney Nov. 28
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The annual Drug Task Force auction set for Nov. 28 at Schaad Detective Agency, 1114 Roosevelt Ave., York. Auction begins at 10 a.m. with 30 vehicles.
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- York County cop endured more trauma than most police & now works to help officers get help
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- It was a Monday night, usually a slow night as far as police work goes, weekends being prime time for malfeasance and disturbances of the public peace.
( Video Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2025/11/24/york-county-cop-jamie-miller-who-endured-trauma-now-counsels-other-police-officers-to-get-help/87210006007/
Jamie Miller was on duty with his partner of six years, a woman whose husband was one of their supervisors at Springettsbury Township, a police department with 32 officers dedicated to protecting and serving the suburban community in York County.
A typical night would include what could be considered routine calls – domestic disputes, shoplifting, traffic stops, that kind of stuff.
The afternoon before – Feb. 16, 2014 – had been anything but routine. And looking back, Miller believes it was a harbinger of the events of that Monday night. That night, he and his partner responded to a call ...
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- 5 great dive bars to try in York County, Pa.
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Who doesn't love a good dive bar? Here are 5 to try in York County, Pa.
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- See regional designers make their mark with Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens runs from Nov. 21 through Jan. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. More info hersheygardens.org.
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- York’s No. 17 steam engine is back on track in New Freedom after year-long inspection
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The Northern Central Railway of York's 1860s-replica steam engine, known as the William H. Simpson No. 17, will returned to its home in New Freedom Nov. 19 after successfully completing an inspection.
(Video/story Paul Kuehnel ) Full story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2025/11/20/york-pas-1860s-replica-steam-engine-returns-after-400k-inspection/87351915007/
For the past year, the locomotive has been out of service and at Strasburg Mechanical Services in Ronks, Pa., undergoing the 1472 inspection, which is a comprehensive and lengthy assessment required by the Federal Railroad Administration.
