Emigsville News

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for eastern York County.

As gas prices have risen upward of $4 a gallon in recent months, the interest in carpooling has increased as commuters look for ways to save money.

There's a new dog in town -- a miniature pincher named Dewey, to be specific -- that is parched.

Soon-to-be-doctors participated in drills Tuesday in hope that they will better understand how emergency medical personnel care for patients before reaching a hospital.

I wanted to cancel my membership with Gold's Gym in Bethlehem. I brought a copy of my membership to the club, but I was told I had to send a certified letter 60 days before canceling.

Volunteer to help build a Habitat home in Dover for a family who has a young child battling leukemia.

The York County SPCA's executive director accepts that folks love summer. But please pardon her for disagreeing.

“They're not going to be willing to go down after this.”

Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Hornberger fills up the gas tank of his Honda Civic about 5 a.m. recently at a station near Emigsville before heading to work at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The 112-mile, ... via The York Daily Record

Everyone is complaining about high gas prices -- but what are people doing about it? Yes, individuals might feel powerless at the hands of a global oil market that's spiraling upward. via The York Daily Record

Emigsville, Pa. A Mechanicsburg man accused in the robbery of a York County gas station turned himself in to police Tuesday night. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“This (mass transit) is what the public wants”

Each day as drivers pump fuel into their cars at area gas stations, their wallets shrink. via The York Daily Record

“We talk about it a lot, but we don't seem to act”

The high-performance textiles made at Herculite Inc. in Emigsville become awnings, tents and hospital mattresses shipped across the country and beyond. via York Dispatch

“We, as a country, must enhance our standards on imported goods”

John L. Curry trims a piece of material at Herculite, a synthetic fabric manufacturer in Emigsville. via The York Daily Record

“Without this, sectors of the Pennsylvania economy subject to international competition will continue to bleed jobs and wither from the lack of capital investment.”

Manufacturing job losses are crippling Pennsylvania's economic growth, which will result in a more prolonged and difficult recession unless swift policy action is taken, according to a report released Tuesday. via Philadelphia Business Journal

“People looking to put gas in their cars”

Aaron Rutter looks over two laptop computers at a downtown York pawn shop last week. via The York Daily Record

“The fire actually burned through the roof into the attic space a bit”

A Manchester Township family will be displaced while the charred portion of their roof is repaired, fire officials said. via York Dispatch

“I tell people I'm a veteran and I'm disabled”

Anthony Lewis, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq five years ago, relaxes at his Emigsville home with wife, Tiffany, and son, Isaiah Querry. via The York Daily Record

“We're overdue for a break from the weather, and we're hoping it happens for our last Sunday afternoon race this week”

The third annual World's Longest Running Lacrosse Game will be held Saturday at The Blast in Emigsville. via The York Daily Record

“It really looked like a war zone that day. It was amazing no one was killed or seriously injured”

A muddy, barren lot is all that remains of a house that exploded at 2433 S. Queen St. via The York Daily Record

“It's not a catastrophic forecast, so we're not doing anything out of the ordinary.”

Tom Laughman said the force of a Ford Expedition barreling through the front of his Jackson Township home on Tuesday was so violent, it knocked him right out of bed. via InYork