York County News

The first face of the war in Afghanistan belongs to a 2-year-old beauty from the York County town of Clover, named Dakota Seaford.

A preliminary autopsy has failed to determine why a foreign exchange student attending South Pointe High School died last week, York County coroner Sabrina Gast said.

A Fort Mill man set fire to a bed in his home, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of damage, police said.

A man who fled the country after being accused of rape in Fort Mill in 2002 was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a York County courtroom this morning.

Four York County high school choirs are among 13 in South Carolina that are working on a musical collaboration with SC ETV.

A Republican South Carolina state senator said Monday he is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep.

Animal control officers in York County soon will be able to write tickets and issue court summonses to pet owners found in violation of the county's animal cruelty law.

Authorities say a body found in South Carolina has been identified as 17-year-old North Carolina girl.

York County will hold a public ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rock Hill American Legion post to honor National Guardsmen activated for probable deployment to Afghanistan, according to Maj.

Students and staff members at South Pointe High are mourning the "tragic, unexpected loss" of a German exchange student, principal Al Leonard said Thursday.

Jose Alvarenga, 26, walked into a Mecklenburg County courtroom Friday morning wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs.

An irate grocery shopper assaulted a Clover mom and daughter Monday evening after they tried twice to sell her school fundraising items she didn't want, police said.

MARION - If the man charged with murdering the husband of his ex-girlfriend is convicted, it won't be the first time he spends time in prison for shooting someone.

An irate grocery shopper assaulted a Clover mom and daughter Monday evening after they tried twice to sell her school fundraising items she didn't want, police say.

The two candidates for state House District 48 agreed on only one issue Monday night when they faced off during a forum at Fort Mill High School: the need to repeal Act 388, South Carolina's property tax reform legislation.

A South Carolina man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman shot in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.

Seven people were arrested Friday during a prostitution sting in Rock Hill that also netted pills and cash.

In the one-mile span around the Galleria Mall and the Manchester area, police say there were nearly 30 vehicle break-ins between March and September.

Editor's note: The York County Roundup is a weekly look at highlights from The Herald's sister weekly newspapers, the Lake Wylie Pilot, Fort Mill Times and Enquirer-Herald. The publications come out Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively, and are available across the county.

South Carolina's jobless rate in September increased slightly as the state's labor force reached its lowest level in a year.