York County Local News — Original Local Journalism

open September 20, 2026

The 28,522 Parcels: What York County's Open Data Map Actually Tells Us

Type: Investigative / data journalism

York County News Desk guide

open September 20, 2026

Closed Doors, Open Meetings: What Public Meeting Recordings Reveal

Type: Investigative / open-records watchdog

York County News Desk guide

open September 20, 2026

How to Look Up Any Property in York County — in Five Minutes

Type: Service / how-to explainer

York County News Desk guide

confirmed September 20, 2026

The Week in York County — What Your Council Actually Did

Type: Recurring blog / meeting-recap digest

York County News Desk guide

confirmed August 21, 2026

York's industrial-storage footprint is growing on a Sept. 15 docket the local wire isn't tracking

The Sept. 15, 2026 York County Board of Supervisors meeting is shaping up to be a heavy one for land-use — and almost none of it has reached the wire.

YorkWatch investigative desk brief

confirmed August 21, 2026

LocalGov Watch — The Week in York County: Aug. 14–20, 2026

Published: August 21, 2026

LocalGov Watch roundup

confirmed August 20, 2026

A homeowner's guide to a rezoning in York County — and what "approved as amended" really means

Published: August 20, 2026

LocalGov Watch explainer guide

confirmed August 20, 2026

York schools are moving grades 3–12 away from "bring your own device." Parents have questions.

The York County School Division is quietly shifting grades 3–12 away from its Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) model and toward division-issued devices—and some parents are raising concerns, according to a story surfaced on the WAVY York County wire.

LocalGov Watch brief

confirmed August 19, 2026

What the York County Board of Supervisors actually did on Aug. 18 — the items the headlines missed

The York County Board of Supervisors resolved a crowded docket on Aug. 18, 2026. The rezoning of the 32-acre parcel at 200 Water Country Parkway (PD-060-26, "Marquis Crossing") got the attention — rightfully, given the Planning Commission denied it 4–3 and the Board overro...

LocalGov Watch brief

confirmed August 19, 2026

How a 32-acre parcel in York County got a third try at the same rezoning — and what "approved as amended" leaves unanswered

On the night of Aug. 18, 2026, the York County Board of Supervisors voted to approve PD-060-26, the rezoning of roughly 22 acres of a 32-acre parcel at 200 Water Country Parkway — and with it, overrode both an adverse recommendation from the county's own Planning Commission ...

LocalGov Watch investigative desk investigation

confirmed August 17, 2026