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BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day
Bomb Threat: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day A high school in Central Pennsylvania was briefly evacuated due to a "perceived threat" on the second day of school. At 9:30 a.m. Dover Area High School Administrators and Northern York County Regional Police Department School Resource Officers learned that a student "had been talking to others about bombs planted in the cafeteria," according to a police release on Thursday afternoon. Around 10:15 a.m. a letter was sent to parents and guardians of Dover Area High School students informing them the students had been evacuated on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.  A mom captured the evacuation in a …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say.  Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release.  "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Charged With Terroristic Threats In Lehigh Valley High School Evacuation: UPDATE Teen Charged With Terroristic Threats In Lehigh Valley High School Evacuation: UPDATE
Teen Charged With Terroristic Threats In Lehigh Valley High School Evacuation: Update UPDATE: A teen has been charged with terroristic threats after allegedly causing the evacuation of a Lehigh Valley high school early on Monday, Oct. 24, authorities announced. The 17-year-old — whose name was not released — was identified as the source of the threat that came into Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, requiring a full evacuation around 8:20 a.m., Bethlehem Police said. The threat was ultimately determined not to be credible, and students and staff have returned to the building on E. 3rd St. in Bethlehem to resume classes. The teen has been charged with terrorist…

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by Valerie Musson
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Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation
Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation State Police brought eight explosive-detecting dogs to a Pennsylvania school district after the buildings were shut down and evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday, Sept. 22, authorities said. More than 1,000 students and 250 staff members at the Mahanoy Area School District were immediately evacuated, piling into the city streets after the buildings received the threat around lunchtime, WNEP reported. An update on the district’s Facebook page, Twitter, and website confirmed a bomb threat to be the cause of the evacuation and temporary closure. The building has since been cleared by P…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fire Breaks Out At Central PA High School: Authorities Fire Breaks Out At Central PA High School: Authorities
Fire Breaks Out At Central PA High School: Authorities A high school in central Pennsylvania was briefly evacuated due to a fire on Monday, May 16, authorities say.  The fire happened inside Boiling Springs High School located at 21 Academy Street around 12:30 p.m., according to Cumberland County Wide Communications dispatch supervisor.  The school was evacuated as Mount Holly Springs firefighters knocked down the fire and made sure it was safe for students to return to class, the supervisor explained to Daily Voice.  By 1:30 p.m. school resumed as usual, according to dispatch. Daily Voice has reached out to the school and…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bobcat Spotted Inside West Scranton High School Bobcat Spotted Inside West Scranton High School
Bobcat Spotted Inside West Scranton High School School was let out early at West Scranton High School after a bobcat was spotted inside the high school, according to the school district. Sometime Tuesday morning a bobcat got into the school, say school officials. All students were sent home around 11 a.m., according to the school district. Scranton's animal control officer and the game commissioner are working to capture the bobcat.

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by Jillian Pikora