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🌱 How a quick-thinking student helped limit tragedy at Franklin Regional

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  • How a quick-thinking student helped limit tragedy at Franklin Regional

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.
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• Pa. Stabbing Suspect ID'd as 16-Year-Old Student (cbn.com) — Murrysville residents are reeling after a 16-year-old student allegedly stabbed and slashed 20 people at Franklin Regional High School, with two victims in critical but stable condition. Police say a quick-thinking student who pulled the fire alarm helped evacuate classmates before staff tackled the suspect, and investigators are still searching for a motive.
   

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