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A Columbia County man has been preserving railroad history since 1979. He has a collection of cabooses that have been fully restored.

DENVER (KDVR) – Three students are critically injured after a shooting at a high school in the Denver metro area on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities in Jefferson County.

A spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office initially said in a post on X that "at least" two students at Evergreen High School, in Evergreen, Colorado, had been shot and taken to the hospital. A representative for the nearby CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital told Nexstar's KDVR that there were three total patients, all minors in critical condition.

(WBRE/WYOU) — A cafeteria worker accused of taping students' mouths shut has filed a defamation lawsuit against her former employers.

Dorothy Lanza was accused of placing painters' tape over students' mouths earlier this year.

Lanza is now suing administrators from the school, asserting that the accusations are false and claiming spread of the story has caused irreparable damage to her reputation.

Woman sentenced up to 15 years in prison for sexual assault

(NEXSTAR) — Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot while speaking at a Utah university Wednesday.

“This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation," said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. "I want to be very clear this is a political assassination.”

A law enforcement source confirmed to The Associated Press late Wednesday that no one was in custody and investigators were searching for a new person of interest, according to the official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the matter and asked to remain anonymous.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The campaign for Mayor of Scranton is ramping up. The Republican candidate for mayor, Trish Beynon, is challenging Mayor Paige Cognetti's decision to run dual campaigns: One for re-election and a run for the Eighth Congressional District Seat.

Beynon insists that the taxpayers of Scranton will be, in her words, shortchanged by Mayor Congetti as she runs a dual campaign.

Mayor Cognetti says that is simply not the case and will continue to work for the residents of Scranton.

The potentially deadly condition Chagas disease is spread by insects known by their nickname: The "kissing bug."

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) - Sheetz customers can expect to pay more for Hershey candy soon.

Social media lit up with an announcement posted at a Sheetz store, stating that there would be a 26% increase on certain king-size and regular-sized Hershey candy bars due to the Hershey company instituting a price increase.

Nick Ruffner, the Public Affairs Manager for Sheetz, confirmed with Nexstar's WTAJ that the price increase will be in effect at all stores starting Sept. 17.

The increase will hit not only Hershey bars, but also Reese's, Kit-Kat, and PayDay candy bars.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo, a lockdown has been lifted after a shooting threat prompted a police response at the Children and Youth building Wednesday afternoon.

In a statement to 28/22 News, Romilda Crocamo stated that there was a "third-party shooting threat" for the Children and Youth Building in Wilkes-Barre.

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