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The Stop Autism Misinformation Rally is planned for Sunday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Courthouse Square in Scranton.

Hurricane-force winds expected as Post-Tropical Storm Gabrielle passes over the Azores later tonight and early Friday.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Weather-related problems are popping up across the region, including a leaky school roof that caused an elementary school to close.

Lyndwood Elementary School in Hanover Township dismissed students at 11:00 a.m. this morning because there was a leak in the roof.

Weather Alert: Gusty winds mixed with rain expected across Pennsylvania

The superintendent says the leak is now contained, and that a contractor is making repairs.

"To promote reopening less than three months after the tragedy — while one camper remains missing — is unthinkable."

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a student has been arrested after threatening to reenact the Charlie Kirk assassination.

On September 16, a juvenile student was seen climbing to access the roof of a building during a scheduled fire drill at around 9:40 a.m., according to the release.

Superintendent Matthew Rakauskas of the Lackawanna Trail School District says the building was used as a school maintenance garage.

Lead vocalist and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan spoke with Newswatch 16's Justin Gick ahead of the concert on Friday.

A nationwide effort is underway today, connecting people with naloxone, the medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.

Meta called the report "misleading dangerously speculative" and said it undermines "the important conversation about teen safety.

Joann's website automatically redirects to the Michaels web page, which has a new welcome banner for customers.

With next year's World Cup being the first to be played in three nations, there are going to be three mascots to celebrate the occasion.