Bomb threat prompts evacuation of local elementary school

ARMSTRONG CO., Pa. — A bomb threat was found inside a local elementary school.

The Apollo-Ridge School District said the statement was found just before lunch time inside Apollo-Ridge Elementary School Wednesday.

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All students were evacuated to the high school so the threat could be investigated.

Police and trained bomb K-9 units searched the building and determined there was no danger.

The students were then walked back to the building for dismissal.

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