CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Soon, nearly 1 million homes throughout the region will have cleaner energy. It's all powered by the Competitive Power Venture's Fairview Energy Center in Jackson Township, a project that has been years in the making. The project caught the eye of the group Grow America's Infrastructure, also known as GAIN. On Monday, members of the organization got an exclusive look at the natural gas power plant that has cost over $1 billion to build.

Mifflin County, PA (WJAC) — Charges have been filed against a 20-year-old Lewistown man after he allegedly crashed into the second story of a Mifflin County home. According to a police criminal complaint, Evan Thomas Miller, Henrietta Street, crashed his grandmother’s Toyota Corolla into the second story of a house along Alfarata Road in Decatur Township Sunday. According to the complaint, Miller was driving at a high rate of speed when the vehicle went airborne and crashed into the home, directly above a room where three people were seated.

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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A woman's body was found in a garbage can behind a convenience store in South Carolina on Thursday morning. Columbia Police Department officers are currently investigating the suspicious death. The woman was found inside the can behind the Q-Mart at the intersection of Colonial Drive and Academy Street shortly before 10 am. Investigators are questioning a person of interest to determine what information he may have in relation to the death.

ROXBURY, Pa. (WJAC) — The fourteenth annual Bandshell Bark Dog Walk and Festival took place Saturday in Roxbury. The goal of the event was to raise money to support upkeep of the Roxbury Bandshell as well as supporting the Humane Society of Cambria County. There were weenie dog races, activities and contests to judge the cutest pup, loudest bark and much more. This year, organizers had the humane society there with a rabies clinic as well as the opportunity for micro-chipping.

2nd UPDATE |Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to 6 News that the 6-year-old boy who was injured in Monday's crash in Blacklick Township has passed away. Officials identified the boy as Vince Rietscha IV, of Ebensburg. Authorities say the boy was flown to UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh following the two-vehicle crash on Duman Road (Route 271) which also claimed the life of a 23-year-old Nanty Glo man.

DuBois, PA — According to Suzanne McCullough, Director of Penn Highland's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, they implemented a NICVIEW web camera to provide 24/7 access for family members to see their newborns. She said the parents receive a log in for the online portal to see their babies virtually anytime, anywhere. McCullough said the cameras have been up and running for about a week now. Since then, she said they've connected with family members and friends from at least six different states.

GREENSBURG, Pa (AP) — More than 128,000 Roman Catholics in southwestern Pennsylvania are getting a new leader. Pope Francis on Friday appointed the Rev. Monsignor Larry Kulick as the sixth bishop of the Greensburg Diocese. The diocese says the 54-year-old has served as administrator since his predecessor, Bishop Edward Malesic, became the bishop of Cleveland in September. In a statement, Kulick says he's honored to serve in a diocese where he was born, raised, educated and ordained.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — An arrest warrant has been issued for William F. Gaudette by Pennsylvania State Police after a report of child abuse to Dauphin County CYS. He has been charged with statutory sexual assault of a person 11 or older, aggravated indecent assault for a person less than 16, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, and witness and victim intimidation. According to State Police the 77-year-old sexually assaulted a juvenile twice a week from June 2020 until July 2021.

Officials say it was about 10 a.m. Saturday water started building up on franklin street in Johnstown around Valley Pike. They said the Department of Environmental Protection and its Bureau of Mines were on scene. “They determined that it was an old mine subsidence,” City of Johnstown public works director Jared Campagna said. “I guess the water built up over the last five days with the rain that we had filled the mine and broke loose.