Cambria County, PA — Economists in our area say older generations, including the baby boomers, are retiring throughout our region, which is creating a surplus of vacant job positions. This in part with the reportedly less populated younger generation, that would be faced with filling them. “In the past three years, amplified by the pandemic we had an acceleration of retirements, and dropout of the labor force, which has really put a strain on a lot of our existing businesses.

Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy in Rostraver Township was airlifted to the hospital on Thursday after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Police were called to Gauido Drive after the child was found shot in the head, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office. He was flown by medical helicopter to UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Authorities say the shooting appears to be accidental and officers at Children's Hospital are waiting for an update on the child's condition, but it is reported that he made it through surgery.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — “I mean how many people see your Facebook posts, millions? How many people see your car when you are driving around town, thousands. So you are still putting the information, your information out there for people to grab,” Officer Chad Miller said. You already keep a close eye on what gets out about you on the internet, but have you ever thought about what your bumper stickers could be saying about you and your family?

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — It's been 35 years since 15-year-old Alicia Markovich of Somerset County went missing without a trace. "She was funny. We all call her spunky. She was a happy girl," Markovich's friend, Lori Hiner, told 6 News. Markovich was a student at Windber Area High School at the time of her disappearance. "Alicia always had a knack for bringing people together. Here we are 35 years later, and she's still doing it.

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — Altoona police are searching for two men they said burglarized up to seven bars in the area. Police said the burglaries happened from Sept. 12 until Oct. 14. Authorities said the suspects are two white men wearing hats, hoods, glasses and gloves. They were seen on surveillance video targeting cash registers, electronic game machines, dartboard machines and cigarette machines. According to the department's Facebook page, the suspects hit the following locations:

WOODWARD TOWNSHIP, Pa (WJAC) -- A drilling company working in Clearfield County is facing a major setback after some tampering with their materials. The superintendent from C & R Directional Boring told 6 News thousands of feet of pipe were ready to be installed and one of them was already in the ground before someone realized something was wrong. “The stack here that’s all destroyed is 10 different sections, about 4,000 feet,” said Rob Inguagiato, superintendent.

Indiana County, PA (WJAC) — Indiana County coroner Jerry Overman has identified the man who was shot and killed by state police over the weekend following a high-speed chase. Overman says 51-year-old John Vincent Dye suffered multiple gunshot wounds following the officer-involved shooting that occurred late Sunday night. Investigators say troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in Center Township, when Dye fled the scene and a pursuit was initiated.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (TND) — A 3-year-old girl's death, now ruled a homicide, allegedly followed violent attempts to "exorcise" demons from the toddler. Arely Naomi Proctor died in September 2021 after family members attempted to “liberate her of her evil spirits,” officials at a Northern California church told the San Jose Mercury News. The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled Arely's death a homicide by asphyxiation, according to the Associated Press.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — With the intention of being more inclusive, Penn State University is looking to drop "male-specific" words like “freshman,” “sophomore” and “upperclassmen.” Officials say the Penn State Faculty Senate approved proposition AD84 during their final meeting of the 2020-21 academic year. They said the approved legislation would implement the use of gender neutral and non-binary terminology in course and program descriptions. The recommendation that was passed stated that many universities have grown out of a typically male-centered world and many terms carry a male-centric binary character to them.

SEWARD, Pa (WJAC) — Pleasure Valley Raceway in Seward, Indiana County, is hosting the Jeremiah Jones Summer ATV National Championship this weekend. Jones was an up and coming professional quad racer when an accident on a track severed his spinal cord and paralyzed him from the waist down. Participants were out practicing Friday ahead of Saturday’s races. The amateurs will race four laps and the professionals will race for 20 minutes plus one lap.