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SAXTON - The Saxton Volunteer Fire Company in Bedford County is mourning the loss of a crew member after they responded to a call involving one of their own. A new release from the department said Jerri Carson died in a car crash on Monday. The release said Company 35 responded to a call when a single car had rolled over on State Route 26 near Cherrywood around 9:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON (TCS) — More than 3 in 4 Americans fear abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, and many are not confident they can detect faked photos, videos or audio. AI & Politics ’24, led by Lee Rainie and Jason Husser at Elon University, found 78% believe it is likely artificial intelligence will be abused to impact the outcome between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

CAMBRIA COUNTY -- It's that time of year when the Pennsylvania Game Commission heads out into the woods to study the bear population, particularly the state's newest arrivals. They're as cute and cuddly and as they look, but getting to the cubs and their mama is no easy feat. To get to one den in Cambria County Thursday, officials and their guests trekked more than an hour into the woods, up steep hills, through deep brush and mud.

Johnstown, Pa. (WJAC) — This year has been challenging for many students as they navigate online learning due to COVID-19. That's especially true for those who don't have computers, WiFi, and the other resources they need to learn. One organization in Cambria County is giving local students what they need to stay ahead this school year. Sisters Sha'Kia and Shale are students at Greater Johnstown, and COVID-19 has taken a toll on how they learn.

Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the life sentence for Paul Lehman, a Cambria County man who was convicted of first-degree murder last year. Lehman was sentenced last June to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of killing 19-year-old Deontaye Hurling on Thanksgiving Day in 2018. Authorities say Lehman admitted to fighting with Hurling over drugs and testified that he allegedly saw Hurling reach for a gun, at which point he pulled a knife out of his pocket and stabbed him 46 times, causing him to crash into a fish tank.

JOHNSONBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — A disturbing case of deer jumping to their death has residents in one Elk County town demanding something be done to stop it. 6 News went to the town and got some answers from government agencies on what could be done. For the town of Johnsonburg, the snow may have stopped falling from the sky, but for some residents, it continues to rain deer. "As you can see in the background, there's a deer that have jumped off this bypass,” explained resident Bill Boylan, referring to the U.

HUNTINGDON., Pa. -- A trial got underway Wednesday for a woman accused of faking her law license. Officials said Kimberly Kitchen worked at BMZ law firm in Huntingdon for a decade and never attended law school. She is accused of faking her license to practice law, forging documents and bar exam results and falsely representing 30 estates and clients. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRfqb%2BqrctmrKeclafEosWMn6arZaekuqK6jJqanK2jmrFuu8VmnZqjmaO0brjAsGSloZOau7Sx

Westmoreland County, PA — Authorities in Westmoreland County say an Apollo man has been found guilty of fatally shooting his wife last year. Following a four-day trial, officials say a jury convicted 44-year-old Alfred Steele of first-degree murder. Steele was charged last May after police say he confessed to shooting and killing his wife Kelly at a U-Haul storage facility in Lower Burrell. Police say Steele turned himself in to authorities after shooting his wife in the back of the head after agreeing to meet her at the facility.

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities say an inmate at SCI Houtzdale has pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate last summer. District attorney Ryan Sayers says Derek Bullard entered a plea to third degree murder in the death of 79-year-old Roberto Quevada. Investigators charged Bullard in August after police say he admitted to strangling Quevada and then wrapping his body up in a blanket and leaving him in his bunk.