radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 21, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/21/26          JOHNSTOWN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOOTING AFTER FINDING SHELL CASINGS ON HIGHLAND AND DUPONT STREET. OFFICERS LATER LOCATED AN 18-YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM AT THE HOSPITAL WITH A MINOR BULLET GRAZE TO THE HEAD. POLICE SAY THE YOUNG MAN REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATORS. THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING AS DETECTIVES REVIEW NEARBY SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.          AN INMATE AT F-C-I LORETTO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO AN ADDITIONAL YEAR IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING A WEAPON BEHIND BARS. 53-YEAR-OLD FEDERICO RIVERA WAS HANDED THE CONSECUTIVE TWELVE-MONTH SENTENCE IN JOHNSTOWN FEDERAL COURT THURSDAY AFTER BEING CAUGHT WITH A HOMEMADE WEAPON LAST NOVEMBER. RIVERA IS ALREADY SERVING TIME FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FEDERAL VIOLENT CRIME CONVICTIONS.          THE GREATER JOHNSTOWN WATER AUTHORITY ENDED ITS FISCAL YEAR WITH NEARLY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT, SPARKING DEBATE OVER FUTURE RATE HIKES. AT A MEETING THURSDAY, TWO BOARD MEMBERS CALLED TO PAUSE PLANNED ANNUAL FOUR PERCENT RATE INCREASES. HOWEVER, AUTHORITY LEADERSHIP CITED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DAM RENOVATION PROJECTS AS THE REASON TO KEEP THE REVENUE COMING.