radioNovo News for Johnstown: July 20, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/20/26          IT'S ANOTHER CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. THE STATE DEP SAYS THE WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA AND MINNESOTA MAY MAKE OUTDOOR AIR UNHEALTHY FOR THOSE IN THE SENSITIVE GROUPS, INCLUDING VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS.  THE CODE ORANGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 12AM TUESDAY.          A PHILADELPHIA NATIVE ACCUSED OF STABBING AN ADAMS TOWNSHIP MAN AND SETTING HIS BODY ON FIRE WILL FACE TRIAL IN OCTOBER. A CAMBRIA COUNTY JUDGE SCHEDULED JURY SELECTION FOR DASHANE WHITE-FERGUSON TO BEGIN OCTOBER 8. WHITE-FERGUSON FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL HOMICIDE, ROBBERY, AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE.          DOWNTOWN JOHNSTOWN’S CENTRAL PARK IS NEARING THE COMPLETION OF ITS EIGHT-MILLION-DOLLAR TRANSFORMATION, WITH AN OFFICIAL OPENING SET FOR NEXT MONTH.  COMMUNITY LEADERS HOPE THE REVITALIZED SPACE, FEATURING FIFTY-FIVE NEW TREES, A FOUNTAIN, AND FULL WI-FI ACCESS, WILL ACT AS A MAJOR HUB FOR LOCAL EVENTS AND BOOST FOOT TRAFFIC FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.