radioNovo News for Johnstown: July 6, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/06/26          ONE PERSON WAS HOSPITALIZED SUNDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING A SHOOTING AT THE OAKHURST HOMES COMPLEX IN JOHNSTOWN.          CAMBRIA COUNTY 911 REPORTS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 10PM.  FIRST RESPONDERS TRANSPORTED THE VICTIM TO CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND JOHNSTOWN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.          TWO GIRLS WERE RESCUED FROM SEVERE FLASH FLOODING IN TYRONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH AT LEAST ONE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES.          A LARGE POLICE AND E-M-S RESPONSE CONTINUES ACROSS THE BOROUGH. POLICE ARE URGING DRIVERS TO STAY OFF THE ROADS, SPECIFICALLY AVOIDING ADAMS, COLUMBIA, AND LINCOLN AVENUES DUE TO DANGEROUS HIGH WATER.          A TIME CAPSULE WAS BURIED SATURDAY AT PORTAGE'S CRICHTON MCCORMICK PARK AS PART OF THE NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.  THE CAPSULE, WHICH CONTAINS ITEMS LIKE PENNIES AND A GOLDEN RAILROAD SPIKE, IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED IN FIFTY YEARS TO SHARE LOCAL HISTORY WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS.