radioNovo News for Johnstown: June 10, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/10/26          CONVICTED MURDERER BRIAN GILES WAS BACK IN COURT TUESDAY AS PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR HIS SECOND HOMICIDE TRIAL.          GILES IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE IN THE DEATH OF HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND, JILLY TODARO, WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF HIS JOHNSTOWN APARTMENT IN JUNE 2024. GILES IS ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE 2018 MURDER OF HIS WIFE.  THE NEXT STATUS CONFERENCE IS SET FOR JULY 10TH.          THE JOHNSTOWN BRANCH N-A-A-C-P IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH WEEK 2026 FROM JUNE 13 TO JUNE 19 AT PEOPLES NATURAL GAS PARK.  JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES JUNE 19TH, 1865....... WHEN THE LAST OF THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WERE DECLARED FREE UNDER THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.          JOHNSTOWN'S WEEKLONG LINEUP INCLUDES A PRAYER BREAKFAST, LIVE CONCERTS, A COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR, AND A FAMILY KIDS DAY............ CONCLUDING FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH WITH A COMMUNITY PARADE AND VETERANS CEREMONY.          ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.