radioNovo News for Johnstown: June 22, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/22/26          SEVEN PADDLEBOARDERS ARE SAFE AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM A SOMERSET COUNTY DAM SPILLWAY SATURDAY EVENING.          EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE QUEMAHONING DAM JUST AFTER FIVE P-M ON REPORTS OF PADDLEBOARDERS IN NEED OF HELP.          OFFICIALS CREDIT THE FACT THAT ALL SEVEN WERE WEARING LIFE JACKETS FOR A QUICK RESCUE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.          THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN AND THE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW EFFORT TO TACKLE THE STRAY CAT POPULATION.          21 CATS WERE TRAPPED IN THE MOXHAM NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE STERILIZED AND VACCINATED BEFORE BEING RELEASED BACK TO THE STREETS.            OFFICIALS HOPE THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL STOP OVERPOPULATION AND LOWER THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS IN LOCAL SHELTERS.          INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE IN CAMBRIA COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT.  CREWS ARRIVED ON SHAWNEE ROAD IN SUMMERHILL TOWNSHIP JUST AFTER 10:30 P-M TO FIND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED.   NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.