radioNovo News for Johnstown: June 30, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/30/26          A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION, AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.          THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS THE ADVISORY WILL RUN FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY.          HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 102 DEGREES, PROMPTING WARNINGS OF POTENTIAL HEAT ILLNESSES AND WEATHER-RELATED POWER OUTAGES.          THE JURY TRIAL FOR A MAN ACCUSED IN A 2024 CRESSON HOMICIDE HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.          DOUGLAS LEAP FACES CRIMINAL HOMICIDE CHARGES FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AMBROSE BOWERS.          A CAMBRIA COUNTY JUDGE CONTINUED THE CASE MONDAY, SETTING A JULY 31ST DEADLINE TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON WHAT EVIDENCE CAN BE USED AT TRIAL.          CAMBRIA COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE CELEBRATING LOCAL PATHWAYS AS ESSENTIAL DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH and TOURISM.          SPEAKING AT THE HAIL TO TRAILS EVENT IN JOHNSTOWN SUNDAY, COUNTY COMMISSIONER THOMAS CHERNISKY SAID LOCAL TRAILS DO MORE THAN LEAD TO THE WOODS—THEY BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH.          THE EVENT DREW DOZENS OF BICYCLISTS WHO TOOK GROUP RIDES TO BOTH THE JIM MAYER RIVERWALK AND HONAN AVENUE TRAILS.