radioNovo News for Johnstown: June 8, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 06/08/26          THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF HOPE 4 JOHNSTOWN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO HIS ROLE IN A SCHEME THAT DEFRAUDED A CHARITY OUT OF TICKETS MEANT FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE SUNDAY ANNOUNCED 49-YEAR-OLD QUAN BRITT ADMITTED TO FOUR FELONY COUNTS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURT.           INVESTIGATORS SAY BRITT ACQUIRED OVER FIVE HUNDRED FREE SPORTS TICKETS FROM TICKETS FOR KIDS, SOLD THEM FOR CASH, AND THEN FALSIFIED REPORTS CLAIMING CHILDREN USED THEM.          HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF VACANT CAMBRIA COUNTY PROPERTIES COULD SOON SEE NEW LIFE UNDER A REVAMPED STATE TAX-BREAK PROGRAM. STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANK BURNS ANNOUNCED THAT THE CUSTOMIZED KEYSTONE OPPORTUNITY ZONE INITIATIVE WILL OFFER DEVELOPERS AND TENANTS A TEN-YEAR EXEMPTION FROM STATE INCOME AND SALES TAXES. THE UPDATED RULES REMOVE PREVIOUS LOCAL POLITICAL HURDLES AND PARCEL SIZE LIMITS, MAKING IT MUCH EASIER FOR JOHNSTOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNS TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AND HOUSING.