radioNovo News for Johnstown: May 22, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/22/26          TWO PEOPLE FACE FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING A TUESDAY NIGHT DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN JOHNSTOWN’S MOXHAM NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY 21-YEAR-OLD TAMIR BRANHAM ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOTS AT AN ACQUAINTANCE ON HIGHLAND AVENUE FROM A WHITE B-M-W DRIVEN BY 20-YEAR-OLD MAKAYLA PORCHER.           INVESTIGATORS HAVE LINKED BOTH SUSPECTS TO A SEPARATE SHOOTING ON MAY 19TH.  BRANHAM IS JAILED ON 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL, WHILE PORCHER FACES ADDITIONAL FELONY DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES.          THE PENN CAMBRIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SECURED $1,045,000 IN PUBLIC DONATIONS TO UPGRADE ITS ATHLETIC STADIUM. SUPERINTENDENT JAIME HARTLINE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE FUNDING, WHICH INCLUDES A 200-THOUSAND DOLLAR L-E-D LIGHTING SYSTEM DONATED BY BOB BITER ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISES TO REPLACE THE STADIUM'S OUTDATED HALOGEN INFRASTRUCTURE. OFFICIALS SAY THESE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO EXECUTE CRITICAL SPORTS FACILITY REPAIRS WITHOUT IMPACTING ITS SEPARATE 49-MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL RENOVATION BUDGET