radioNovo News for Johnstown: September 3, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 09/03/26          FORMER HOPE 4 JOHNSTOWN DIRECTOR QUAN BRITT FACED SHARP CRITICISM FROM AN ALLEGHENY COUNTY JUDGE DURING A SENTENCING HEARING WEDNESDAY FOR STEALING OVER 500 CHARITY EVENT TICKETS. BRITT APOLOGIZED FOR DEFRAUDING PITTSBURGH-BASED TICKETS FOR KIDS AND REQUESTED PROBATION, BUT PROSECUTORS URGED UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. THE JUDGE DELAYED HIS FINAL SENTENCING DECISION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24TH.          A JOHNSTOWN MAN FACES FELONY ASSAULT AND TERRORISTIC THREAT CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT OUTSIDE GARFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD KALEEM DARBY APPROACHED AN OFFICER CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP, MADE A GUN GESTURE WITH HIS HANDS, AND SCREAMED THREATS. DARBY LED THE OFFICER ON A FOOT PURSUIT BEFORE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY INSIDE A HOME ON TROJAN LANE.          THE WESTMONT HILLTOP SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A STATE LABOR REPORT AIMED AT RESOLVING ONGOING TEACHER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. DETAILS OF THE FACT-FINDING DOCUMENT REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL WHILE UNION MEMBERS REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AHEAD OF A VOTE NEXT WEEK. IF ACCEPTED BY BOTH SIDES, THE REPORT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND NURSES.