My Radio Jamz | radioNovo News for Johnstown: April 23, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 04/23/26          A WOMAN IN HER TWENTIES HAS DIED FOLLOWING A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON ROUTE 422 IN INDIANA COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM'S CAR COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN PINE TOWNSHIP JUST AFTER 12 NOON. THE VICTIM’S NAME IS BEING WITHHELD PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION, AND AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.          CAMBRIA COUNTY IS BRINGING IN A FRESH SET OF EYES TO REVIEW HOW LOCAL TOWNS PAY FOR BUS SERVICES. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FORTY YEARS, AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT WILL EVALUATE THE FUNDING FORMULA USED BY CAMTRAN TO CHARGE MUNICIPALITIES......... AFTER WESTMONT BOROUGH CHALLENGED ITS ANNUAL SERVICE FEE. OFFICIALS SAY THE GOAL IS TO FIND A "FAIR AND EQUITABLE" PAYMENT PLAN BY NEXT MAY TO ENSURE STATE FUNDING MATCHES REMAIN SECURE AND BUSES STAY ON THE ROAD.           I-U-P RECENTLY HONORED ITS TOP GRADUATES AT THE ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS. AMONG THE RECIPIENTS WAS JOHNSTOWN NATIVE MICHAEL FORMICA, A RETIRED ARMY OFFICER WITH FORTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICE. FORMICA, WHO EARNED A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN IRAQ, WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CAREER-LONG COMMITMENT TO THE MILITARY AND HIS CURRENT ROLE OVERSEEING TRAINING FOR HALF A MILLION SOLDIERS ANNUALLY.