Hanna Radio | radioNovo News for Johnstown: April 20, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 04/20/26          CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS DERAILED A THEFT TRIAL IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. JUDGE FORREST B. FORDHAM THE THIRD DECLARED A MISTRIAL FRIDAY IN THE CASE OF DAMIAN UNGER, WHO'S ACCUSED OF STEALING 43-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A LOCAL TRUCKING COMPANY. THE UNUSUAL MOVE CAME AFTER THE DEFENSE CALLED A CHARACTER WITNESS WHO WAS CLOSELY TIED TO THE JUDGE’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN. A NEW JURY WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 28TH, AND THE CASE WILL PROCEED UNDER A DIFFERENT JUDGE THIS SUMMER.          THE REOPENING OF THE JOHNSTOWN INCLINED PLANE IS FACING YET ANOTHER SETBACK, AND OFFICIALS SAY THEY CAN’T PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN IT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE. AT A TENSE MEETING FRIDAY, CAM-TRAN LEADERS REVEALED THAT A NINE-HUNDRED-FOOT ELECTRICAL WIRE BUCKLED AS SPRING TEMPERATURES ROSE, HALTING FINAL INSPECTIONS. THIS IS THE LATEST HURDLE FOR THE 18.9-MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT TO UPGRADE A SYSTEM THAT HAS MECHANICALS MORE THAN 130 YEARS OLD.   THE OVERALL PROJECT IS NOW MORE THAN FOUR YEARS BEHIND SCHEDULE. BOARD MEMBERS EXPRESSED THEIR OWN FRUSTRATION, BUT INSIST THEY WON'T BYPASS STRICT SAFETY REGULATIONS JUST TO MEET A DEADLINE.