Goat Rock Radio - WQRS | radioNovo News for Johnstown: April 22, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 04/22/26          A CAMBRIA COUNTY PART TIME POLICE OFFICER AND STATE LEGISLATIVE AIDE IS FACING FELONY ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES. 45-YEAR-OLD BETHANY EDWARDS IS ACCUSED OF ABANDONING TWO DOGS THAT WERE FOUND DEAD INSIDE A VACANT FERNDALE APARTMENT IN MARCH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ANIMALS LIKELY STARVED TO DEATH AFTER EDWARDS MOVED OUT BUT CONTINUED PAYING RENT. EDWARDS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HER ROLES WITH THE CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP POLICE AND STATE REP JIM RIGBY’S OFFICE. HER PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR APRIL 30TH.          SOMERSET COUNTY IS TAKING A PROACTIVE LOOK AT ITS AGING PARKING GARAGE. A SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLAR COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION OF THE 28-YEAR-OLD EAST FAIRVIEW STREET FACILITY WILL DOCUMENT CONCRETE WEAR AND STRUCTURAL NEEDS ACROSS THE MULTI-LEVEL DECK. A FINAL REPORT IS EXPECTED THIS SUMMER, BEFORE A BUDGET IS PREPARED TO HANDLE NECESSARY REPAIRS.            JOHNSTOWN’S LARGEST EMPLOYER IS REPORTING A MASSIVE ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT FOR 2025. CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER GENERATED MORE THAN $300 MILLION IN LOCAL IMPACT LAST YEAR, SUPPORTED OVER 23-HUNDRED JOBS WITH A 238-MILLION DOLLAR PAYROLL AND INVESTED ANOTHER 18-MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. CEO RODNEY REIDER SAYS WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE, THE HOSPITAL’S PRIMARY SUCCESS REMAINS PROVIDING CRITICAL HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY.