Local Historia
On Halloween Night, WPSU's "Fright Night" will feature some Central Pa. ghost stories as told by Local Historia. Listen to this story to hear one of those stories: about the ghost of Sylvia of Janesville Pike.
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Join WHYY & WPSU Thursday, November 6 at noon for a special live broadcast of WHYY's "Studio 2," to be heard on both stations. The topic will be the mounting pressures faced by local news. The program will take caller questions live from both listeners to both stations.
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Advocates want the legislature to reform a state clearance law to protect children at businesses like Field of Screams in Pennsylvania. -
Tuesday is the municipal election in Pennsylvania, when voters will choose mayors, school board members, judges, district attorneys, and other roles depending on where you live. Many voters in Clearfield County will choose officials for a brand new city. -
A Pennsylvania man whose murder conviction was overturned after he served 43 years in prison hoped to walk free this month, but instead found himself in immigration custody. Subramanyam Vedam was an infant when his family moved to the U.S. so his father could teach at Penn State University. -
Dozens of UPMC Altoona nurses and people from the area gathered in front of the UPMC Altoona hospital Wednesday night to protest against what they call unsafe working conditions for staff and patients alike. -
Blame it on a mix of lagging reporting, weakly enforced rules, and a campaign finance system that requires little transparency.
It's folk season on WPSU: you can hear The Folk Show every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. until the next Metropolitan Opera radio season starts in December. And join us year-round to hear The Folk Show, Sunday nights from 10 to midnight on WPSU.
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The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said, the latest setback that could undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. -
A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. -
Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel approach to rat reduction: Birth control. -
A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue. -
More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.
The Local Groove, Saturday nights at 9:00 on WPSUk, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania. You can submit your origninal music to the show at https://localmusic.wpsu.org/
After 25 wonderful years, Fred Child will step down as host and senior editor of Performance Today at the end of October. New host Valerie Kahler will take over the program full-time starting in November. Performance Today is heard Monday through Thursday nights from 8:00 to 10:00 on WPSU-FM.