Sydney Roach
/
WPSU
Union nurses at UPMC Altoona will vote on a new three-year contract with hospital leadership on Thursday, following months of negotiating and public demonstrations.
Kids in kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to submit their original poems, by February 18th, to WPSU's Student Poetry Contest! The winning poems in each category will be read on the air on WPSU-FM in April. Click below for more information.
Your support made WPSU-FM's fall fund drive the most successful ever, with more than $160,000 raised from more than 900 donors. Thank you for standing with us!
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
More WPSU News
-
Activist group Keystone Indivisible held a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a highway overpass by Toftrees Sunday afternoon in State College. -
Starting Tuesday, January 13, there will be eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania without a hospital where a person can give birth. Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert. -
Poetry Moment presents 'Ultrasound: Your Room' by George David Clark -
An archived recording of the WPSU Blues show as broadcast on January 10, 2026, hosted by Max Spiegel. -
-
Spotlight PA spoke to four incoming young mayors, all of whom have yet to reach 30, about their ambitions, their platforms, and what drew them to the position.
You'll hear broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday afternoons from December 6 through May 30 on WPSU-FM. Click below to see the schedule.
The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.
More NPR News
-
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being. -
Iran's judiciary head signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from President Trump. -
We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation. -
The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the next fires more safely. -
It's not just the quintessential corporate jargon word. "Synergy" goes back hundreds of years, with history in Christianity, medicine and psychology.
WPSU’s mobile app, with CarPlay, gives you easy access to local news, videos and more.
Every Monday, poet Marjorie Maddox will read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44, beginning September 15.