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With only a few days left until the midterm elections, Stacy Garrity, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, made a campaign stop Friday in Altoona.
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On Halloween Night, hear an eerie mix of music and stories on Fright Night. At 8:00, hear an episode of the public radio series, Spooked. Then at 9:00, The Mighty Wiggus is your host for the annual Halloween edition of The Local Groove. And from 10:00 to midnight, a ghost host brings you an eerie Halloween soundscape of music and stories, including firsthand accounts of ghost sightings at Altoona's Mishler Theatre! Join us for Fright Night, October 31 from 8:00 p.m. until midnight on WPSU-FM.
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Visit WPSU's Voter Guide for elections coverage before you cast your vote. Then on Election Day on Tuesday, join WPSU starting at 8 p.m. for NPR's special live coverage of results, with PA updates from the WPSU news team.
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Throughout 2026, NPR has listened in to focus groups with these swing voters as they reflected on President Trump, the political issues that matter to them, and who they might vote for going forward. Just ahead of Election Day, NPR reporters will discuss key takeaways from these focus groups and what they’ve learned about these voters in the past year.
Throughout 2026, NPR has listened in to focus groups with these swing voters as they reflected on President Trump, the political issues that matter to them, and who they might vote for going forward. Just ahead of Election Day, NPR reporters will discuss key takeaways from these focus groups and what they’ve learned about these voters in the past year.
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WPSU spoke with Beth Farnham, the Democratic candidate running for the U.S. House 13th Congressional district, challenging the Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. John Joyce. WPSU reached out to Joyce for an interview multiple times, but did not hear back.
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You can hear the locally-hosted WPSU Folk Show every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday nights from 10 to midnight on WPSU-FM.
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Across the country, there are reports of heightened ICE activity. Advocates worry about how close it is to midterms, but so far voter turnout is surging. -
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The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.
During Cartober, when you donate your scary old car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to WPSU, it will have a wonderful afterlife supporting public radio (no bones about it). We'll even pick it up! So go ahead, ghost that old car. Click below for details.