Community members in rural McKean County are fighting to preserve or rebuild healthcare, as both the city's hospital and connected long-term care facility will soon close their doors.
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Join us Sunday mornings at 11 on WPSU for "The Pulse," a new weekly program that brings you stories about the people and places at the heart of health and science.
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Today's poem is set at Raccoon Creek, a 7,752-acre, Pennsylvania State Park in Beaver County.
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A teachers’ strike at the Bellefonte Area School District that was scheduled to start Monday has been averted, as both the union and school district say they’ve come to a tentative agreement.
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An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on Friday, October 9, 2026, hosted by Greg Petersen.
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A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
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Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.
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Protests have intensified over a review of voter lists that critics say is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise voters. The Election Commission and Modi's administration deny these allegations.
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The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.
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Poetry Moment's sixth season begins Monday, September 21! 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 on WPSU.