Passenger rail travel is back on track in Pennsylvania after facing a sharp decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now a group of Centre County leaders is hoping to capitalize on that and expand access in the Centre Region.

Visit the WPSU studios for a family-friendly evening on October 22: a free screening of "Pennsylvania Legends and Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth," followed by a ticketed pumpkin-carving workshop with artist Terry Watson.
This month, during Cartober, donate your terrifying old car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to WPSU. We'll even pick it up at no cost to you.
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Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed. The shooting Wednesday occurred during one of his trademark appearances at a college in Utah.
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A record half million Pennsylvanians used the state’s health insurance marketplace — Pennie — to get their health insurance for this year. Many of them got tax credits — cutting the cost for them significantly. But those federal tax credits are set to expire at the end of this year. WPSU spoke with Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner about the end of tax credits, rising rates and what it means for consumers.
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Penn State has launched a petition with over 6,000 signatures, urging lawmakers in Washington to protect federal research funding, following cuts that have already forced the termination of dozens of research projects.
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The Republican State Leadership Committee has spent at least $85K on digital ads, urging viewers to vote “No in November.”
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A new tool allows Reading to shift state and local taxes to revitalization, but its success depends on how the city can attract developers.
12 Degrees is a podcast that explores the dimensions of wellness that shape how we feel and function. Click below to listen.
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.
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Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
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The former FBI director, who has long been one of President Trump's most vocal critics, was indicted last month on two counts stemming from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020.
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.
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/
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.