Altoona City Council members are considering two controversial ordinances which would penalize people who are sleeping outside and potentially make it more expensive to hold protests and parades.
There will be a special election Tuesday, March 17 in Blair County for the state House 79th District.
During the month of March, WPSU will celebrate Women's History Month and Ramadan. Here's our schedule of specials.
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Poetry Moment presents 'The Ritual' by James Brasfield
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An archived recording of the WPSU Blues show as broadcast on March 7, 2026, hosted by Max Spiegel.
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An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on Friday, March 6, 2026, hosted by Greg Petersen.
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Penn State has fired women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger after seven seasons. Kieger finishes with an 84-123 record. The university said Thursday it will conduct a national search for its next coach.
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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.
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Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever.
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Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
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In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.
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The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.
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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.