The Altoona Area Public Library is launching a new “Storytellers on Stage” series as the library is looking for new ways to raise money amid funding challenges and a delayed state budget.

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.
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This month, hear the overture, “Le Corsaire” by Hector Berlioz, played by the student musicians of the Penn State Philharmonic, conducted by graduate assistant conductor Tomás García; and the Piano Quintet No. 2 in A by Antonin Dvorak played by Penn State faculty violinist Max Zorin with members of the One Music International Ensemble.
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A piece of North Central Pennsylvania history is once again available to the public, years after it had been removed because of vandalism. The “Colossal Black Cherry," a 60-foot-long log cut from a black cherry tree that grew in the nearby Tionesta Scenic Area, was rededicated last month at the Wilds Sonshine Factory in Kane, an environmental museum and distillery.
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Courts have made at least nine different rulings since Pennsylvania adopted no-excuse mail voting, confusing voters.
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Pa. GOP formally taps Stacy Garrity as 2026 gubernatorial nominee to challenge Josh Shapiro
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Much of Pennsylvania is in a dry spell, with rainfall at record lows in some places, according to meteorologists from Penn State’s Weather World who spoke about the lack of rain during WPSU's latest episode of Conversations Live.
Friday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. & Monday, October 20th at 8:00 p.m.
This month's varied performances from Penn State's School of Music will include spooky music by Camille Saint-Saens for violin and piano; Debussy transcribed for saxophones; Renaissance choral music, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F.
This month's varied performances from Penn State's School of Music will include spooky music by Camille Saint-Saens for violin and piano; Debussy transcribed for saxophones; Renaissance choral music, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F.
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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Also in theaters this week are Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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The Xbox Ally X isn't the handheld console the name implies. But it's still sold out, despite debuting as fans rage against price increase to Game Pass.
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A status conference is set for Friday afternoon after union lawyers said the Trump administration is violating a court order that temporarily blocks mass firings during the government shutdown.
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Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard.
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.