Local Historia
On Halloween Night, WPSU's "Fright Night" will feature some Central Pa. ghost stories as told by Local Historia. Listen to this story to hear one of those stories: about the ghost of Sylvia of Janesville Pike.
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Join WHYY & WPSU Thursday, November 6 at noon for a special live broadcast of WHYY's "Studio 2," to be heard on both stations. The topic will be the mounting pressures faced by local news. The program will take caller questions live from both stations' listeners.
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An “army of volunteer tour guides” spends hours finding and telling the stories of the people buried at Laurel Hill cemetery in Philadelphia. -
Anti-abortion activists face significant hurdles in their efforts to limit reproductive health rights. But accomplishing that is far from impossible. -
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin visited Lancaster on Wednesday night, giving a pep talk to local party members ahead of Election Day. -
Advocates want the legislature to reform a state clearance law to protect children at businesses like Field of Screams in Pennsylvania. -
Tuesday is the municipal election in Pennsylvania, when voters will choose mayors, school board members, judges, district attorneys, and other roles depending on where you live. Many voters in Clearfield County will choose officials for a brand new city.
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.
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Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare opportunity to directly counteract President Trump and other Republicans. -
Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year. -
Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps. -
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out. -
The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.
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/
After 25 wonderful years, Fred Child will step down as host and senior editor of Performance Today at the end of October. New host Valerie Kahler will take over the program full-time starting in November. Performance Today is heard Monday through Thursday nights from 8:00 to 10:00 on WPSU-FM.