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The City of St. Marys is getting a new playground this summer. The old “Playland” park was demolished in late February, sparking some backlash from the community.
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Penn State’s fall 2024 graduation ceremonies at University Park are getting bumped — from Saturday, Dec. 21, to Sunday, Dec. 22, to avoid a potential overlap with a football playoff the university could host this year as part of the expanded College Football Playoff.
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President Joe Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton. The president used the working class city of roughly 75,000 as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the wealthy on Tuesday.
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An ambulance service in Elk County is now offering “Stop the Bleed” classes to the general public. Organizers want bystanders to be ready for mass shootings, stabbings, hunting accidents and other life-threatening events.
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Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility.
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Ahead of the April 23 primary, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt is holding daily updates streamed live across Facebook and PAcast as part of the administration’s attempts to ensure a safe and secure election.
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Election 2024: Hear from Republican Jim Gregory, the incumbent candidate for PA House, 80th districtThe race in the Republican primary for the state House of Representatives, 80th district, between Jim Gregory and Scott Barger is competitive. The district covers most of Blair County — outside of Altoona — and a small part of Huntingdon County. WPSU interviewed both candidates.
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The entire Pennsylvania House and half of the state Senate will be on the ballot in 2024. Learn more about how to research the candidates.
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Several child care programs have recently closed or will close soon in Centre County. The new Centre County Child Care Crisis Coalition and Foundation looks to keep local programs open with help from county government and local businesses.
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Learn how Pennsylvania verifies the identities of people who want to vote by mail, ensures that ballots are secure, and more.
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Nearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a new survey. As states winnow the rolls, many families are caught in confusing red tape.
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The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.
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The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.
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Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.
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Writers for the children's program want better residuals and annual raises, and for auxiliary works, such as social media segments, to be covered by union benefits. Their contract expires Friday.
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Hawaii's attorney general released the first phase of the investigations into the devastating wildfires on Maui. The fires killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.
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House Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about what moderate Republicans want.
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Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country. Climate change is likely to make the problem even bigger.
Monday, April 22, 3:00 p.m.
Agriculture is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases associated with climate change. In this documentary for Earth Day, we'll hear from experts like Frances Moore Lappé, author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” about how our food choices affect our climate.
Agriculture is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases associated with climate change. In this documentary for Earth Day, we'll hear from experts like Frances Moore Lappé, author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” about how our food choices affect our climate.
Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m., April 5 through May 10
News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special 6-week series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. The show is hosted by Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan.
News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special 6-week series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. The show is hosted by Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan.
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Your host for Poetry Moment is Marjorie Maddox of Williamsport, professor of English and creative writing at the Lock Haven campus of Commonwealth University. Every Monday, she'll introduce and read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44.
The Local Groove features music written and recorded by musicians with roots in central and northern Pennsylvania. The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.
The sounds and stories of birds are part of every morning on WPSU-FM, seven days a week, on BirdNote, a sound-rich 2 minute program exploring the unique lives, habitats and challenges of birds. You can hear BirdNote Monday through Friday at 5:19 a.m. and 6:42 a.m.; and on Saturday and Sunday at 6:04 a.m. and 9:04 a.m.
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