Sydney Roach
Reporter/HostSydney Roach is an award-winning reporter and host for WPSU since 2023 with a passion for radio and community stories. She's a graduate of Northern Cambria High School and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Before working in public media, she worked two years as a News Producer at WTAJ-TV where she coordinated breaking news coverage of a major gas explosion and the accidental killing of a correctional officer.
If you have a story idea in the Central/Northern Pennsylvania region, email sydroach@psu.edu.
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A recent report from the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, a healthcare consumer advocacy group, finds most Pennsylvanians struggle to get clear and accurate information about the price of medical care in hospitals. -
A festival in Centre County all about celebrating frogs and their habitats is back and under new leadership after a two year hiatus. Organizers say it’s important to continue hosting events like this, especially as the federal government cuts back on conservation programs. -
The High Point Action Sports Park saw its grand opening on Friday in State College, where dozens of people of all ages came to skate and bike. -
Clearfield County commissioners introduced a new policy limiting public comment to residents and taxpayers of Clearfield County at Tuesday's meeting, saying critics of the Moshannon Valley Processing Center are taking up too much time during meetings. -
Drivers will see detours where College Avenue intersects with Houserville Road and Pike Street in College Township starting next week, as PennDOT reconstructs the bridge at the intersection. -
There could soon be three vacancies on the Clearfield Borough Council, as the mayor and two council members recently announced their resignations. -
Roberta Shaffer, a former administrative secretary in DuBois, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of felony embezzlement and another count of unlawful monetary transaction. -
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Stickman denied Vedam’s request for release, citing his drug trafficking charges from the early 1980s, including pleading no contest to selling LSD. -
Airport officials said in a press release that the new route to Charlotte will operate twice daily, with departures leaving at 6:35 a.m. and 4:53 p.m., and arriving flights scheduled for 4:28 p.m. and 11:31 p.m. -
Clearfield Borough Council members say they're canceling Thursday night's meeting and closing borough offices for the rest of the week due to "multiple ongoing threats directed at elected officials, Borough staff, and their families."
