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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Union workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College appear set to go on strike next week as the two sides still disagree on pay increases. -
The former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering and federal program theft in federal court, according to several local media reports. -
About two months after the Bradford Regional Medical Center ended its inpatient and emergency department services, the former hospital's leaders are renaming the building "Bradford Medical Park." -
State leaders highlighted Penn State’s contributions to military and national security research at the recent Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle. -
Much uncertainty remains over the future of so-called skills machines in Pennsylvania, which was one of the topics of discussion at a telephone town hall on Monday for some Blair County residents. -
Unionized workers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College say they’re going on a one-week strike starting July 27. Mount Nittany officials say they have plans in place to continue providing care.
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Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, has rolled into Altoona for its last multi-day stop in Pennsylvania as it goes coast-to-coast in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. -
Pennsylvania’s elk country is featured on the season premiere of a show on the Discovery Channel, “RV There Yet?” and local officials hope the exposure leads to more tourism in the region. -
Clocktower bell at Blair County Courthouse to ring for first time in decades at 4th of July ceremonyStarting Saturday, time will no longer stand still in Hollidaysburg. That’s because the clocktower at the Blair County Courthouse is being restored after it broke nearly two decades ago. -
The union contract for workers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College expired on June 30 at midnight with no new signed agreement.
