Sydney Roach
Reporter/HostSydney Roach is a reporter and host for WPSU with a passion for radio and community stories. She's a graduate of Northern Cambria High School and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
LGBTQ+ topics, environmental conservation, animals and video games are some of her biggest interests.
If you have a story idea in the Central/Northern Pennsylvania region, email sydroach@psu.edu.
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission is considering moving the beginning of firearms deer season to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, changing it from the Saturday after Thanksgiving. -
Pennsylvania farmers and agricultural experts spoke at a public hearing in Harrisburg Wednesday, saying they’re dealing with a mental health crisis and need more support from the state. -
Union nurses at UPMC Altoona will vote on a new three-year contract with hospital leadership on Thursday, following months of negotiating and public demonstrations. -
Starting Tuesday, January 13, there will be eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania without a hospital where a person can give birth. Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert. -
Penn State associate degree programs in forest technology at Mont Alto and wildlife technology at DuBois will both open at Penn State Altoona in fall 2027. -
Sandy Township in Clearfield County is no more after the municipality officially consolidated with DuBois into the new “City of DuBois” on Monday. -
Stephen Sheetz, the former president and CEO of Sheetz, has died at the age of 77. He served as president and CEO from 1984 to 1995. -
Soon the City of DuBois and Sandy Township will consolidate into what will still be called “The City of DuBois.” WPSU’s Sydney Roach talked with Ben Kafferlin, one of the interim city managers in DuBois, about the process leading up to this moment – and what comes next. -
The day after Spotlight PA published an investigation into the Penn State Cancer Institute, director Raymond Hohl resigned. The newsroom talked with employees who said there were chemotherapy mistakes, treatment delays and a "toxic" workplace. -
Property owners in State College will have to pay more in taxes next year, although the increase won’t be as high as what council members previously proposed.
