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 future of local police coverage in two Clearfield County municipalities is uncertain. Clearfield Borough Council recently voted to dissolve its regional police department and is now looking to raise taxes. -
The Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is asking people to vote on the name of what they hope will be the future dark sky park near Emporium. -
Hospital workers at Geisinger Lewistown are preparing to rally Tuesday to demand higher wages, after union workers with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania recently authorized a strike at the hospital. -
There are now three adults out of the Tyrone area who are accused of sexually exploiting girls under the age of 18; investigators say Michael Woomer and Morris Reece are in prison on denied bail, along with Samuel Friday, who was arrested last week. -
Union nurses at UPMC Altoona say hospital leaders aren’t doing enough to improve safety after a patient care technician was attacked and injured in the emergency department earlier this month. -
The Centre County District Attorney’s office is investigating a chain of child sex crimes out of the Tyrone area. Speaking at a Wednesday press conference, Joshua Andrews, the First Assistant District Attorney, said 67-year-old Samuel Friday is in the Centre County Correctional Facility on denied bail. -
Legal battles over SNAP funding continue even as Congress takes steps to end the federal government shutdown, and food retailers in Pennsylvania are worried what will happen if SNAP payments are paused any longer. -
A McKean County newspaper column is rising like a phoenix from the ashes. The “Bird Column" is not necessarily about birds, but about lighthearted news highlighting the local community. -
Workers at UPMC Altoona are again calling on hospital leadership to improve safety, especially in the emergency department, after a patient attacked a care technician, requiring emergency surgery in Pittsburgh.
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The polls closed at 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania for the 2025 Municipal Election. Voters got to choose mayors, school board members, judges, district attorneys, and other roles depending on where you live.
