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 Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau is making the case for the White House to grant an exception at Raystown Lake to the federal hiring freeze. This follows a recent executive order extending the freeze until mid-July. -
The federal REAL ID enforcement deadline is now about two weeks away, but only 27% of Pennsylvanians have one. That little star on your driver’s license will soon be required to enter some federal buildings or to fly domestically. -
The Brew Coffee and Tap in Tyrone will soon offer mushroom coffee alongside their normal menu. Shannon Rice, the shop's owner, said she’d heard about mushroom coffee and wanted to give it a try. -
The City of St. Marys is a recipient of one of this year’s Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence. City leaders were recognized Wednesday during a ceremony in the state capitol. -
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick says Pennsylvanians should be optimistic about the future of the economy, even amid continued uncertainty around tariffs. -
About 400 people packed inside the Karthaus Community Alliance Church Thursday night for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ public hearing on the proposed Quehanna Boot Camp closure. -
As state budget negotiations continue, the Shapiro administration is making the case for more funding to support rural hospitals. Representatives from the state's Department of Health, Department of Human Services and Penn Highlands Healthcare spoke Tuesday at Penn Highlands Tyrone. -
The deadline for REAL ID enforcement in Pennsylvania is one month away on May 7. Speaking Monday at the Erie International Airport, PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said only about 26% of Pennsylvanians have gotten a REAL ID. -
Rehabilitation work on the Elmwood Street bridge near Lemont will start Monday, April 7, according to PennDOT. The bridge spans Route 322 near the Route 26-State College exit in College Township. -
Blair County Commissioners say they’re continuing the search for a place to build a new county prison. Commissioners voted Thursday not to move forward with a controversial plan to take part of a cemetery in Altoona through eminent domain.
