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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There’s a growing nationwide coalition to advocate for federal research funding, including to universities like Penn State. The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of already approved research grants and proposed cutting indirect costs for overhead. -
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are looking to merge, which would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. The deal still needs to be approved by regulators, but many in Altoona are closely watching. -
With the state prohibition lifted, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is announcing 13 additional Sunday hunting dates starting in September. -
State and local leaders met at a rural health care summit last week at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to discuss the challenges health care providers face and possible solutions. -
Scranton-based Rite Aid is in the process of closing or selling all of its stores following a second bankruptcy filing. Some locations are reopening under new ownership, including one in Hollidaysburg, but others have remained closed, forcing people to drive out of town or wait for delivery. -
A bill to claw back billions of dollars already approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid is a step closer to becoming law, as the U.S. Senate advanced the rescission package early Thursday. Most of the funding at stake is for foreign aid programs, including USAID. -
A month after introducing a controversial ordinance, the Altoona Parking Authority is going back on its decision to begin charging for downtown street parking, but the city is still considering how to address rising parking issues and maintenance costs. -
The Altoona Parking Authority is looking into potential safety hazards at its parking garage downtown, mainly about the elevator and stairway. -
Two Centre County organizations are gauging interest for a new airline at the State College Regional Airport, which would offer flights to Orlando, Florida. -
Rural hospital leaders and advocates in Pennsylvania are planning for the future after the passing of President Trump’s spending bill, which cuts more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade. The Senate added a $50 billion rural health transformation fund to the bill to address concerns about rural hospitals, but some experts worry how the funding will be used.
