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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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. -
Penn State officials say the Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building on the University Park campus will remain closed for the spring 2026 semester. People had to evacuate the building on November 12 after the sound of an explosion, which officials later said was a localized structural issue. -
PennDOT officials gave an update on District 2 projects at a recent press conference near the I-80/I-99 work zone, and also shared statistics about road safety throughout the area. -
A World War II veteran living in State College is now a recipient of the Legion of Honor, which is the highest distinction the French government can give to a citizen or foreigner. More than a hundred people attended a ceremony Wednesday in the Foxdale Village Retirement Community in State College. -
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says its program at the Quehanna Boot Camp in Clearfield County will continue within two state prisons. This decision comes about three months after the state announced closures for Quehanna and SCI Rockview in Centre County. -
The U.S. Route 322 State College Area Connector project will affect agricultural lands, local waterways and homes. A yearslong project in Penn State’s landscape architecture program has been looking into ways to minimize those impacts. Students are releasing a documentary with those findings – and what people living in the project’s path have to say. -
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.
