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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Thursday morning at a legislative breakfast at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, lawmakers representing parts of central Pennsylvania participated in a Q&A panel. -
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced the public hearing dates for the proposed closures of SCI Rockview and the Quehanna Boot Camp. -
U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson, who represents Pennsylvania’s 15th District, is reacting to President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. -
A Pennsylvania environmental research group is calling on lawmakers to better support wildlife corridor projects. That refers to any sort of structure that helps wildlife get around man-made infrastructure, like roads or dams. -
Central Pennsylvania protestors rallied outside of U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson's Bellefonte office Tuesday, calling on him to answer their questions about recent federal spending cuts. -
Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County is canceling this year’s campground reservations, citing staff shortages amid recent federal job cuts and hiring freezes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the property, said scheduled recreation and stewardship events also will be reduced and could be canceled. -
A bipartisan legislative agency to support rural Pennsylvania is urging Penn State’s leadership to consider long-term community impacts when deciding which of its Commonwealth Campuses to close. -
Questions still remain for the future of several federal government facilities in central Pennsylvania marked for closure. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, says it is canceling the leases of federal offices in Altoona, Williamsport, and State College. -
Community members from Centre County and beyond packed the community room Tuesday in Schlow Centre Region Library to share concerns and questions regarding the Trump administration. -
There’s a new one stop shop in Duncansville for lovers of both books and cats. Twisted Tales, which is in a brick house on 3rd Avenue, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday.
