Sydney Roach
Reporter/HostSydney Roach is an award-winning reporter and host for WPSU since 2023 with a passion for radio and community stories. She's a graduate of Northern Cambria High School and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Before working in public media, she worked two years as a News Producer at WTAJ-TV where she coordinated breaking news coverage of a major gas explosion and the accidental killing of a correctional officer.
If you have a story idea in the Central/Northern Pennsylvania region, email sydroach@psu.edu.
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Clocktower bell at Blair County Courthouse to ring for first time in decades at 4th of July ceremonyStarting Saturday, time will no longer stand still in Hollidaysburg. That’s because the clocktower at the Blair County Courthouse is being restored after it broke nearly two decades ago. -
The union contract for workers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College expired on June 30 at midnight with no new signed agreement. -
It’s been more than a month since the Bradford hospital closed, ending its inpatient and emergency department services, which first responders say has made it harder to do their jobs. -
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested one person in State College on Saturday at a construction site and later drove to the State College Police Department's parking lot, but borough officials say they weren't involved in the operation. -
Residents in the State College area shared their ideas and concerns for the land at the recently closed Rockview state prison Wednesday night at a meeting hosted by the Spring Creek Watershed Commission. -
Council members in a Jefferson County borough are putting a nearly six-month pause on data center development, as residents across Pennsylvania become increasingly concerned about the rapid rise of data centers and their impacts on water supplies, pollution and energy prices. -
Hospital leaders at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College are negotiating a new three-year contract and proposing a 0% wage increase for union workers, as officials say they’re balancing “long-term sustainability” for the independent health system.
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A parade Saturday in downtown Bradford will highlight the area’s contributions to American history, ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. -
Blair County commissioners now have a policy outlining how they'll control spending in case of a prolonged state budget delay, a common occurrence in Harrisburg that has an outsized impact on certain government agencies. -
A recent report from the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, a healthcare consumer advocacy group, finds most Pennsylvanians struggle to get clear and accurate information about the price of medical care in hospitals.
