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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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. -
A group of residents in Kane are asking the borough to loosen its small animal ordinance. This comes amid high egg prices and a rising interest in raising backyard chickens. -
Some Pennsylvania health care experts say they’re worried what will happen to already struggling rural hospitals if there are cuts or changes to Medicare and Medicaid. The Trump administration has repeatedly said it won’t cut Medicare or Medicaid benefits, but recent moves have sparked fear, including at rural hospitals. -
The Kane Area Children’s Museum is another step closer to becoming a reality. The museum’s board members held an open house Thursday night to showcase their newly finished business plan. -
Some central Pennsylvania meteorologists say they’re worried about recent federal cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. -
A historic building in downtown Altoona is getting new life as a food court and luxury apartment complex. It’s one of several ongoing projects to revitalize the downtown area. -
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.
