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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Several child care programs have recently closed or will close soon in Centre County. The new Centre County Child Care Crisis Coalition and Foundation looks to keep local programs open with help from county government and local businesses.
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Even though many in Pennsylvania looked up to cloudy skies, some did get brief glimpses of Monday's eclipse.
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A documentary premiering this month at a three-day "Servello-bration" highlights the life and legacy of Joe Servello, an Altoona artist. He’s well known for his children’s book illustrations, which have a broad reach outside of Altoona.
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Centre County is getting its first community college this fall. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College’s leaders say they want to offer students in the area a more affordable option.
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Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts is launching a “Global Black Communities and Mental Health” series. Organizers want to highlight racial disparities in health care and encounters with law enforcement.
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Centre County commissioners are going ahead with a plan to buy a $19,530 columbarium to house unclaimed urns. Space is running out in the county’s administrative offices to hold the cremated remains.
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Voting is open for this year’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in PA’ contest. This year's bracket is double the size of last year's and includes the Penn State Berkey Creamery's ice cream.
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Bucktail Medical Center in Renovo to close long-term care facility in May, citing revenue shortfallsBucktail Medical Center in Renovo is closing its long-term care facility on May 14. The hospital’s leadership says they are facing “overwhelming” and ongoing revenue shortfalls with the facility.
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911 dispatchers in Clinton County can now connect to a caller’s camera to get a better understanding of the situation. It’s a growing program throughout Pennsylvania and nationwide.
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Former Penn State student Ahmed Alqubaisi entered a guilty plea deal Friday afternoon at the Centre County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty to accidentally killing fellow student Lovisa Arnesson-Cronhamre, a Swedish doctoral student.