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“Slice of Pennsylvania” on WPSU is a series where people in central and northern Pennsylvania talk about the everyday sounds and stories that are meaningful to them.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will shrink to just under half its current size under its new owners, Post-Gazette employees told 90.5 WESA on Friday. And while the downsizing was no surprise, staffers expressed dismay at its magnitude — and some raised questions about whether union supporters had been targeted.

Penn State’s decision to hire McKinsey & Company to conduct a review of the university’s programs is raising questions, both about the hiring of an outside company and the choice of a consultant known for its past work for Purdue Pharma.

The investigative podcast, “Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison,” looks at “the growing crisis of aging and dying in America’s prisons.” WPSU talked with host Cherri Gregg about the podcast.

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, which is considered the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Altoona this July as part of a nationwide celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is continuing to assess hunting season changes to slow the decline of hunters, including changes to Sunday hunting and when to open firearms deer season.

Slice of Pennsylvania on WPSU is a series where people in central and northern Pennsylvania talk about sounds and places that are meaningful to them.

Congratulations to the the four young poets who won first place in their age categories in the 2026 WPSU Student Poetry Contest! You'll hear them read their own poems in this edition of Poetry Moment.

This week is the 25th annual “Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous” in Ridgway, an event that attracts artists from across the United States and globally.

The State College and Altoona areas received mixed grades for air quality in the American Lung Association's 2026 “State of the Air” report card.