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Sydney Roach/WPSU

Sydney 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.

Latest by Sydney Roach/WPSU




Community members share worries about Trump administration at State College town hall

A staff member for Pa. Sen. John Fetterman backed out of the meeting.
By Sydney Roach/WPSU


Former Penn State fraternity leaders sentenced to jail time in hazing death of Timothy Piazza

Two leaders of the now dissolved Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State will serve two to four months of jail time in the Centre County Correctional Facility.

By Sydney Roach/WPSU

Community members share mixed reactions to satellite elections office on Penn State campus

Despite pushback from some community members, Centre County’s board of elections is moving forward with creating a satellite elections office on the Penn State University Park campus.

By Sydney Roach/WPSU

Clearfield County municipalities move closer to creating whitewater recreation parks

Two Clearfield County municipalities are taking steps toward creating whitewater recreation parks. Clearfield and Curwensville borough leaders are looking to local non-profits to fund the engineering studies.

By Sydney Roach/WPSU

Penn State to pay $703k in backpay and interest as part of alleged gender pay discrimination case

Penn State will pay $703,742 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged gender pay discrimination against women employees at the University Park campus.

By Sydney Roach/WPSU

Gov. Josh Shapiro visits Penn State to promote Agricultural Innovation Grant Program

Grant applications open later this month for a new $10 million grant program to fund efficient and sustainable farming technologies in Pennsylvania.

By Sydney Roach/WPSU

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