Samantha is a recent Penn State graduate with degrees in journalism and Spanish. She was an investigative reporter for The Daily Collegian at Penn State for four years and a freelance reporter with PennLive. She’s from outside Philadelphia. She was part of a team of reporters who covered the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio (which sits on the border of Pennsylvania), including the cleanup, the railroad’s response and the lingering health and social effects on the community. In the Roanoke Valley, she will provide on-the-ground coverage of our largest metro area.