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Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America.

One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial times, it was known officially as the Quaker Province, in recognition of Quaker William Penn's First Frame of Government constitution for Pennsylvania that guaranteed liberty of conscience. Penn knew of the hostility Quakers faced when they opposed rituals, oaths, violence, and ostentatious frippery.

Pennsylvania has also been known as the Keystone State since 1802, based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States. It was also a keystone state economically, having both the industry common to the North, making such wares as Conestoga wagons and rifles, and the agriculture common to the South, producing feed, fiber, food, and tobacco.

Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's largest city and is home to a major seaport and shipyards on the Delaware River.

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Bologna returns to WPXI

Jul 18, 2008 9:02 pm

Former WPXI meteorologist Julie Bologna is about to become a current WPXI meteorologist.

Money flowing again at Downtown Hilton

Jul 18, 2008 8:47 pm

Everyone got paid on payday today at the Pittsburgh Downtown Hilton. Tim Zugger, the general manager of the hotel, said the hotel has had a couple of financial issues at once.

Abati out, Bowman in on KDKA-TV weather staff

Jul 18, 2008 7:32 pm

KDKA-TV dropped morning and noon meteorologist Valerie Abati from its staff today, less than a year after she began at the station.

City to move police station from S. Side to Allentown

Jul 18, 2008 7:32 pm

When news of another St. Clair Village shooting reached Mayor Luke Ravenstahl yesterday, he was in a meeting about moving the South Side police station up to the Hilltop and decided, then and there, t...

Penguins, Therrien agree to three-year deal

Jul 18, 2008 7:17 pm

The Penguins and coach Michel Therrien have agreed on a three-year contract that would keep him with the team through the 2010-11 season.

Air quality alerts issued for weekend

Jul 18, 2008 7:17 pm

Environmental officials have issued air quality alerts for tomorrow and Sunday and hot and hazy conditions are expected in the region

Police investigating discovery of body in Wilkinsburg

Jul 18, 2008 6:32 pm

Police may have found a young woman who gave birth and disappeared before another woman arrived at West Penn Hospital yesterday with a newborn infant who wasn't hers.

Appeals court sets Aug. 4 hearing in Wecht case

Jul 18, 2008 6:32 pm

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has set oral argument for Aug. 4 in the ongoing criminal case involving former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht

State police to sell 5 propeller planes

Jul 18, 2008 3:47 pm

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania State Police have decided to sell five of their seven single-engine airplanes

Starbucks in Station Square to close

Jul 18, 2008 3:47 pm

Starbucks has begun identifying hundreds of locations that will be closed as part of the Seattle coffee chain's move to pare down its store base but, so far, only one location in Western Pennsylvania ...

News for Central Pennsylvania from CentreDaily.com

Felony charges against Nittany Lions dismissed

Dec 5, 2007 9:56 pm

Felony aggravated assault charges against Penn State starting defensive tackle Chris Baker and teammate Navorro Bowman were dismissed in Centre County Court Wednesday, but Centre County Judge Carmine ...

State College cancels Friday classes, activities after threat

Apr 20, 2007 1:45 am

The State College Area School District has canceled classes for Friday after a threatening note was found in the high school North Building, district officials announced Thursday evening. The district...

News for Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from Post-Gazette.com

'Primanti Way' will be the site of a festival celebrating a city icon

Jul 19, 2008 5:35 am

Eighteenth Street in the Strip District: a blocklong slab of hot, patchy asphalt, slathered over a bumpy bed of cobblestone, sprinkled with oil and leafy litter, sandwiched between two busy slices ...

Last dance by the platter-playin' papa

Jul 19, 2008 4:57 am

Oldies fans had one last chance to get "Porkified," as longtime DJ Porky Chedwick would say. ...

$50 million Poli project will reshape Squirrel Hill

Jul 19, 2008 4:54 am

Individually, the construction of a hotel, condominiums, an upscale restaurant and retail stores in Squirrel Hill would be a boon to its present small business mix. ...

Body found in suspect's apartment

Jul 19, 2008 4:53 am

The case of a woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn baby that was not hers took a macabre twist yesterday, when police found a body in the woman's Wilkinsburg apartment. ...

Firm sues Aliquippa Hospital

Jul 19, 2008 4:49 am

A Tennessee company has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $1.7 million from the former Aliquippa Community Hospital, claiming the facility failed to pay for services setting up a behavioral health ...

$99.6 million sought by regional assets

Jul 19, 2008 4:47 am

Requests for new roofs and air conditioning led the way among local cultural organizations in 2009 funding applications filed with the Allegheny Regional Asset District board this week. ...

Polish Hill doubling its fun this weekend

Jul 19, 2008 4:47 am

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Polish Hill holds its annual festival today, using chairs and tents that would afterward sit empty until Monday's return to the rental company. ...

Pilots here get own lane at security checkpoint

Jul 19, 2008 4:46 am

Pittsburgh International Airport is now one of three U.S. airports using an expedited security screening system for pilots and cockpit officers checking through the gate in the landside terminal. ...

State works to improve outreach for mentally ill

Jul 19, 2008 4:44 am

After investigating deaths and other serious events involving mentally ill residents of Western Pennsylvania neighborhoods, state officials plan to take several steps to keep such people more ...

Man charged with gashing dog's chest

Jul 19, 2008 4:44 am

Police yesterday accused a man from the city's Arlington section of slicing open the chest of a dog left in his care by a roommate. Shawn Lea returned to his home at 1903 Waite St. ...

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