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Thirty-three people are killed in mass shootings at Fourth of July celebrations, with 11 people killed and 55 others injured in Chicago, Illinois, two people killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, one person killed and six others injured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one person killed and five others injured in Boston, Massachusetts.
2024-07-4

Three people are injured after a shooting occurred at an amusement park in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2022-09-24

Pennsylvania reports 2,875 new infections, its single day record since the pandemic began.
2020-11-3

Pennsylvania reports 2,219 new cases of COVID-19, its highest single-day amount since April.
2020-10-23

A military JLENS blimp from the United States Army broke loose from its moorings at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, and drifted over 16,000 ft above Pennsylvania. F-16 Fighter jets were scrambled to track the blimp that has since deflated, causing widespread power outages from a long cable it dragged along the ground.
2015-10-28

A winter storm hits the Northeastern United States, resulting in at least two deaths and thousands of flights being disrupted. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York are amongst the worst affected.
2014-02-3

A shooting at a highway in Blair County, Pennsylvania kills three people and wounds three others. The gunman was killed in a shootout with police, and among the casualties were state troopers.
2012-12-21

Former Pennsylvania State Representative Stephen Stetler is convicted of all six counts in his corruption case.
2012-06-27

The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are held in the US town of Oxon Hill, Maryland with Sukanya Roy of South Abington, Pennsylvania. [https:--www.npr.org-blogs-monkeysee-2011-06-02-136888659-the-unstoppable-rightness-of-bee-ing-its-spellings-biggest-night-of-the-year (NPR)], [http:--www.mercurynews.com-news-ci_18189289 (AP via "San Jose Mercury News")]date=August 2019
2011-06-2

An explosion occurs in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, resulting in two people being missing.
2011-02-9