The Patriot-News was officially formed on March 4, 1854 in Harrisburg, PA, although it dates back to 1820 when it was a weekly newspaper called The Pennsylvania Intelligencer. http://www.patriot-news.com/
The first newspaper was called "Publick Occurrences." It was published in Boston and was canceled by the colonial government after its first issue. http://www.bit.ly/9ViBIE