Jul. 17—WILKES-BARRE — A Back Mountain-based artist with a fascination with both art and science will be showing her anatomical works at the Circle Centre for the Arts through Aug. 30. Leana Pande's "Art in Medicine" exhibition kicked off with an opening reception on Friday night at the art space, which is owned and operated by the Wyoming Valley Art League. According to Pande, her art depicts ...

Jul. 17—WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County's Rockin' the River summer concert series made its triumphant return to the banks of the Susquehanna River on Friday night. Technically the third year for the event, Rockin' the River got its start in the summer of 2019, conceived as a way to attract people to the Susquehanna riverfront in Wilkes-Barre. Of course, things were a bit different last year, and ...

Jul. 17—NANTICOKE — State Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-Newport Township, this week welcomed House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton to Northeastern Pennsylvania as part of her fact-finding tour of communities throughout the state. "I'm very grateful to spend time in the 119th District today and seeing firsthand how the Commonwealth's investments are helping meet local needs and how additional support ...

Jul. 17—DALLAS — Rep. Karen Boback, R-Harveys Lake, will welcome veterans assistance appointments back into her district offices in Dallas and Tunkhannock from the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. The Dallas district office located at 105 Lt. Michael Cleary Drive will host both a service officer from the American Legion and a representative from the Disabled American Veterans ...

A television actor has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a New York man in February. A grand jury Friday indicted Isaiah Stokes, 41, on charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Tyrone Jones, 37, of Queens Village. “Gun violence is all too prevalent in our neighborhoods,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a news release.

Jul. 17—CUMBERLAND — Del. Mike McKay announced Friday that he is running for state Senate. McKay (R-Allegany, Washington) made the decision following news earlier this week that Sen. George C. Edwards will retire when his term ends in January 2023. "After thoughtful consideration and conversations with my family, I have decided to seek election as the next senator from District 1," McKay said. ...

Jul. 17—CUMBERLAND — Rockabilly guitarist and singer Deke Dickerson will headline the Joe Maphis 100th Celebration Aug. 7 at 1812 Brewery. Dickerson has performed with some of the rockabilly's top acts, including Brian Setzer, Marty Stuart, Kenny Vaughn, Duane Eddy, Dick Dale and Elvis Presley's guitarists Scotty Moore and James Burton. "I've been lucky in that regard to play with a lot of ...

Jul. 17—Nationwide, staffing levels for sworn law enforcement personnel have been experiencing a depleted recruitment pool. Yuba City Police Department Chief Robert Landon said YCPD currently has a high percentage of police officers and community officers staffed but in the past has followed the nationwide trends of staff shortages. "We are continuously staffing to fill positions as they ...