WHITE HAVEN — Residents converged on the White Haven Area Community Library Friday to celebrate 25 years of its existence.

HARRISBURG — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, released his health records as he maneuvers to keep questions about Democratic rival John Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke front and center in the hotly contested campaign.

Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre’s 100th anniversary gala, held Friday evening at the Westmoreland Club in Downtown Wilkes-Barre, was black tie optional, and several of the 160 guests took the opportunity to dress to the nines.

MONONGAHELA — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday confronted President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Congress with a conservative midterm election agenda filled with Trump-like promises, working not only to win over voters but to hold together the uneasy coalition of his own party that has struggled to govern.

WILKES-BARRE — If you travel outside of the area and order a “large pie with sweet sauce and bacon,” you’ll more than likely be met with a look of bewilderment from the staff.

WILKES-BARRE — This year’s CASABlanca Gala topped last year’s record-breaking endeavor, as it was announced that CASA of Luzerne County raised more than $280,000 with its Thursday night outing.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State partisans may have come away with a hollow feeling on Saturday.

STATE COLLEGE — The Beaver Stadium crowd was starting to grumble a bit. A 14-0 lead for Penn State had just evaporated and the Nittany Lions were about to give the ball back to upstart Central Michigan in the second quarter.

LANDOVER, Md. — Jalen Hurts is in a far different place as an NFL quarterback since a rocky rookie year in 2020 when he usurped Carson Wentz as Philadelphia’s starter.

Jim McElwain knows all about that “SEC speed.”