Genesis Arias

Luzerne County’s new sheriff began her duties last week. She’s already made history as the first woman in the county to hold the position and the first hispanic woman to become sheriff statewide.

Genesis Arias had to charge her phone three times on Tuesday, her notifications full of calls and messages after Luzerne County announced her appointment as sheriff. But the first woman in the county to hold that position — and the first Hispanic woman to become a sheriff statewide — felt proudest when she got home.