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Geisinger restricts visitation due to increasing spread of COVID-19
October 28, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — Geisinger announced Tuesday that it will temporarily restrict routine, in-person visits to hospitalized patients beginning Monday, Nov.2, until further notice.
Luzerne County Council votes to withdraw Barrett filing
October 27, 2020
After fierce public debate about a Luzerne County legal filing asking for the recusal of new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett from a case involving ballot-counting deadlines, a council majority voted to withdraw it Tuesday.
Luzerne County Council split over Barrett recusal filing
October 27, 2020
After fierce public debate about a Luzerne County legal filing asking for the recusal of new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett from a case involving ballot-counting deadlines, county council members broke from Tuesday’s virtual meeting to go into executive session.
ALDI grocery store to open in Tunkhannock area on Nov. 5
October 27, 2020
EATON TWP. — ALDI will open a new grocery store in the Tunkhannock area on Nov. 5.
Mixed reactions for school districts after county risk dubbed ‘substantial’
October 27, 2020
School district superintendents worked with the state department of education and department of health in deciding on responses to Luzerne County’s new status as “substantial” regarding COVID-19 risk, and the results varied.
New Pa. law requires insurers to cover MRIs, ultrasounds
October 25, 2020
Amid all the other political stories this year, some health-related news out of Harrisburg this summer might have escaped many people’s attention.
Big crowd, blaring horns and Bon Jovi as Bidens visit Luzerne County
October 24, 2020
DALLAS — Former Vice President Joe Biden cut to the chase Saturday.
Hundreds of Trump supporters rally in advance of Biden visit
October 24, 2020
DALLAS — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was welcomed to Luzerne County on Saturday by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters ahead of Biden’s scheduled campaign event at Dallas High School.
Biden visit: Virus colors White House race in closing days
October 24, 2020
With coronavirus infections reaching their highest peak of the pandemic just as the election headed into the home stretch, President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden took starkly different approaches to the COVID-19 public health crisis in appealing for votes in battleground states today.
Luzerne County’s coronavirus hospitalizations rising, new state update shows
October 24, 2020
Coronavirus hospitalizations markedly increased in Luzerne County over the last two weeks in addition to confirmed cases, the state’s early warning update released Friday shows.