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Coping with Corona: Refrain from painting the dog

PLAINS TWP. — Remember those long ago days when you were in your house and you heard, “Yo, can you come out and play?”A...

Rep. Cartwright calls on Greyhound to limit NYC service

MOOSIC — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Wednesday called on Greyhound Lines, Inc. to limit its bus service between Northeastern Pennsylvania and greater New York...

Coping with Corona: Recalling some great fish stories

PLAINS TWP. — At times like this, don’t you just want to put a sign on your door that says, “Gone Fishing.”Boy, I sure...

DOC quarantines state prison system to protect inmates and staff

WILKES-BARRE — Department of Corrections Sec. John Wetzel Monday announced that at 10 p.m. on March 29, he implemented a statewide inmate quarantine in...

Luzerne County cases rise to 94; statewide total at 3,394

HARRISBURG — Luzerne County COVID-19 cases have risen to 94, according to the latest report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.The DOH reports there...

AG: Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Walmart must stop price gouging

WILKES-BARRE — Attorney General Josh Shapiro last week issued a letter with co-leading Attorneys General Hector Balderas, William Tong, and T.J. Donovan, and 29...

Beyond the Byline: C. Matus News was our epicenter

WILKES-BARRE — During these very trying times of self-isolation and social-distancing, I choose to take little trips down my memory lane and more times...

Luzerne County COVID-19 cases at 65; statewide total at 2,751

HARRISBURG — Luzerne County now has 65 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest report issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.Lackawanna County...

Coping with Corona: Spring cleaning and social distancing

PLAINS TWP. — Every evening, I take a ride around Wyoming Valley to just get out of the house and relieve the stress of...

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