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A person experiencing homelessness takes shelter underneath a gazebo at Esther Short Park on Wednesday morning.

Clark County plans motel rooms for homeless with virus

A person experiencing homelessness takes shelter underneath a gazebo at Esther Short Park on Wednesday morning.

March 27, 2020, 8:44pm Clark County Health

Clark County expects to have 110 to 130 motel rooms ready by mid-April to quarantine and isolate homeless people affected by the novel coronavirus. Money from the state earmarked for providing shelter during the outbreak may run out by the end of June, however. Read story

Letter carrier Bob Weyer delivers mail and a yellow bag for the National Letter Carriers Food Drive to residents in the Carter Park neighborhood 2017. This year&#039;s food drive has been canceled.

Clark County’s second largest food drive postponed

Letter carrier Bob Weyer delivers mail and a yellow bag for the National Letter Carriers Food Drive to residents in the Carter Park neighborhood 2017. This year&#039;s food drive has been canceled.

March 27, 2020, 7:05pm Clark County News

The second largest food drive in Clark County has been postponed due to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The National Association of Letter Carriers announced Friday it would postpone the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, originally set for May 9. Read story

Vancouver Fire Department crews and other agencies responded to a shop fire Friday morning in the Barberton area. There were no injuries.

Vancouver firefighters battle shop blaze in Barberton area

Vancouver Fire Department crews and other agencies responded to a shop fire Friday morning in the Barberton area. There were no injuries.

March 27, 2020, 12:34pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters responded shortly before 7 a.m. to 6005 N.E. 139th St. Five engines, two water tenders and two battalion chiefs were dispatched. Read story

A sign directing visitors to the front desk if they are in need of a mask is seen here at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical on Monday afternoon, March, 2, 2020.

Clark County coronavirus cases jump to 76, with one new death reported

A sign directing visitors to the front desk if they are in need of a mask is seen here at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical on Monday afternoon, March, 2, 2020.

March 27, 2020, 11:07am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported 28 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, for a total of 76 cases in the county. The total number of deaths increased to six.  Read story

Denise Weston looks out the window at her home in Vancouver. Weston, who has bipolar II, has set up a virtual meeting for her next therapy next session. The tools she&#039;s learned from counseling have helped her during this time of added stress, Weston said. Some therapists in Clark County have shifted to virtual appointments to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Pandemic puts in-person work of Clark County therapists, clients on hold

Denise Weston looks out the window at her home in Vancouver. Weston, who has bipolar II, has set up a virtual meeting for her next therapy next session. The tools she&#039;s learned from counseling have helped her during this time of added stress, Weston said. Some therapists in Clark County have shifted to virtual appointments to stop the spread of COVID-19.

March 27, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Health

There’s something special about visiting the therapist for Denise Weston. Read story

Signs outside the Vancouver Navigation Center in March 2020 notify visitors of the closure due to COVID-19 concerns.

Navigation Center in Vancouver providing some services

Signs outside the Vancouver Navigation Center in March 2020 notify visitors of the closure due to COVID-19 concerns.

March 27, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

The Navigation Center, which usually provides people without homes some basic services during the day, remains closed during the COVID-19 crisis. However, some services are operating out of the parking lot, although at a limited capacity during scaled-back hours. Read story

John Beakley of Vancouver, who is homeless, panhandles for money and food along Main Street in Uptown Village on Thursday morning. Beakley, who is one of hundreds of people in Vancouver without a home during the COVID-19 pandemic, said anything would help him at this point. &quot;It can&#039;t get any worse. ... I hope I don&#039;t get it,&quot; he said.

Stay-at-home order new plight for homeless in Clark County

John Beakley of Vancouver, who is homeless, panhandles for money and food along Main Street in Uptown Village on Thursday morning. Beakley, who is one of hundreds of people in Vancouver without a home during the COVID-19 pandemic, said anything would help him at this point. &quot;It can&#039;t get any worse. ... I hope I don&#039;t get it,&quot; he said.

March 27, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee ordered Washington residents on Monday to stay home, but what does his proclamation mean for people who don’t have homes? Read story

Allison Sosa, co-owner and event coordinator of Elements Restaurant in downtown Vancouver, prepares to-go cutlery for takeout orders. Like many restaurants still open, Elements has had to drastically shift its business model during the stay-at-home order from Gov. Jay Inslee.

Downtown Vancouver’s Elements stays open as eateries shift during stay-at-home order

Allison Sosa, co-owner and event coordinator of Elements Restaurant in downtown Vancouver, prepares to-go cutlery for takeout orders. Like many restaurants still open, Elements has had to drastically shift its business model during the stay-at-home order from Gov. Jay Inslee.

March 27, 2020, 6:01am Business

Steve Early and Mary Shepard picked up their lunch, a boxed and bagged salmon BLT, from Elements Restaurants on Thursday. Read story

The Vancouver Police Department patch.

Clark County law enforcement: Rumors of strict stay-home policing false

The Vancouver Police Department patch.

March 26, 2020, 8:46pm Clark County News Free

Local officials are speaking out to combat rumors of strict policing in enforcing Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order to combat COVID-19 that have been circulating widely on social media. Read story

Certified nursing assistant Skye Jackson waits to greet incoming COVID-19 patients as staff in the emergency department meet to plan for a tent triage area at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The tents outside PeaceHealth are designed to separate possible COVID-19 cases from other emergency department patients.

Clark County more than doubles COVID-19 cases, reports fifth death

Certified nursing assistant Skye Jackson waits to greet incoming COVID-19 patients as staff in the emergency department meet to plan for a tent triage area at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The tents outside PeaceHealth are designed to separate possible COVID-19 cases from other emergency department patients.

March 26, 2020, 4:27pm Clark County Health Free

As the United States shot into first place for the most COVID-19 cases in the world Thursday, Clark County Public Health confirmed 28 new cases, more than doubling the local total. One local death was reported by Clark County Public Health. Read story