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Crystal Steinmueller, right, of Free Hot Soup Vancouver joins fellow volunteers as they gather at Esther Short Park to coordinate meals for people in need.

Free Hot Soup Vancouver offers food, comfort as pandemic hits homeless hard

Crystal Steinmueller, right, of Free Hot Soup Vancouver joins fellow volunteers as they gather at Esther Short Park to coordinate meals for people in need.

December 10, 2020, 7:21pm Clark County Health

A line of people snaked up to a table near 13th Street and Lincoln Avenue in Vancouver on Wednesday night. Read story

New jobless claims in Washington jump 10% as limits, safety worries spur layoffs

December 10, 2020, 5:59pm Northwest

New claims for unemployment benefits in Washington surged last week as the state’s job market continued to recoil from rising COVID-19 cases and tougher public health restrictions on businesses. Read story

Spread of virus drives teacher shortage, school closures in Central Oregon

December 10, 2020, 5:05pm Northwest

Some Central Oregon schools that were offering in-person instruction this week canceled those plans for the rest of the year, as more staffers and students quarantined because of exposure to the coronavirus. Read story

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Clark County records six new COVID-19 deaths Thursday as active case total tops 1,000

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December 10, 2020, 2:43pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County recorded six new COVID-19 deaths and 129 new cases on Thursday as the number of active, potentially contagious, cases rose above 1,000 for the first time. Read story

Gaiser Middle School first-year teacher Cameron Chilcote speaks to his second-period eighth-grade U.S. history class. Chilcote is one of 16 first-year teachers across Vancouver Public Schools navigating their new careers in the midst of the pandemic.

New teachers in Clark County get lesson in pandemic

Gaiser Middle School first-year teacher Cameron Chilcote speaks to his second-period eighth-grade U.S. history class. Chilcote is one of 16 first-year teachers across Vancouver Public Schools navigating their new careers in the midst of the pandemic.

December 10, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Cameron Chilcote’s eighth-grade U.S. history classroom at Gaiser Middle School — the same room where he studied seventh-grade English 18 years ago as a student — is flooded with rows of empty desks, historical artifacts and personal memorabilia. Read story

Toy donations are piling up at Chuck&#039;s Produce on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard. New, unwrapped toys are being accepted at both Chuck&#039;s until 10 a.m. Friday and will be distributed by Santa&#039;s Posse on Dec. 20.

Chuck’s Produce, Santa’s Posse team up for Clark County holiday toy drive

Toy donations are piling up at Chuck&#039;s Produce on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard. New, unwrapped toys are being accepted at both Chuck&#039;s until 10 a.m. Friday and will be distributed by Santa&#039;s Posse on Dec. 20.

December 10, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Chuck’s Produce has been involved in many volunteer holiday toy drives in the past, and this year their haul will be all local. Read story

State, Clark County shorten recommended COVID-19 quarantine

December 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Clark County residents who have been exposed to COVID-19 will now have a shortened quarantine period, in line with new national, state and local guidance. Read story

A sign outside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center honors hospital staff working hard to treat patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 hospitalizations dropping, but Thanksgiving surge may follow

A sign outside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center honors hospital staff working hard to treat patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

December 9, 2020, 4:45pm Clark County News Free

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center continues to see a drop in its COVID-19 hospitalizations, but the hospital remains concerned about a potential holiday coronavirus surge. Read story

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.

Canada health regulator approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.

December 9, 2020, 12:59pm Nation & World

Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, days ahead of possible approval in the United States. Read story

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020, file photo, customers wear a mask as they check out information signs that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens in Northbrook, Ill. A new poll released Wednesday, Dec. 9, from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, find only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

AP-NORC poll: Only half in U.S. want shots as vaccine nears

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020, file photo, customers wear a mask as they check out information signs that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens in Northbrook, Ill. A new poll released Wednesday, Dec. 9, from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, find only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

December 9, 2020, 10:59am Health

As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. Read story