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COVID-19

Fauci says Christmas could be even worse than Thanksgiving for COVID-19 spread

December 7, 2020, 9:51am Latest News

If you thought Turkey Day was an epic coronavirus super-spreader event, wait till Santa’s sleigh flies down from the North Pole. Read story

The state Capitol in Olympia is seen on March 12, the last day of the 2020 legislative session.

COVID-19 to dominate legislative session, Southwest Washington lawmakers say

The state Capitol in Olympia is seen on March 12, the last day of the 2020 legislative session.

December 6, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

When the Legislature convenes on Jan. 11 — for the first time in 10 months — the coronavirus will be at the top of the agenda for both Democrats and Republicans. Read story

Volunteer Vicki Fitzsimmons, left, loads donations during a Drive &amp; Drop food drive event in Salmon Creek. The annual Walk &amp; Knock event was reorganized as a drive-thru due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clark County embraces Drive & Drop food drive altered by COVID-19 pandemic

Volunteer Vicki Fitzsimmons, left, loads donations during a Drive &amp; Drop food drive event in Salmon Creek. The annual Walk &amp; Knock event was reorganized as a drive-thru due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 5, 2020, 5:05pm Clark County News

It’s been Walk & Knock for 36 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the annual Clark County food drive to temporarily take on a new format and a new name: Drive & Drop. Read story

This screen shot from an iPhone with COVID-19 exposure notifications turned on shows information for iPhone users who are considering opting in to a statewide exposure notification program. (ted s.

More than 1 million sign up for COVID-19 exposure app in Washington

This screen shot from an iPhone with COVID-19 exposure notifications turned on shows information for iPhone users who are considering opting in to a statewide exposure notification program. (ted s.

December 5, 2020, 3:40pm Northwest

More than 1 million Washingtonians have enabled a coronavirus exposure app in the first four days of the technology going live statewide. Read story

Oregon suspends license of doctor who refuses to wear mask

December 5, 2020, 2:56pm Northwest

The Oregon Medical Board has indefinitely suspended the medical license of a doctor who said at a pro-Trump rally that he doesn’t wear a mask at his Dallas, Oregon clinic and doesn’t require his staff to wear face-coverings either. Read story

Keli Paaske stands outside her home in Olathe, Kan. Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Paaske was laid off in August from a company supplying fire doors to hospitals after being furloughed for five months and has struggled to find a new job.

A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of U.S. jobless aid

Keli Paaske stands outside her home in Olathe, Kan. Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Paaske was laid off in August from a company supplying fire doors to hospitals after being furloughed for five months and has struggled to find a new job.

December 5, 2020, 2:11pm Nation & World

Tina Morton recently faced a choice: Pay bills — or buy a birthday gift for a child? Derrisa Green is falling further behind on rent. Sylvia Soliz has had her electricity cut off. Read story

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, World Health Organization President Tedros Adhanom speaks to the press during the World Health Organization conference on noncommunicable diseases in Montevideo, Uruguay. At a meeting of WHO&#039;s member states, Monday Nov. 9, 2020, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he welcomed &quot;any and all attempts to strengthen the organization...for the sake of the people we serve.&quot; as WHO faces calls for an independent review on its handling of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

U.N. health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic’s end

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, World Health Organization President Tedros Adhanom speaks to the press during the World Health Organization conference on noncommunicable diseases in Montevideo, Uruguay. At a meeting of WHO&#039;s member states, Monday Nov. 9, 2020, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he welcomed &quot;any and all attempts to strengthen the organization...for the sake of the people we serve.&quot; as WHO faces calls for an independent review on its handling of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

December 5, 2020, 2:04pm Nation & World

The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic,” but he said rich and powerful nations must not trample the poor and marginalized “in the stampede for vaccines.” Read story

Rodeo Drive has less cars and pedestrians doing holiday shopping this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday and said if people don&#039;t comply the state&#039;s hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected patients.

California’s San Joaquin Valley enacts stay-home order

Rodeo Drive has less cars and pedestrians doing holiday shopping this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday and said if people don&#039;t comply the state&#039;s hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected patients.

December 5, 2020, 1:58pm Nation & World

Faced with a dire shortage of hospital beds, California’s San Joaquin Valley was placed under a sweeping new lockdown Saturday in an urgent attempt to slow the rapid rise of coronavirus cases. Read story

Employees schedule COVID-19 tests and prepare test kits at Primary Health Medical Group&#039;s clinic in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Troops direct people outside the urgent-care clinic revamped into a facility for coronavirus patients as infections and deaths surge in Idaho and nationwide.

Virus cases continue climbing in U.S. during holiday season

Employees schedule COVID-19 tests and prepare test kits at Primary Health Medical Group&#039;s clinic in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Troops direct people outside the urgent-care clinic revamped into a facility for coronavirus patients as infections and deaths surge in Idaho and nationwide.

December 5, 2020, 1:47pm Nation & World

Coronavirus infections across the U.S. continue to rise as the country moves deeper into a holiday season when eagerly anticipated gatherings of family and friends could push the numbers even higher. Read story

Union Ridge Elementary School visual arts teacher Heather Peeler leads students through a virtual drawing lesson. Peeler, a Washington State University graduate, has taught at Ridgefield School District for four years.

Art teachers, students in Ridgefield School District find virtual classes challenging, rewarding

Union Ridge Elementary School visual arts teacher Heather Peeler leads students through a virtual drawing lesson. Peeler, a Washington State University graduate, has taught at Ridgefield School District for four years.

December 5, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Life without large gatherings has given the dining room table at the McDonnell home in Ridgefield a new purpose. Read story