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Dawn Iveane-Curell, a Meals on Wheels People Friendly Chat volunteer, talks with seniors on the phone in her bedroom office or while on walks as part of the program.

Volunteer callers in Clark County make connections with isolated seniors

Dawn Iveane-Curell, a Meals on Wheels People Friendly Chat volunteer, talks with seniors on the phone in her bedroom office or while on walks as part of the program.

November 26, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News Free

Today, Dawn Iveane-Curell, along with some 500 other volunteers, will dial up local seniors to wish them a happy Thanksgiving. Read story

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Brown and Oregon health officials warned Tuesday of the capacity challenges facing hospitals as COVID-19 case counts continue to spike in the state.

Gov. Kate Brown will loosen many of Oregon’s COVID-19 restrictions

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Brown and Oregon health officials warned Tuesday of the capacity challenges facing hospitals as COVID-19 case counts continue to spike in the state.

November 25, 2020, 2:47pm Latest News Free

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that she’s loosening many restrictions she had placed just a week ago on bars, restaurants, gyms, stores and religious organizations in order to stem the unprecedented, out-of-control spread of COVID-19. Read story

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Clark County sees 222 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths Wednesday in final report of week

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November 25, 2020, 12:37pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County confirmed 222 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Wednesday in a reporting week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Read story

Holiday travelers check in at kiosks near an airline counter at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.

Defying warnings, millions in the U.S. travel for Thanksgiving

Holiday travelers check in at kiosks near an airline counter at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.

November 25, 2020, 11:55am Latest News Free

Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways for Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden puts on his face mask after introducing nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.

Congress braces for Biden’s national coronavirus strategy

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden puts on his face mask after introducing nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.

November 25, 2020, 8:33am Politics Free

Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. Read story

Kindergartner Evalynn Pratt, 5, secures her face mask while waiting for her classmates to arrive on the bus at Sifton Elementary School in September.

Washington officials are considering loosening guidelines to reopen schools

Kindergartner Evalynn Pratt, 5, secures her face mask while waiting for her classmates to arrive on the bus at Sifton Elementary School in September.

November 25, 2020, 8:07am Editor's Choice Free

Washington state health officials are considering changing the disease metrics that guide school district reopening decisions during the pandemic. If adopted, up to half the state’s 300 school districts would meet the benchmark to start educating their youngest learners in person at least part time. Read story

Sue Vanlaanen and her husband, Mike Koon, spent last Thanksgiving in Hawaii. This year, they will spend the holidays at home, apart from most of their family as a safety precaution. Koon has Alzheimer&#039;s, and the pandemic has been particularly hard for him to understand.

Pandemic can add holiday challenges for those in Clark County with loved ones who have Alzheimer’s

Sue Vanlaanen and her husband, Mike Koon, spent last Thanksgiving in Hawaii. This year, they will spend the holidays at home, apart from most of their family as a safety precaution. Koon has Alzheimer&#039;s, and the pandemic has been particularly hard for him to understand.

November 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Sue Vanlaanen, 68, knows she might get a confused question or two on Thanksgiving. Read story

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months -- probably well into 2021 -- before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months -- probably well into 2021 -- before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.

November 24, 2020, 1:34pm Health Free

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery. Read story

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Positive COVID-19 tests jumped in Clark County as autumn surge took hold

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November 24, 2020, 1:10pm Clark County Health Free

The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests leapt to 14.23 percent for the most recent reported period as the pandemic's autumn surge took hold on the region, according to new testing data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months -- probably well into 2021 -- before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.

Keep the mask: A vaccine won’t end the U.S. crisis right away

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months -- probably well into 2021 -- before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.

November 24, 2020, 10:43am Nation & World Free

Don’t even think of putting the mask away anytime soon. Read story