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Peru&#039;s President Martin Vizcarra greets reporters after addressing Congress in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Vizcarra&#039;s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

Peru&#039;s President Martin Vizcarra greets reporters after addressing Congress in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Vizcarra&#039;s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

September 19, 2020, 2:26pm Nation & World

Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra easily survived an impeachment vote Friday night after opposition lawmakers failed to amass enough support to oust the leader as the country copes with one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. Read story

Metal barricades line the the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. With the COVID-19 pandemic still circling the globe, world leaders are skipping their annual gathering in New York and will make pre-recorded speeches this week on the state of a deeply divided world turned topsy-turvy.

Pandemic retools diplomacy as world leaders gather virtually

Metal barricades line the the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. With the COVID-19 pandemic still circling the globe, world leaders are skipping their annual gathering in New York and will make pre-recorded speeches this week on the state of a deeply divided world turned topsy-turvy.

September 19, 2020, 1:11pm Nation & World

With COVID-19 still careening across the planet, the annual gathering of its leaders in New York will be replaced this year by a global patchwork of prerecorded speeches, another piece of upheaval in a deeply divided world turned topsy-turvy by a pandemic with no endpoint in sight. Read story

The Rev. Albert Cutie conducts church service outside St. Benedict&#039;s Episcopal Church on Sunday in Plantation, Florida as the congregation adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Benedict&#039;s Episcopal Church held drive-in movie style services as cars parked and listened on their car radios.

Coronavirus takes toll on churches

The Rev. Albert Cutie conducts church service outside St. Benedict&#039;s Episcopal Church on Sunday in Plantation, Florida as the congregation adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Benedict&#039;s Episcopal Church held drive-in movie style services as cars parked and listened on their car radios.

September 19, 2020, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Like many things since the coronavirus pandemic took hold, South Florida houses of worship have had to make dramatic changes. In the Miami Archdiocese, parishioners don’t hold hands as they recite the Lord’s Prayer, pews are emptier and the holy water has been put away. Read story

A plane visible above Washougal makes its way down to Portland International Airport. An overnight storm leading into Friday made Vancouver&#039;s air quality significantly better.

Clark County health officials see COVID-19 ramifications from air pollution

A plane visible above Washougal makes its way down to Portland International Airport. An overnight storm leading into Friday made Vancouver&#039;s air quality significantly better.

September 18, 2020, 7:44pm Clark County Health

As hazardous air leaves Clark County and healthier air begins to settle in, the county’s highest-ranking health official has concerns about the COVID-19 ramifications that come from two weeks of heavy pollution. Read story

Availability of COVID-19 testing declines in Oregon

September 18, 2020, 6:28pm Northwest

The availability of coronavirus testing in Oregon decreased this week due to the massive wildfires and the hazardous air quality that stretched across the state. Read story

Clark County adds 19 new COVID-19 cases Friday, no new deaths for a week

September 18, 2020, 12:07pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County recorded 19 new COVID-19 on Friday following a week that saw 182 new cases overall and no new deaths. Read story

Workforce Southwest Washington gets funding for virus worker relief

September 18, 2020, 6:04am Business

Workforce Southwest Washington announced Thursday that it has been awarded more than $2.25 million from three U.S. Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grants to support workers in Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties who have been laid off due to COVID-19. Read story

CREDC business relief grant deadline today

September 18, 2020, 6:00am Business

The Columbia River Economic Development Council announced this week that it has extended the application deadline for the Clark County Main Street Support Program. Applications will be accepted through today. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Solutions sought as Clark County Jail population climbs

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

September 18, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Criminal justice officials met Wednesday to discuss the increasing inmate population at the Clark County Jail. The jail chief noted that more than 90 percent of those in custody are felons who cannot be released under criteria set earlier this year due to COVID-19. Read story

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Salmon Creek chiropractor’s office subject of complaints before COVID-19 exposure

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September 17, 2020, 7:04pm Business

Three months before Bridge Chiropractic in Salmon Creek exposed more than 300 people to coronavirus, complaints started to trickle in to the state Department of Health. Read story