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Pastor Brian Norris, in black shirt and cap, leads a prayer before serving a meal at Living Hope Church, where a temporary homeless encampment was set up in early May. It provides shelter, showers, snacks and restrooms to people without homes during the pandemic.

Vancouver’s homeless find themselves ‘kind of stuck’ during pandemic

Pastor Brian Norris, in black shirt and cap, leads a prayer before serving a meal at Living Hope Church, where a temporary homeless encampment was set up in early May. It provides shelter, showers, snacks and restrooms to people without homes during the pandemic.

August 8, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Bella Lynch feels more worn down these days without the emotional and mental support of her family, especially her grandmother. She misses being able to visit with her and help with her flower beds. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 cases top 2,000; one new death reported

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August 7, 2020, 12:35pm Clark County Health Free

With 26 new cases of COVID-19, Clark County topped 2,000 confirmed cases of the disease Friday. Clark County Public Health also reported one death. Read story

A protective panel separates Vancouver residents Gail Hinchsliff, left, and Tim Richardson as they help collect and sort ballots Tuesday morning at the Clark County Elections Office.

Clark County election process has last test before November

A protective panel separates Vancouver residents Gail Hinchsliff, left, and Tim Richardson as they help collect and sort ballots Tuesday morning at the Clark County Elections Office.

August 7, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Joan Liddicoat, 64, has worked as a Clark County elections helper for more than four years. But her older spouse has medical conditions, so the pandemic made her reconsider accepting a temporary job for this election. Read story

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Initial jobless claims in Clark County fall by 16%

The home page of the Washington Employment Security Department (The Columbian files)

August 6, 2020, 5:12pm Business

Clark County’s initial unemployment claims fell by 16 percent last week from 1,362 to 1,147, signaling a minor recovery in the local economy but still a worrisome picture overall. Read story

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Clark County adds one COVID-19 death, 13 new cases

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August 6, 2020, 3:59pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed one new death due to COVID-19 and 13 new cases Thursday afternoon. Read story

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Vancouver-based nLIGHT posts another solid quarter despite coronavirus

nLIGHT is based in Vancouver.

August 6, 2020, 6:00am Business

Vancouver-based industrial laser manufacturer nLIGHT posted stronger-than-expected second quarter results Wednesday, marking two quarters in a row that the company has managed to avoid major negative impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Read story

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, and candidate Carolyn Long, shown here at a 2018 editorial board meeting, met with The Columbian's Editorial Board on Wednesday. Long and Herrera Beutler face off for a second time in the 2020 election for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

Sparks fly as Herrera Beutler, Long define their differences in 3rd District racevideo icon

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, and candidate Carolyn Long, shown here at a 2018 editorial board meeting, met with The Columbian's Editorial Board on Wednesday. Long and Herrera Beutler face off for a second time in the 2020 election for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

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

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Carolyn Long faced off for the first time as 2020 general election rivals during a joint interview with The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Wednesday. Read story

Ilya Panasevich, 18, graduate of Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, takes center stage as he pauses to have his photograph taken during a drive-thru graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 at McKenzie Stadium on Wednesday morning. Panasevich was one of 147 graduates from HeLa High School this year, and one of about 1,900 in the Evergreen Public Schools district.

Circumstance dictates pomp of a different sort for Evergreen schools grads

Ilya Panasevich, 18, graduate of Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, takes center stage as he pauses to have his photograph taken during a drive-thru graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 at McKenzie Stadium on Wednesday morning. Panasevich was one of 147 graduates from HeLa High School this year, and one of about 1,900 in the Evergreen Public Schools district.

August 5, 2020, 6:46pm Clark County News

High school seniors may have missed out on a traditional graduation ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Evergreen Public Schools wasn’t going to see students off without at least a little pomp and circumstance. Read story

Students wave as their bus pulls away from Covington Middle School on March 13, the final day of in-person school for the 2019-2020 school year. Plans for fall at Clark County school districts are still unsettled.

Clark County at ‘moderate risk’ for school reopenings

Students wave as their bus pulls away from Covington Middle School on March 13, the final day of in-person school for the 2019-2020 school year. Plans for fall at Clark County school districts are still unsettled.

August 5, 2020, 6:24pm Clark County News

Clark County just barely made the cut for counties where there’s a “moderate risk” for reopening schools. Read story

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Inslee: Most schools should go online-only, cancel sports

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August 5, 2020, 3:47pm Editor's Choice

Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday that schools in the majority of Washington’s counties should strongly consider online-only learning for students this fall due to COVID-19 and canceling or postponing sports and all other in-person extracurricular activities. Read story