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FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, police caution tape surrounds a playground in Lake Oswego, Ore., during the coronavirus outbreak. Oregon health officials reported its second-highest tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths on Friday, June 26, 2020, the same day that authorities released new modeling that shows increased transmission of the coronavirus since the state began reopening in mid-May.

Oregon thought it had controlled COVID-19, then came surge

FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, police caution tape surrounds a playground in Lake Oswego, Ore., during the coronavirus outbreak. Oregon health officials reported its second-highest tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths on Friday, June 26, 2020, the same day that authorities released new modeling that shows increased transmission of the coronavirus since the state began reopening in mid-May.

July 3, 2020, 10:19am Health

It was early June when the mayor of Newport a small city perched on Oregon’s coast, received a phone call that he had been dreading. Read story

CORRECTS TO BROADWALK, INSTEAD OF BOARDWALK  A statue of a chef at Florio&#039;s of Little Italy restaurant wears a protective face mask on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla. In hard-hit South Florida, beaches from Palm Beach to Key West will be shut down for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Restaurants and businesses along the Boardwalk will remain open.

July Fourth weekend will test Americans’ discipline

CORRECTS TO BROADWALK, INSTEAD OF BOARDWALK  A statue of a chef at Florio&#039;s of Little Italy restaurant wears a protective face mask on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla. In hard-hit South Florida, beaches from Palm Beach to Key West will be shut down for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Restaurants and businesses along the Boardwalk will remain open.

July 3, 2020, 8:44am Latest News

The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans’ self-control that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak. Read story

Ridgefield plans virtual Fourth activities

July 3, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

Ridgefield will hold a series of virtual Fourth of July events that will encourage participants to complete activities remotely. Read story

Letter: Wrong people are targeted

July 3, 2020, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Why is it a crime for the Battle Ground pet groomer to defy the stay-home order? Read story

Manager for Phoenix Protective Jerry Land, left, reviews the Vancouver boundary map with Travis Ellis, operations manager for Phoenix Protective, on Wednesday. Fireworks are banned within Vancouver city boundaries, and eight teams of code enforcement officers with the fire marshal&#039;s office will patrol the city on Saturday. At top, a reminder to residents that fireworks are banned in Vancouver is displayed on the side of a truck outside of the Vancouver Fire Marshal&#039;s Office.

Vancouver ready to drop boom on illegal fireworks

Manager for Phoenix Protective Jerry Land, left, reviews the Vancouver boundary map with Travis Ellis, operations manager for Phoenix Protective, on Wednesday. Fireworks are banned within Vancouver city boundaries, and eight teams of code enforcement officers with the fire marshal&#039;s office will patrol the city on Saturday. At top, a reminder to residents that fireworks are banned in Vancouver is displayed on the side of a truck outside of the Vancouver Fire Marshal&#039;s Office.

July 3, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Lighting off illicit fireworks isn’t exactly stealthy, as far as crimes go. And in Vancouver, where fireworks have been banned since 2016, code enforcement officers from the fire marshal’s office have already started issuing tickets in the week leading up to the Fourth of July. Read story

People in Washington are required to wear masks when in public spaces to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.

Clark County to stay in Phase 2 of Washington’s reopening plan at least 2 more weeks

People in Washington are required to wear masks when in public spaces to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.

July 2, 2020, 6:30pm Clark County Health

Clark County will remain in Phase 2 of Washington’s reopening plan for at least another two weeks, according to new guidance issued Thursday afternoon by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

The Washington Employment Security Department had a page on its website dedicated to those who have lost hours or wages due to COVID-19.

Initial jobless claims up slightly in Clark County

The Washington Employment Security Department had a page on its website dedicated to those who have lost hours or wages due to COVID-19.

July 2, 2020, 5:49pm Business

Initial unemployment insurance claims rose in Clark County by nearly 2 percent last week, from 1,336 to 1,357 claims, continuing a trend of rising jobless claims. Read story

Fireworks light up the night during The Historic Trust&#039;s Fourth of July celebration in 2017.

Vancouver’s Historic Trust lays off four staffers

Fireworks light up the night during The Historic Trust&#039;s Fourth of July celebration in 2017.

July 2, 2020, 4:46pm Clark County News

In a normal year, this would have been the week when The Historic Trust got ready to host a crowded, joyful fireworks spectacular on the Fort Vancouver campus. Read story

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee listens at an outdoor round table meeting with leaders in local government, health care and business talking about the high rate of coronavirus cases in the area at Yakima Valley College Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Yakima, Wash. Inslee met to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area, which has one of the highest rates of infection in the state.

Inslee expands virus mask order, puts two-week pause on changes in phases for counties

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee listens at an outdoor round table meeting with leaders in local government, health care and business talking about the high rate of coronavirus cases in the area at Yakima Valley College Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Yakima, Wash. Inslee met to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area, which has one of the highest rates of infection in the state.

July 2, 2020, 3:34pm Editor's Choice

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that because of an increase in the rate of COVID-19 infection, starting next week, bar seating will no longer be permitted for counties currently in Phase 3 of the state’s four-stage reopening plan and businesses statewide will not be able to serve customers who… Read story

Customers line up Wednesday to check out after shopping at Chuck&#039;s Produce in Salmon Creek. Signs are posted at the entrance of the store reminding customers that face coverings are mandatory statewide.

Clark County faces enforcement gap for mask order in Washington

Customers line up Wednesday to check out after shopping at Chuck&#039;s Produce in Salmon Creek. Signs are posted at the entrance of the store reminding customers that face coverings are mandatory statewide.

July 2, 2020, 6:00am Business

Face coverings went from being a recommendation to a requirement last week following Gov. Jay Inslee’s statewide order to wear masks in all indoor, public spaces and outdoors when physical distancing isn’t possible. Read story