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This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Clark County’s Phase 2 application shelved in light of Firestone outbreak

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S.

May 23, 2020, 6:30pm Clark County Health

Clark County was not among the group of Washington counties given the green light Saturday to move into Phase 2 of reopening, a delay linked to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a Vancouver food processing plant. Read story

Disaster-heavy year risks a FEMA ‘code red’ for hurricane season

May 23, 2020, 6:10pm Nation & World

Mounting disasters in the U.S. are spurring concern about the federal government’s ability to handle a storm season that’s projected to produce the most dangerous storm period since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Read story

Kure Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Katy Kelly looks out from a stand at Kure Beach, N.C., Saturday, May 23, 2020. The town lifted the majority of beach restrictions related to the coronavirus on May 15.

Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond

Kure Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Katy Kelly looks out from a stand at Kure Beach, N.C., Saturday, May 23, 2020. The town lifted the majority of beach restrictions related to the coronavirus on May 15.

May 23, 2020, 3:09pm Latest News

President Donald Trump played golf at one of his courses Saturday during the Memorial Day weekend as he urged U.S. states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remained cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passed 1.6 million. Read story

After being closed for several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chandler Fashion Center Mall welcomes back patrons with many social distancing guideline signs Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. Much of the country remains unlikely to venture out to bars, restaurants, theaters or the gym anytime soon, despite state and local officials increasingly allowing businesses to reopen. That&#039;s according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Ross D.

AP-NORC poll: Many in U.S. won’t return to gym or dining out

After being closed for several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chandler Fashion Center Mall welcomes back patrons with many social distancing guideline signs Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. Much of the country remains unlikely to venture out to bars, restaurants, theaters or the gym anytime soon, despite state and local officials increasingly allowing businesses to reopen. That&#039;s according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Ross D.

May 23, 2020, 3:03pm Nation & World

Much of the country remains unlikely to venture out to bars, restaurants, theaters or gyms anytime soon, despite state and local officials across the country increasingly allowing businesses to reopen, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read story

In this May 5, 2020 photo, workers in full protection gear as a precaution against the new coronavirus, unload a coffin that contain the remains of a person who died from the new coronavirus, in an area of the municipal cemetery set apart for victims of COVID-19, in Tijuana, Mexico. Citing a threat of the virus from Mexico, the Trump administration has banned hundreds of thousands of people from crossing the southern border with emergency measures that prohibit nonessential traffic and reject asylum seekers without a hearing.

In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from U.S.

In this May 5, 2020 photo, workers in full protection gear as a precaution against the new coronavirus, unload a coffin that contain the remains of a person who died from the new coronavirus, in an area of the municipal cemetery set apart for victims of COVID-19, in Tijuana, Mexico. Citing a threat of the virus from Mexico, the Trump administration has banned hundreds of thousands of people from crossing the southern border with emergency measures that prohibit nonessential traffic and reject asylum seekers without a hearing.

May 23, 2020, 3:02pm Nation & World

Adrián Alonso Gama lived life on both sides of the border, until he got the coronavirus. Read story

In this April, 24, 2020, photo, people wait to fetch water from a row of communal taps that the group Doctors Without Borders provided in a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. For people around the world who are affected by war and poverty, the simple act of washing hands is a luxury. In Zimbabwe, clean water is often saved for daily tasks like doing dishes and flushing toilets.

Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the world

In this April, 24, 2020, photo, people wait to fetch water from a row of communal taps that the group Doctors Without Borders provided in a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. For people around the world who are affected by war and poverty, the simple act of washing hands is a luxury. In Zimbabwe, clean water is often saved for daily tasks like doing dishes and flushing toilets.

May 23, 2020, 3:00pm Nation & World

Violet Manuel hastily abandoned her uncle’s funeral and grabbed two empty containers when she heard a boy running down the dirt road shouting, “Water, water, water!” Read story

New York City Parks officials work at an empty Orchard Beach Saturday, May 23, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given New Yorkers an unexpected reprieve from cabin fever by easing the state&#039;s ban on gatherings due to coronavirus concerns, in time for the Memorial Day weekend. New York City beaches are open this weekend. But no swimming is allowed, and masks must be worn.

Restrictions eased while virus deaths decline in New York

New York City Parks officials work at an empty Orchard Beach Saturday, May 23, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given New Yorkers an unexpected reprieve from cabin fever by easing the state&#039;s ban on gatherings due to coronavirus concerns, in time for the Memorial Day weekend. New York City beaches are open this weekend. But no swimming is allowed, and masks must be worn.

May 23, 2020, 2:42pm Nation & World

New Yorkers experiencing cabin fever after two months of coronavirus quarantine received an unexpected reprieve when Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased the state's ban on gatherings in time for the Memorial Day weekend. But beachgoers faced inclement weather Saturday that dampened crowds. Read story

FILE- In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is wheeled into Cobble Hill Health Center by emergency medical workers in the Brooklyn borough of New York. On Thursday, April 23, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that nursing homes in New York must immediately report how they have complied with regulations for resident care during the coronavirus, and non-compliant facilities could face hefty fines or lose their licenses.

AP count: Over 4,500 virus patients sent to N.Y. nursing homes

FILE- In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is wheeled into Cobble Hill Health Center by emergency medical workers in the Brooklyn borough of New York. On Thursday, April 23, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that nursing homes in New York must immediately report how they have complied with regulations for resident care during the coronavirus, and non-compliant facilities could face hefty fines or lose their licenses.

May 23, 2020, 2:39pm Nation & World

More than 4,500 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York’s already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive that was ultimately scrapped amid criticisms it was accelerating the nation’s deadliest outbreaks, according to a count by The Associated Press. Read story

A white Mazda Miata allegedly used in street racing is impounded by Portland Police on April 19. A man from Ridgefield was one of four suspects arrested in connection with the incident.

Illegal street racing hits Vancouver as activity spills over from Portland

A white Mazda Miata allegedly used in street racing is impounded by Portland Police on April 19. A man from Ridgefield was one of four suspects arrested in connection with the incident.

May 23, 2020, 1:53pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department says its officers are targeting speeders and street racers in the downtown area as some of that illegal activity has spilled over from Portland. Read story

New calls for home-delivered meals for seniors tapering off in Clark County

May 23, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

New applications for Meals on Wheels People’s home-delivered meals for seniors are tapering off, similar to the trend that the Department of Social and Health Services is seeing with food stamps. Read story