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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 submits Phase 2 application for easing of restrictions

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 22, 2020, 1:15pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County has submitted an application to enter the second phase of Washington’s COVID-19 recovery plan, which would ease physical distancing measures that have been in place since mid-March. Read story

Student representative Sidnie Boadwine at her home in Battle Ground. Along with being a graduating senior, Boadwine is also a representative on the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, lending her voice to decisions.

Battle Ground senior’s time as school board’s student rep quite an education

Student representative Sidnie Boadwine at her home in Battle Ground. Along with being a graduating senior, Boadwine is also a representative on the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, lending her voice to decisions.

May 22, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Sidnie Boadwine’s story starts with a strike and ends with a pandemic. Read story

Chelle Vegand of Battle Ground, right, returns to her car as a nearby sign states that commercial space is available for lease Wednesday afternoon in Hazel Dell.

Clark County braces for big revenue hit

Chelle Vegand of Battle Ground, right, returns to her car as a nearby sign states that commercial space is available for lease Wednesday afternoon in Hazel Dell.

May 22, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

Clark County is expecting to lose between $5 million and $13 million in general-fund revenue as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read story

Empty chairs and tables are seen amid the COVID-19 crisis at Washington State University Vancouver on March 25. Unemployment claims in the education services sector doubled from 380 to 715 claims last week.

Clark County’s initial unemployment claims increase by 21 percent

Empty chairs and tables are seen amid the COVID-19 crisis at Washington State University Vancouver on March 25. Unemployment claims in the education services sector doubled from 380 to 715 claims last week.

May 21, 2020, 7:34pm Business

Clark County reported a 21.3 percent increase in weekly initial unemployment claims last week, continuing a rise from the week before. Read story

In this photo taken March 23, 2020, cherry trees bloom next to the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash.

Washington Republicans call for emergency special session in Olympia

In this photo taken March 23, 2020, cherry trees bloom next to the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash.

May 21, 2020, 5:49pm Clark County News

Republican state legislators are calling for an emergency special session in Olympia next month to deal with the health and economic fallout of COVID-19. Read story

Army National Guard members bag a nasal swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Thursday at Highland High School in Cowiche.

Washington COVID-19 death toll may be higher

Army National Guard members bag a nasal swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Thursday at Highland High School in Cowiche.

May 21, 2020, 5:00pm Latest News Free

Washington’s death toll from the coronavirus could be two to three times the current total because some people who died of viruslike symptoms early in the outbreak were never tested, health officials said Thursday. Read story

Fraud concerns in Washington remain as unemployment benefit claims grow

May 21, 2020, 12:58pm Latest News Free

Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in the state to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits, the head of Washington’s Employment Security Department said Thursday. Read story

President Donald Trump pumps his fist while boarding Air Force One as he departs Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will visit a Ypsilanti, Mich., Ford plant that has been converted to making personal protection and medical equipment.

AP-NORC poll: Trump approval remains steady during pandemic

President Donald Trump pumps his fist while boarding Air Force One as he departs Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will visit a Ypsilanti, Mich., Ford plant that has been converted to making personal protection and medical equipment.

May 21, 2020, 12:31pm Nation & World

As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state government response to the crisis are starting to sour — yet President Donald Trump’s personal approval rating has remained steady. Read story

FILE - In this April 13, 2020, file photo, a car passes nurses protesting the lack of N95 respirators and other Personal Protective Equipment outside the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica amid the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Monica, Calif. An Associated Press review of more than 20 states found that before the coronavirus outbreak many had at least a modest supply of N95 masks, gowns, gloves and other medical equipment. But those were often well past their expiration dates -- left over from the H1N1 influenza outbreak a decade ago.

U.S. seeking industry cooperation on future medical supplies

FILE - In this April 13, 2020, file photo, a car passes nurses protesting the lack of N95 respirators and other Personal Protective Equipment outside the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica amid the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Monica, Calif. An Associated Press review of more than 20 states found that before the coronavirus outbreak many had at least a modest supply of N95 masks, gowns, gloves and other medical equipment. But those were often well past their expiration dates -- left over from the H1N1 influenza outbreak a decade ago.

May 21, 2020, 12:27pm Health Wire

U.S. officials are invoking a rarely used provision of American law that would shield companies from antitrust regulations to help the country from again running out of medical supplies in a pandemic. Read story

A tent sits in front of the El Centro Regional Medical Center to help process patients with symptoms related to the new coronavirus Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in El Centro, Calif. As much of California inches toward businesses reopening, this farming region on the state&#039;s border with Mexico is grappling with a spike in hospitalizations from the coronavirus that could inflict more pain on its perpetually struggling economy.

Virus cases spike in California county on Mexican border

A tent sits in front of the El Centro Regional Medical Center to help process patients with symptoms related to the new coronavirus Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in El Centro, Calif. As much of California inches toward businesses reopening, this farming region on the state&#039;s border with Mexico is grappling with a spike in hospitalizations from the coronavirus that could inflict more pain on its perpetually struggling economy.

May 21, 2020, 12:26pm Health Wire

As much of California begins reopening businesses amid improved coronavirus conditions, a farming region on the state’s border with Mexico is experiencing a spike in hospitalizations that some believe is driven by American citizens who live in Mexico coming to the U.S. for care. Read story