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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Obama plans to speak during &quot;Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,&quot; a two-hour livestreaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Obama plans to speak during &quot;Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,&quot; a two-hour livestreaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

May 16, 2020, 2:39pm Nation & World

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” Read story

Boomerang Therapy Works co-owner and physical therapist JJ Flentke, left, works with patient Nancy Warren in Vancouver. The office opened back up on May 1 after six weeks of telehealth visits. They are taking extra safety precautions, with more frequent sanitizing, physical distancing and requiring people to wear a mask.

Boomerang Therapy Works in Vancouver restarts in-person care for some

Boomerang Therapy Works co-owner and physical therapist JJ Flentke, left, works with patient Nancy Warren in Vancouver. The office opened back up on May 1 after six weeks of telehealth visits. They are taking extra safety precautions, with more frequent sanitizing, physical distancing and requiring people to wear a mask.

May 16, 2020, 2:34pm Clark County Health

On March 20, Boomerang Therapy Works closed its downtown Vancouver location for in-person appointments and switched to telehealth visits, citing safety concerns due to COVID-19. Read story

Washington governor retracts restaurant contact requirement

May 16, 2020, 2:13pm Northwest

Washington will not require restaurants to get customers’ contact information as initially planned as part of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said. Read story

FILE - This July 31, 2010 file photo, shows a starfish clings to a rock near Haystack Rock during low tide in Cannon Beach, Ore. Starfish are making a comeback on the West Coast, four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them. From 2013 to 2014, Sea Star Wasting Syndrome hit sea stars from British Columbia to Mexico. Now the species is rebounding with sea stars being spotted in Southern California tide pools and elsewhere, the Orange County Register reported Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017.

Sea stars face uncertain future

FILE - This July 31, 2010 file photo, shows a starfish clings to a rock near Haystack Rock during low tide in Cannon Beach, Ore. Starfish are making a comeback on the West Coast, four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them. From 2013 to 2014, Sea Star Wasting Syndrome hit sea stars from British Columbia to Mexico. Now the species is rebounding with sea stars being spotted in Southern California tide pools and elsewhere, the Orange County Register reported Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017.

May 16, 2020, 12:57pm Northwest

Lisa Habecker almost missed the orange sea star right in front of her. Read story

In this May 14, 2020, photo, owner Paul Furrer cuts the hair of Jeff Jones at Rich&#039;s Barber Shop in Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin has been the battleground for political proxy wars for nearly a decade, the backdrop for bruising feuds over labor unions, executive power, redistricting and President Donald Trump. Now, six months before a presidential election, the state is on fire again -- some might say still. With a divided state government and a polarized electorate, Wisconsin has emerged as the hot bed of partisan fighting over the coronavirus, including how to slow its spread, restart the seized economy, vote amid a pandemic and judge Trump&#039;s leadership. .

Wisconsin again? Swing state a hotbed of virus politics

In this May 14, 2020, photo, owner Paul Furrer cuts the hair of Jeff Jones at Rich&#039;s Barber Shop in Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin has been the battleground for political proxy wars for nearly a decade, the backdrop for bruising feuds over labor unions, executive power, redistricting and President Donald Trump. Now, six months before a presidential election, the state is on fire again -- some might say still. With a divided state government and a polarized electorate, Wisconsin has emerged as the hot bed of partisan fighting over the coronavirus, including how to slow its spread, restart the seized economy, vote amid a pandemic and judge Trump&#039;s leadership. .

May 16, 2020, 12:55pm Politics

Wisconsin has been the battleground for political proxy wars for nearly a decade, the backdrop for bruising feuds over labor unions, executive power, redistricting and President Donald Trump. Read story

A woman wearing a face mask passes by a mural featuring William Hanna and Joseph Barbera&#039; s characters Tom &amp; Jerry mentioning the safe distance to be held from each other - &quot;One meter&quot; - in Rome, Friday, May 15, 2020. Italy is slowly reopening after the lockdown to prevent further spreading of COVID-19.

Restaurants and racing can resume, but new rules abound

A woman wearing a face mask passes by a mural featuring William Hanna and Joseph Barbera&#039; s characters Tom &amp; Jerry mentioning the safe distance to be held from each other - &quot;One meter&quot; - in Rome, Friday, May 15, 2020. Italy is slowly reopening after the lockdown to prevent further spreading of COVID-19.

May 16, 2020, 12:52pm Nation & World

Restaurants can reopen in New Orleans, a city famous for its cuisine, but they must take reservations and limit the number of diners. Auto and horse racing tracks in New York can resume competitions but without spectators. Read story

Jose Ramirez of Gecho Construction adds a fresh coat of stain to a new home at The Parklands in Camas in late March, as the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic began to be felt. Home sales fell dramatically in the following month.

Clark County housing market feels virus’s effects in April

Jose Ramirez of Gecho Construction adds a fresh coat of stain to a new home at The Parklands in Camas in late March, as the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic began to be felt. Home sales fell dramatically in the following month.

May 16, 2020, 6:01am Business

Clark County’s housing market saw major slowdowns in listing and sales activity in April, according to the latest data from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. The new report chronicles the market’s first full month of operation during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read story

PASS team helps students

May 16, 2020, 6:00am Community

Students who may be struggling while learning remotely during the statewide school closure are getting help from Woodland High School’s Positive Academic Support System, known as PASS. Read story

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington awards COVID-19 grants

May 16, 2020, 5:59am Clark County News

Over the past two weeks, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington granted $592,078 from the SW Washington COVID Response Fund to relief efforts across Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties. Read story

Long to host business roundtable on COVID-19

May 16, 2020, 5:59am Clark County News

Carolyn Long, a Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District, will host a remote roundtable about small businesses during COVID-19. Read story