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Marykay Lamoureaux, left, executive director of Ridgefield Main Street, records a video of Tammy Curlett, owner of Three-Sixty Burgers & Brews, and her children, Robert and Breeanna Skeffington, on Friday afternooon as they encourage residents to shop locally.

Clark County cities say, ‘Shop local and save’

May 13, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

When Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, a longtime downtown Vancouver staple, closed in December, owner Tom Owens said he was working to continue operating his recently opened Camas location. Read story

FILE - In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond looks up as she talks on the phone in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center, which is part of Seattle-area health care system UW Medicine, in Seattle. UW Medicine, which has played a leading role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, is now facing a huge financial hole because of the fallout from COVID-19. The Seattle Times reports UW Medicine's losses could be more than $500 million by the end of the summer.

1,371 contact tracers ready to assist health departments

May 12, 2020, 4:05pm Northwest Free

More than 1,300 people in Washington state have been trained and are ready to work with local health departments to do contact tracing once a case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in a county. Read story

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.

Clark County jumps to 393 COVID-19 cases

May 12, 2020, 12:24pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Tuesday morning. Read story

To reopen, Washington restaurants will have to keep log of customers

May 12, 2020, 10:17am Business

With eight Washington counties now approved to move to Phase 2 under Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase plan to reopen the state, the governor’s office on Monday released a set of requirements restaurants will have to comply with if they want to reopen for dine-in service. Read story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fauci warns of serious consequences if U.S. reopens too soon

May 12, 2020, 10:15am Health

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, warned on Tuesday that “the consequences could be really serious” if cities and states reopen the U.S. economy too quickly with the coronavirus still spreading. Read story