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Source: Clark County Public Health

Clark County adds one COVID-19 case

Source: Clark County Public Health

May 8, 2020, 12:12pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health announced one new COVID-19 case Friday morning. Read story

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, full committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small towns that were left out of four prior coronavirus bills will receive hundreds of billions of dollars in the next one. It&#039;s an effort that the large class of freshman House Democrats has rallied around, along with many Republicans, and has the backing of key decision-makers like Lowey, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Dems eye money for smaller cities, towns in next virus bill

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, full committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small towns that were left out of four prior coronavirus bills will receive hundreds of billions of dollars in the next one. It&#039;s an effort that the large class of freshman House Democrats has rallied around, along with many Republicans, and has the backing of key decision-makers like Lowey, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

May 8, 2020, 9:25am Latest News

Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small towns that were left out of four prior coronavirus bills will receive hundreds of billions of dollars in the next one. Read story

A woman sitting on a stoop reading a book in the sun is seen reflected by a closed clothing store&#039;s window on West Broadway, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in the SoHo neighborhood of the Manhattan borough in New York. The U.S. government is poised to report the worst set of job numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a stunning snapshot of the toll the coronavirus has taken on a now-shattered economy.

U.S. unemployment spikes to a Depression-era level of 14.7%

A woman sitting on a stoop reading a book in the sun is seen reflected by a closed clothing store&#039;s window on West Broadway, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in the SoHo neighborhood of the Manhattan borough in New York. The U.S. government is poised to report the worst set of job numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a stunning snapshot of the toll the coronavirus has taken on a now-shattered economy.

May 8, 2020, 8:53am Nation & World

The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans that the only thing to fear was fear itself. Read story

Washington mental health providers as well as the state Health Care Authority are working to ensure and expand access to services as the pandemic persists. Waterland said that means providing laptops, cellphones and Zoom licenses to providers, in order to increase telehealth capacity.

‘It’s OK to not feel OK’: State prepares to weather bleak mental health forecast

Washington mental health providers as well as the state Health Care Authority are working to ensure and expand access to services as the pandemic persists. Waterland said that means providing laptops, cellphones and Zoom licenses to providers, in order to increase telehealth capacity.

May 8, 2020, 8:00am Health Free

The toll the COVID-19 pandemic takes won’t only be physical, experts anticipate. Read story

Botany Bay Farm in Brush Prairie has experienced an uptick in orders since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down some meat processing plants.

Amid shortages, more Clark County residents seek out locally raised meat

Botany Bay Farm in Brush Prairie has experienced an uptick in orders since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down some meat processing plants.

May 8, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

COVID-19 outbreaks have closed almost two dozen giant meatpacking plants nationwide, creating shortages on grocery shelves that have inspired shoppers to look for local sources. Read story

F-15 flyover to honor PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers

May 8, 2020, 5:59am Clark County Health

The Oregon Air National Guard has scheduled a F-15 Eagle flyover today over PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver and other hospitals in Oregon to salute health care workers. Read story

A note to customers is written in the window of a salon in Vancouver.

Still high, initial unemployment claims fall in Clark County, Washington

A note to customers is written in the window of a salon in Vancouver.

May 7, 2020, 7:43pm Business

Initial unemployment insurance claims dropped in both Clark County and statewide in the week that ended Saturday. But the 23 percent decrease in Clark County still translated to 4,842 new claims for benefits. Read story

Sheepa Bali (Bansal) and her family set up tents in the backyard of their home in Kirkland as part of Washington State Parks Foundation&#039;s Great Washington Camp-In earlier this month.

Tips for camping in your own backyard or living room

Sheepa Bali (Bansal) and her family set up tents in the backyard of their home in Kirkland as part of Washington State Parks Foundation&#039;s Great Washington Camp-In earlier this month.

May 7, 2020, 6:39pm Northwest

“Can we go somewhere?” Read story

Clark County Public Health seeks $7.1 million for virus response

May 7, 2020, 6:01pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is in the process of finalizing a request to greatly increase its staff for COVID-19 response. Once the request is approved, it will mark a major step toward Clark County creating the infrastructure needed to ease physical distancing restrictions. Read story

The Clark County Council voted unanimously Wednesday to temporarily suspend regulations that restrict living in RVs on private properties. The emergency ordinance will remain in effect until 30 days after the council revokes its larger emergency declaration, which it extended indefinitely Wednesday.

Clark County to allow living in RVs on private property

The Clark County Council voted unanimously Wednesday to temporarily suspend regulations that restrict living in RVs on private properties. The emergency ordinance will remain in effect until 30 days after the council revokes its larger emergency declaration, which it extended indefinitely Wednesday.

May 7, 2020, 1:12pm Clark County News

Clark County property owners can allow people to live in recreational vehicles on their land for the remainder of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read story