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Emergency dental clinics set at Vancouver Church

April 28, 2020, 6:00am Business

Portland-based Medical Teams International will hold weekly emergency dental clinics at Vancouver Church beginning Wednesday. Read story

State Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, speaks in December during the Legislative Outlook Breakfast at WareHouse ’23 in Vancouver.

Sen. Wilson advocates for antibody testing

State Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, speaks in December during the Legislative Outlook Breakfast at WareHouse ’23 in Vancouver.

April 27, 2020, 4:50pm Clark County News

For more than a month, state Senator Lynda Wilson has had 100 coronavirus antibody test kits in her home. Read story

Velma Mullen, right, wears a protective mask as she walks past a sign advising park users to keep physical space between them Monday, April 27, 2020, in Seattle. City guidelines for Seattle parks ask that people stay at least six feet apart, not to congregate and to keep moving to help prevent spread of the coronavirus.

Fishing, hunting, golfing can resume in Washington May 5

Velma Mullen, right, wears a protective mask as she walks past a sign advising park users to keep physical space between them Monday, April 27, 2020, in Seattle. City guidelines for Seattle parks ask that people stay at least six feet apart, not to congregate and to keep moving to help prevent spread of the coronavirus.

April 27, 2020, 2:54pm Editor's Choice

Fishing, hunting and golfing can resume on May 5 in Washington, at which time people can also return to state parks and other state lands for day trips, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday. Read story

An employee walks past vehicles in production with a face mask in the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, April 27, 2020. Volkswagen is gradually launch the production at important plants after the corona lockdown.

Nations, U.S. states each chart their own path on reopening

An employee walks past vehicles in production with a face mask in the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, April 27, 2020. Volkswagen is gradually launch the production at important plants after the corona lockdown.

April 27, 2020, 8:05am Latest News

A thinner-looking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after a bout with the coronavirus and warned strongly against easing the country's lockdown, even as other European nations and U.S. states began lifting restrictions to get their economies going again. Read story

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Larch inmates say close conditions present COVID-19 risk

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April 26, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

It’s difficult to exercise social-distancing measures in prison, when your bunkmate is hovering a few feet above you, or if you share a bathroom with dozens of others. Read story

Donna Goff of Vancouver, left, picks up a bag of soup and face masks from Cheri Davis of Woodland on Saturday at Hazel Dell Church of Christ.

Clark County churches find creative ways to help the community during pandemic

Donna Goff of Vancouver, left, picks up a bag of soup and face masks from Cheri Davis of Woodland on Saturday at Hazel Dell Church of Christ.

April 26, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Churches haven’t been allowed to gather for Sunday services for weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, but that hasn’t stopped them from finding creative ways to do community outreach. Read story

Ruthie Prasil, owner of Dickens Children&#039;s Books, prepares to drop off an order to a customer outside her store in Uptown Village on Thursday.

Clark County bookstores start new chapter during virus

Ruthie Prasil, owner of Dickens Children&#039;s Books, prepares to drop off an order to a customer outside her store in Uptown Village on Thursday.

April 25, 2020, 9:20pm Business

For more than a decade, Vancouver resident Jack Allemang has occasionally slipped into Vintage Books on Mill Plain to pick up a book from the rows of wooden shelves, along the way talking to employees at the independent book store. Read story

This photo provided by Cindy Parkhurst. shows Cindy Parkhurst working at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Mich.

Despite risks, auto workers make medical gear

This photo provided by Cindy Parkhurst. shows Cindy Parkhurst working at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Mich.

April 25, 2020, 9:18pm Business

Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Read story

FLE - In this Monday, March 30, 2020 file photo, Palestinians make protective overalls meant to shield people from the coronavirus, to be exported to Israel, at a local factory, in Gaza City.

Factories in Gaza make medical supplies

FLE - In this Monday, March 30, 2020 file photo, Palestinians make protective overalls meant to shield people from the coronavirus, to be exported to Israel, at a local factory, in Gaza City.

April 25, 2020, 9:18pm Nation & World

For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back to working at full capacity — producing masks, gloves and protective gowns, some of which are bound for Israel. Read story

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020 photo, choir director and neighbor Pam McAllister, left, encourages musician Paul Stein, center, to invent timely words to his songs as Stein entertains neighbors with an accordion concert from his stoop in front of his Sunset Park, Brooklyn home during the coronavirus outbreak in New York. Stein&#039;s partner Elena Schwolsky listens, lower right. &quot;I enjoy playing live music for people, and I can do that without leaving my house,&quot; Stein says. A longtime political and social activist, Stein is careful to maintain social distancing rules and encourages his neighbors to do the same. &quot;Everyone stays put in their front yards, but can still hear the music, he says. Stein uses an amplifier so neighbors down the block can also hear it.

New York accordionist entertains neighbors

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020 photo, choir director and neighbor Pam McAllister, left, encourages musician Paul Stein, center, to invent timely words to his songs as Stein entertains neighbors with an accordion concert from his stoop in front of his Sunset Park, Brooklyn home during the coronavirus outbreak in New York. Stein&#039;s partner Elena Schwolsky listens, lower right. &quot;I enjoy playing live music for people, and I can do that without leaving my house,&quot; Stein says. A longtime political and social activist, Stein is careful to maintain social distancing rules and encourages his neighbors to do the same. &quot;Everyone stays put in their front yards, but can still hear the music, he says. Stein uses an amplifier so neighbors down the block can also hear it.

April 25, 2020, 9:17pm Nation & World

Paul Stein felt useless — stuck in his Brooklyn brownstone apartment, watching his neighbors suffer deprivations as COVID-19 swept the city. Read story