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Two people were dead after a shooting Thursday morning in what police are calling a murder-suicide in the parking lot of a central Vancouver apartment complex.
Vancouver police were called at 8:09 a.m. to the complex in the 4300 block of Plomondon Street in the Bagley Downs neighborhood for a report of a disturbance with a weapon, according to emergency dispatch logs.
A seasonal holiday gift store that transformed into a year-round furniture consignment store, Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver will close Aug. 31 after almost 20 years in business.
Divine Consign’s inbox was flooded with responses to a Tuesday email blast letting community members know about the impending closure.
Clark County nonprofit Evergreen Habitat for Humanity plans to build 32 cottage-style homes on about 1.84 acres in central Vancouver. Site preparation could start in late fall.
The 132nd Cottage Homes will be built at the corner of Northeast 132nd Avenue and 46th Street. The $8.5 million project is the nonprofit’s largest to date. The cottages will be open to potential homebuyers who meet income criteria.
A Vancouver man died at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in the Orchards area, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Kostyantyn G. Kray, 28, was killed in the crash.
Vibrant and colorful Pacific Northwest native flowers, fruits, animals and more decorate the East Evergreen Boulevard Interstate 5 overpass.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place 10 a.m. Aug. 2 at the intersection of Evergreen and East Reserve Street to unveil the 600-foot-wide Evergreen Boulevard Community Garden mural painted by 23-year-old Vancouver artist Ana Honsowetz — also known as Ana the Artist.
