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🌱 Police investigate apparent murder-suicide at Vancouver apartment complex

Vancouver, Washington Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Police investigate apparent murder-suicide at Vancouver apartment complex
  • Inside Vancouver’s 24/7 control room steering wind power across four states
  • How a Vancouver RV deal exposed an alleged I-5 fraud scheme

Also on today's calendar: USPA Tested and Open 2026 Pumpkin Power Classic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Not as warm; a morning shower, temps: high: 66, low: 43.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Couple found dead in Vancouver apartment, investigated as murder-suicide situation (katu.com) — Two people were found dead late Tuesday night in a Vancouver apartment on Northeast Neals Lane, and police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide. Vancouver officers discovered the man and woman with gunshot wounds after family requested a welfare check, and the Clark County Medical Examiner will release official findings once causes and manners of death are confirmed.
   

2. From a 24/7 control room in Vancouver, Avangrid remotely manages 1,200 western turbines across four states in real time (energiesmedia.com) — A round-the-clock Avangrid control center in Vancouver remotely manages more than 1,200 wind turbines across four Western states, helping balance the power grid in real time. For local residents, this low-profile facility represents a major hub in the clean energy transition and a key employer quietly shaping how reliable, renewable electricity flows throughout the region.
   

3. $50K bail for suspect accused of using bad check to steal Winlock man's Mini Cooper (tri-cityherald.com) — A man accused of using bad checks to buy vehicles along the I-5 corridor allegedly purchased an RV from a Vancouver resident, leaving a stolen Mini Cooper on her property as collateral. He’s now being held in Lewis County on theft and bad-check charges, with additional cases pending in Clark and Pierce counties that could affect local victims.
   

4. HP's new R&D Facility in Washington State Traces All Its Timber to the Source (architecturalrecord.com) — HP has opened a 225,000-square-foot research and development facility in Vancouver built largely from carefully sourced mass timber traced back to forests and tribal lands. The building brings hundreds of high-tech jobs, advanced labs, and collaborative workspaces to the city while showcasing cutting-edge sustainable design and a strong commitment to responsible forestry and reduced carbon impact.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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