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Two people killed in a motorcycle crash north of Battle Ground on Sunday afternoon have been identified.
Michael P. Rowe, 71, and Susan L. Smith, 68, both of Vancouver, were thrown from the motorcycle when Rowe failed to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle, according to a release from the Washington State Patrol. Rowe was transported by LifeFlight and later died. Smith died at the scene.
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after an inmate died at the Clark County Jail Sunday morning.
Deputies and medical staff at the jail were checking on inmates at 11:02 a.m. when they discovered a male inmate unresponsive in the booking detox area, according to a Clark County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The signs above the upper and lower entrances still say Cinetopia, but posters and TV screens throughout the lobby make it clear that the Vancouver Mall movie theater is now the AMC Vancouver Mall 23.
The theater reopened Friday evening following a three-day closure leading up to the announcement May 23 that AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the world, had acquired Cinetopia.
Mosquitoes can do much more than ruin your cookouts this summer. A bite from the pesky insect can make you sick.
“Mosquitoes transmit disease. … It’s not something to be taken lightly,” said Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick.
Clark County’s highest-volume intersection is getting some planning attention, but no immediate construction dollars to ease chronic congestion.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has identified five packages of potential improvements to ease congestion and improve safety at the intersection of state Highway 500 and Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard in Orchards.
