More heat to come? Check out our local weather forecast before you head outside. Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page. 1. Two people are dead in a murder-suicide in central Vancouver, say police 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.

Identities of the deceased have not been released 2. Furniture store Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver shutting its doors at end of August 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. Nonprofit arm has donated more than $2 million to Clark County nonprofits since 1997 3. 32 cottage-style homes planned: Evergreen Habitat for Humanity project is nonprofit’s largest to date 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.

Site preparation in central Vancouver could begin in late fall 4. Speed a factor in motorcycle crash that killed Vancouver man, according to Washington State Patrol 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. Kray, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to PeaceHealth in Vancouver where he later died. 5. The drive comes alive with mural stretching along I-5 overpass in downtown Vancouver 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. Mural decorates Evergreen Boulevard overpass with colorful native plants, community members’ pets