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Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

State troopers are conducting a week-long emphasis patrol to stop drivers who are aggressive around big trucks, even using their eye in the sky to find people who are speeding and cutting off.

First - before two reader reports - here's something that likely would have topped West Seattle Crime Watch 52 years ago: Anne Higuera from longtime WSB sponsor Ventana Construction was working on a project in Ballard when that West Seattle story from a 1961 edition of the Seattle P-I, stuffed in the walls, caught her eye.

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, a strong brew of native tea warms up the crowd at the Duwamish Longhouse in West Seattle.

The Millennial generation may be lazy, but at least they know the things worth getting riled up over: fight club.

Via the WSB Forums : Christopher's Salon and Massage in south Morgan Junction has announced that it's closed after 10 years in business.

The mayor declared Monday, May 20th Capitol Hill Housing day in Seattle as the non-profit developer was announced as a recipient of a $150,000 grant for its 12th Ave Arts project currently under construction at the former site of the East Precinct parking lot.

Residents who fall into the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct, which includes the Ballard area, may soon see a new police station.

First, from Highland Park Action Committee , which says it's time for the encampment to move on, chair Carolyn Stauffer says: We've just come back from the City Clerk's office, where we filed a claim.

Going to Seattle Center for the Northwest Folklife Festival next weekend? Though it's not happening in West Seattle, three West Seattleites are involved in making it happen, as we recently found out.

In Director District 5, which includes Capitol Hill, the Central Area, Beacon Hill and downtown, Kay Smith-Blum is stepping down from her board seat after one term.

As one LGTBQ group prepares for a Wednesday night march and rally to launch a new "block watch" program on Capitol Hill , someone else has taken to the utility poles of the neighborhood to spread a much different message.

One of the most joyful annual fundraisers in West Seattle is happening right now on the playfield at Pathfinder K-8 on Pigeon Point.

Car Bomb Attacks Hit Across Iraq : At least 54 people have died, nearly 200 are injured , no group has yet claimed responsibility.

His idea was crazy, but his support and the outpouring of grief after Richard Swanson's death last Tuesday is far from insane.

Who needs abstract art when you can buy a rocket instead? Billionaire Paul Allen pocketed more than $43 million selling a painting earlier this week, and now we know what he did with some of the money.

King County search and rescue crews were headed to Mount Si on Sunday afternoon to help an injured hiker.

Seattle Police are investigating a hit-and-run fatality collision that occurred at 12th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street early Sunday morning.

The Olympian reports the woman was seeking payment for medical expenses, plus pain, inconvenience, emotional stress, scaring and other general damages.

The street had been scheduled to stay closed until 5 a.m. Monday morning but it reopened at 8 a.m. Sunday because crews quickly completed prep work for the west phase of Mercer corridor project.