The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded.
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.
Pot-infused bacon? There's a shop for that.
A former Spanaway Lake High School student who survived a horrific knife attack at the hands of another student is now suing the school.
Despite at least 11 assaults and one robbery reported at Cal Anderson Park since mid-April, Capitol Hill residents are not ready to give up on what many see as a community hub.
Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
Fun and games at a popular arcade became anything but for two teenagers in Seattle after a gunman robbed them while they played video games, then hit one victim in the head before running for the door.
A man wanted on outstanding arrest warrants found out the hard (and painful) way that running from police can be a real thorn in your side. And back. And legs.
The agency is known for helping overseas, but when disaster strikes in the United States, World Vision is on it.
The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.
Teachers to students: 'Get into the hallway! We don't want you to die!' (Photo Gallery)
