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Sammie Lamont Wallace, 37, who was shot and killed by police during a standoff at a Midwest City Walmart, has a violent history and lengthy rap sheet, police in Dallas reported.

I met a blind vet named Gordan Besaw. I first met him in a police report, which detailed how a blind veteran was attacked on his way to the bus stop.

Hello, readers. I’ve returned. My colleagues and I are continuing to track trends in Oklahoma City homicides.

Hello, those who visit this blog. I’ve gotten a few e-mails from folks wondering why I’m not writing any more.

Authorities arrested an Edmond man accused of soliciting sex from what he believed was a 15-year-old boy on Craigslist, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Richard C. Brown II died after traffic backed up on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike due to storm damage from the May 20 tornado.

Near Bethel Acres, residents are living in tents, waiting for help to clear debris and restore water and power to a leveled low-income mobile home community. Bulldozers only appeared on Wednesday, residents of Steelman Estates said. Two EF5 tornadoes May 20 and 31 tied up resources, a county official said.

The child's body was pulled from the water at a dam between S Western Avenue and S Walker Avenue, the state medical examiner's office said.

A robber fled with $150 cash after threatening a cashier's life just before closing time May 26 at Dollar General, 7107 S Western Ave. Oklahoma City police are asking for the public's help to identify the thief.

Relatives and volunteers worked Tuesday to find the body of Yolanda Santos, 34, an Oklahoma City mother swept away in Friday night's storms along with her three children and three other relatives who had taken cover under a bridge near NW 26 and N Meridian Avenue. Divers pulled a man's body from the Oklahoma River on Tuesday morning.

Timeline December Dec. 10 This is Eli *** The nurse was talking fast. She wasn't panicked. She wasn't calm. *** Chopper nurses in black jump suits appeared. They gave him a teeny blankie for the ride over. I don't really remember what I said or did at this point, except experiencing every symptom of a sloppy freak out. Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center surgeon Dr. David Tuggle told me they needed to operate. It really didn't matter what they said, because all I heard was “cut my baby open” and I fell apart. Mark had left minutes ago to take Laila to the park. A nurse told me to call him to come back, so I did.

How to help The Sooner chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation accepts donations aimed at finding a cure for cystic fibrosis. The office is at: Oklahoma City Office Bethany Bank Tower 3908 N Peniel Ave., Suite 330 Bethany, OK 73008 Telephone: (405) 787-0056 Fax: (405) 787-7783 Email: oklahomacity@cff.org http://www. cff.org/chapters/okc/ For more information on cystic fibrosis, visit www. cff.

Oklahoman reporter Juliana Keeping and her husband learned Dec. 18 that their newborn, Eli, has cystic fibrosis, a deadly genetic disease that, over time, steals away a person's lung function.

In children with cystic fibrosis, mucus clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. The mucus also obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

To know more: Follow Eli's story

Tom Bridges put up a rummage sale sign in front of his Moore home, which the May 20 tornado turned to rubble. Passers-by want to know: is he serious?

Homicide detectives and members of the police department's gang unit are looking for three people in connection with the shooting death of a man Saturday afternoon in southeast Oklahoma City.

The EF5 tornado that hit Moore on Monday is the state's ninth deadliest on record, according to National Weather Service records. A preliminary report shows at least eight tornadoes hit Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday.

They feared the worst after learning youngest son's school had been destroyed.

Downed cellphone towers led to communication problems, resulting in a wrong number of dead reported after Monday's storm in Moore and south Oklahoma City.