Search for Moore tornado survivors almost complete

The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday. Gary Bird said he’s “98 percent sure” there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore, a community of 56,000 people.

• Manierre Elementary no longer on the chopping block

  Updated: 2013-05-21 21:10:16

  Manierre Elementary School will no longer close, the Sun-Times learned Tuesday, spared from Wednesday’s vote by the Board of Education.

• Red Line riders flock to CTA help site
  Updated: 2013-05-21 21:05:52
• Guilty plea in slashing death of Chicago Bears fan in Florida bar
  Updated: 2013-05-21 20:26:11
• Patio Theater to close for the summer because of faulty AC
• Defendant killed restaurant manager ‘because he could,’ prosecutor says
• Lang ends sponsorship of gambling bill, citing 'perceived conflict'
• Pipe bomber ‘The Bishop’ gets 37 years in prison