BY NOLAN CLAY AND ANDREW KNITTLE

MOORE — Going house to house Monday searching the rubble for tornado survivors, Michael Bond found postal worker Rick Jones — already dead.

So, for the next four hours, the Federal Aviation Administration worker helped the stranger the only way he could.

Bond stayed there — to fulfill a promise to the victim's sister.

“I gave her my word that I wasn't going to leave him until they officially came over and they picked up his body,” he said Thursday.

“I just don't know how to feel.

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BY KYLE HINCHEY This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A longtime member of an organization that is one of the Boy Scouts' strongest supporters says he likely will not renew his membership now that the Scouts have voted to allow gay members.

Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, the BSA's National Council voted Thursday to open its ranks to gay Scouts but not to gay adult leaders.

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BY JANE GLENN CANNON This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

PECAN VALLEY — Terry DeSpain spends his nights beneath a three-sided, jerry-rigged tarp where his 70-foot mobile home used to stand.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS

At least 367 people have been treated over the past few days at Oklahoma City-area hospitals for tornado-related injuries.

As of Thursday evening, OU Medical Center and The Children's Hospital have received a combined 93 patients, including 59 children and 34 adults.

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BY ADAM KEMP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

MOORE — Moore residents who live in areas hit hard by Monday's tornado now have a place to pick up their mail.

The Moore post office branch at 601 S Interstate 35 Service Road was heavily damaged.

Customers from ZIP codes 73153 and 73160 who cannot receive mail at their homes may pick it up from 10 a.m.

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BY ASHLEY GIBSON

After the May 3, 1999, tornado ripped through Moore, the Orr family opened its stables to neighbors seeking shelter for displaced horses.

Now that same favor is being extended to the Orr family.

Monday's tornado demolished The Orr Family Farm, a tourist attraction known for its petting zoo, animal barn and train and carousel rides.

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BY HILLARY McLAIN This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Two Oklahoma companies banded together to provide light and fuel for rescue workers working late into the night after the May 20 storms.

Within an hour of the storm, employees of Eve's Bit Sales gathered light units from the Hinton store and headed to Moore, where they stayed until 4 a.m.

“It's in our backyard.

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BY MATT PATTERSON This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Summer is on its way, which means the city's pools and splash grounds will be full of people trying to beat the heat.

The Will Rogers and Earlywine family aquatic centers will open this weekend with limited hours.

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Sandra Adams shook and cried as Air National Guard Tech. Sgt.

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