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As though the city is slowly going mad in the dry and oppressive heat (for Seattle), yet another brutal killing occurred last night in Leschi. The Central District News has the most detailed account yet, but in brief, an altercation earlier in the day led to a shooting around the 800 block of 32nd Ave. S shortly after 8:30 p.m. The victim was shot as he drove by the shooter's house. A police stand-off ensued that lasted for more than five hours, until SWAT officers determined the suspect was not in the house. He was arrested early this morning in West Seattle, near Delridge and Andover.

• Delicious pix of the last time Seattle had rail over at Vintage Seattle.
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A $100m shortfall in sales tax may cause Metro to cut service by 20 percent. Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond--who obviously just saw The Wrestler--called it "a body blow." Why linger at Forever 21 when it's not all that hard to get into Ft. Lewis if you're a teenage girl? But children are the future. And somewhere out there in the Puget Sound, J-pod orcas are still trying to lose the baby weight. Welcome to the world, J44 and L122.

We don't know yet if Griffey will come back to Seattle, and Army officials are still figuring out why the 16-year-old civilian girl found dead at Ft. Lewis was there at 3 a.m. Sunday. But this much we know is true: Bachelor Jason jilted Jillian because he wants a lover, not a best friend.