Woman, 95, dies in Page Mill/Foothill crash
A 95-year-old woman from San Carlos died when the car she was driving apparently turned in front of another vehicle at Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway/Junipero Serra Boulevard shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday. The intersection was reopened to traffic at about 5:15 p.m. (Friday, 11:19 AM)

Picasso-inspired police building nets praise
It's been a long year for Palo Alto's public-safety building, a structure officials call crucial yet one the city has been hard-pressed to fund. Now, a Picasso-inspired design may move the project forward. (Friday, 9:46 AM)

Shooting in EPA leaves one seriously wounded
A person was shot and suffered life-threatening injuries about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2200 block of Pulgas Avenue in East Palo Alto, according to East Palo Alto Police Department Detective Tracy Turner. (Friday, 10:21 AM)

Two Palo Alto students win $36,000 each
Two Palo Alto college students have won $36,000 each from the Helen Diller Family Foundation in San Francisco for their "extraordinary social action" activities. They are among five California teens to win the awards. (Friday, 10:24 AM)

EPA man sentenced for embezzlement, theft
A 38-year-old East Palo Alto man was sentenced to five years in state prison Thursday after he had been earlier convicted of embezzling and stealing almost $5,000 from an 80-year-old Palo Alto woman while posing as a roofing contractor. (Thursday, 11:34 AM)

Woman robbed in Stanford Research Park
A 25-year-old woman walking in the Stanford Research Park near Hanover Street Thursday was robbed of her purse by a man with a gun, Palo Alto Police Agent Dan Ryan said. (Thursday, 8:19 PM)

SPORTS: Football changes
help kick off the new season
Gunn and Palo Alto get new fields, Sacred Heart Prep gets a new league
It's a season of change for local high school football teams in 2008. And, all the changes are positive ones heading into opening kickoffs on Friday night. The two biggest, most expensive and obvious changes can be found at Gunn and Palo Alto highs, where both schools have entered the 21st century with new FieldTurf playing facilities. Visit PASportsOnline.com for the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more. (Friday, 12:12 PM)

• Man exposes himself to passing bicyclist (Friday, 9:36 AM)
• Teen arrested in connection with EPA shooting (Thursday, 1:09 PM)
• Library bond campaign to hold kick-off event (Thursday, 2:25 PM)
• Duck pond stroll results in drug charges (Wednesday, 3:00 PM)
• MV police arrest sixth suspect in double murder (Wednesday, 7:40 PM)
• Menlo Park man suspected in bank robbery (Thursday, 11:30 AM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, study session on affordable housing (Friday, 10:27 AM)
• VIDEO ARCHIVE (Friday, 10:28 AM)

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