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Fourth case of coronavirus found in Santa Clara CountyThe fourth case of coronavirus was reported Saturday in Santa Clara County involving a woman who is a “household contact”...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2020Last comment by Family Friendly, on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:02 pm | 22 comments | 39816 Views
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Door to Door Home Buyer?0...
Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 16, 2007Last comment by Sunnyvale_Joe, on Jul 1, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 159 comments | 39097 Views
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Palo Alto woman seriously injured in crashA 57-year-old resident of Palo Alto is in critical condition following a head-on collision on University Avenue at Bayfront...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by musical, on Nov 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm | 10 comments | 38184 Views
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Fire department defends pancake-breakfast alertWhen 27,000 Palo Alto residents received an emergency alert telling them about an upcoming fire department pancake breakfast,...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2013Last comment by Bruce Li, on Oct 18, 2013 at 5:45 pm | 47 comments | 36794 Views
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Small plane crashes in East Palo AltoA small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2010Last comment by Anna, on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | 176 comments | 35697 Views
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Sofia names new president amid student protestTrustees of Palo Alto's Sofia University named an interim president Thursday as students and faculty protested in front of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Moo Cow, on Jan 13, 2014 at 12:18 am | 53 comments | 35661 Views
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Alleged victim testifies in Brock Turner trialThe 23-year-old woman whom former Stanford University student Brock Turner allegedly sexually assaulted on campus in the...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Terrace Antelope, on Mar 21, 2016 at 6:22 pm | 15 comments | 35359 Views
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Taking the leash law into their own handsWhich laws are okay to break, and who gets to decide? Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4660...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2008Last comment by Mama, on Dec 22, 2008 at 12:09 pm | 24 comments | 34805 Views
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Woman dies after being struck by trainA woman was struck by a train Friday afternoon near downtown Palo Alto, according to Caltrain officials. She is alive and...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2016Last comment by Paly Parent, on Apr 26, 2016 at 8:27 am | 25 comments | 33680 Views
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Community responds to student suicideThe Gunn High School student who died on the Caltrain tracks Monday night has been identified as William Dickens, 17, a junior...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2009Last comment by OhlonePar, on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm | 569 comments | 33336 Views
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Office manager sentenced for health care fraudThe manager of a Palo Alto dental office convicted of faking an insurance claim and pocketing more than $3,000 was sentenced...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2013Last comment by NS, on Nov 21, 2013 at 10:39 pm | 4 comments | 32687 Views
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Robbery suspect had been struggling mentallyJeffrey Owen Smith, the Palo Alto man arrested Tuesday night and charged with robbing a purse from a woman in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm | 20 comments | 32388 Views
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Brock Turner: alleged victim gave him verbal consentBrock Turner, the 20-year-old former Stanford University student charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2016Last comment by iSez, on Mar 24, 2016 at 12:39 pm | 6 comments | 32241 Views
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Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 20 comments | 31074 Views
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Bicyclist killed was tech executiveJeffrey Donnelly, the bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car on Page Mill Road Tuesday morning, was the chief operating...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm | 113 comments | 30263 Views
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Women sentenced in $256,000 Palo Alto credit union fraudTwo women who stole more than $250,000 out of a couple's Palo Alto credit union account were sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 14,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2012Last comment by Senior Blogger, on Feb 25, 2012 at 2:42 pm | 20 comments | 30147 Views
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Longtime Milk Pail employee, son killed in apartment fumesThe two bodies found in an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday have been identified as James Liu and his teenage...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014Last comment by iSez, on Oct 12, 2014 at 4:02 pm | 6 comments | 29815 Views
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Ohlone teacher charged with child abuseAn Ohlone Elementary School teacher has been placed on unpaid compulsory leave after the district discovered he is facing...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2016Last comment by CoachFromAnotherTown, on Jan 17, 2016 at 3:49 pm | 30 comments | 29753 Views
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Man robbed at gunpoint near Greer ParkA man was robbed at gunpoint in the carport of an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Tanland Drive on Saturday morning,...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2013Last comment by my 2 cents, on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:01 pm | 41 comments | 29451 Views
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Argument preceded shooting of David LewisIn the minutes prior to being fatally shot in the back Wednesday afternoon, East Palo Alto drug-intervention leader David...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2010Last comment by Patricia A., on Apr 21, 2014 at 7:03 am | 78 comments | 29406 Views
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