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Palo Alto hiker dies after fallA Palo Alto woman has died after she fell from a ledge during a hike in Arizona, friends of the woman have confirmed. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Still missing Carol, on Apr 5, 2015 at 7:43 am | 36 comments | 32438 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 | 31869 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 | 31799 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 | 31357 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 | 31277 Views
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Rescue crews respond to Baylands airplane crashThe Fire Department is responding to a small airplane that has crashed at the duck pond at 2500 Embarcadero Road, near the...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by noisepolluter, on Oct 6, 2018 at 11:40 am | 108 comments | 31258 Views
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Man who allegedly profited off sex trafficking more than 100 women faces 10 feloniesDavid Davies led a quiet life in his Palo Alto home for more than 20 years, but an investigative report alleges he and his...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021Last comment by eileen , on Jun 21, 2021 at 6:35 pm | 7 comments | 30835 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 | 30305 Views
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Resident: Atherton building department negligentIn the midst of a legal battle with her building contractor, Kimberly Sweidy is also taking on the town of Atherton's building...
Original post made on May. 16, 2016There are no comments yet. 29726 Views
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Menlo couple walking dog killed by alleged drunken driverTwo people walking a dog were struck from behind and killed by a suspected drunken driver in Menlo Park on Thursday night,...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm | 49 comments | 29611 Views
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Brock Turner sentencing draws strong reaction across countryReaction to last Thursday's high-profile sentencing of a former Stanford University student-athlete convicted of sexual assault...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:43 pm | 86 comments | 29362 Views
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Thieves tamper with pumps, make off with gasThieves were able to fill up multiple vehicles without paying a dime when they tampered with gas pumps at the Valero station...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2013Last comment by Duh, on Jul 11, 2013 at 9:54 am | 11 comments | 28984 Views
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Woman in Stanford sexual-assault case testifiesThe woman whom former Stanford University student Brock Turner allegedly raped on campus in January appeared in court in...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2015Last comment by Chill96, on Feb 19, 2016 at 2:20 pm | 13 comments | 28796 Views
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Metals fire put out; 'Shelter in place' liftedAfter extinguishing the metals fire that prompted "shelter in place" alerts from several Peninsula cities, Redwood City announced...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by Shut it down, on Dec 17, 2013 at 11:21 am | 47 comments | 28497 Views
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Woman hit with milkshake loses $2,000A woman who was struck with a milkshake and angrily threw her purse at a vehicle full of teenagers lost $2,000 after the...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Jul 7, 2012 at 7:24 pm | 48 comments | 28454 Views
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Questions follow surprise resignation of Sofia University headStudents and faculty at Palo Alto's Sofia University are asking questions following the surprise resignation Saturday of...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2013Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 18, 2014 at 9:14 pm | 44 comments | 28195 Views
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Woman steals purse, spends $2,000 at NordstromA woman walked into a downtown Palo Alto office building, stole a change purse from a desk drawer and promptly went on a...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2012Last comment by EF, on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:01 pm | 7 comments | 28057 Views
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Palo Alto officials brace for story in The Atlantic magazinePalo Alto school and city officials, with the help of local mental health professionals, are bracing for the release of a...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2015Last comment by Michael O., on Nov 17, 2015 at 9:58 pm | 48 comments | 28000 Views
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Bicyclist struck, killed by car on Page MillA bicyclist was struck and killed by a car just outside of Palo Alto this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2015Last comment by Peter Spicer, on Nov 6, 2015 at 4:09 am | 102 comments | 27423 Views
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Six rescued, two arrested in human trafficking investigation that included Palo Alto brothelA Milpitas couple was arrested on suspicion of pimping and pandering in connection with brothels in Milpitas, Palo Alto and...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2021Last comment by Menlo Resident, on Jun 18, 2021 at 11:24 pm | 41 comments | 27071 Views
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