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$27K in restitution ordered for man who hacked Palo Alto OnlineThe 36-year-old man who hacked and temporarily shut down Palo Alto Online and other Embarcadero Media websites nearly four...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by JUROR , on Jul 31, 2019 at 6:07 pm | 19 comments | 484504 Views
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Stanford sex-assault victim: 'You took away my worth'Standing in front of a full courtroom in Palo Alto on Thursday, the 23-year-old college graduate who was sexually assaulted...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by @Vince, on Jun 5, 2016 at 2:24 pm | 65 comments | 355838 Views
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SAP Palo Alto vice president arrested for LEGO scamThe vice president of Palo Alto software firm SAP Labs, LLC will be charged on Tuesday with four felony burglary charges...
Original post made on May. 21, 2012Last comment by sea reddy, on Jun 27, 2015 at 6:55 am | 40 comments | 287686 Views
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Los Altos planning commissioner arrested for Tesla DUIThe chair of the Los Altos Planning Commission, Alexander Samek, was arrested in Palo Alto early Friday morning after police...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by musical, on Dec 3, 2018 at 5:20 pm | 31 comments | 220481 Views
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Two pit bulls shot after they killed a small dogAn East Palo Alto police officer shot two pit bulls that had mauled a small dog being walked by its owner Wednesday evening...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Dec 9, 2009 at 7:39 pm | 58 comments | 198307 Views
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Police warn about doorbell-ring burglariesPolice are cautioning Palo Alto residents about a recurring type of crime: burglars who ring door bells, posing as a solicitor...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2013Last comment by gutbug, on Aug 27, 2013 at 6:39 pm | 13 comments | 116449 Views
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Brock Turner juror to judge: 'Shame on you'"Absolutely shocked and appalled" -- that's the reaction of a juror in the Brock Turner sexual-assault case to the sentence...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by baszia, on Jul 9, 2016 at 5:49 pm | 87 comments | 112879 Views
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Father charged in crash that killed daughtersA father has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter after a November roll-over crash in Palo Alto killed...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2013Last comment by norm62, on Nov 30, 2013 at 2:15 pm | 41 comments | 110926 Views
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Palo Alto murderer dies after 'compassionate' paroleKenneth C. Fitzhugh Jr. had always claimed innocence after being convicted in one of Palo Alto's most brutal murders. After...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2013Last comment by Jane Dough, on Jun 29, 2015 at 10:07 pm | 12 comments | 97252 Views
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Brock Turner sentenced to six months in county jail, three-year probationSanta Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced on Thursday former Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner to six...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by marie, on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:40 pm | 35 comments | 86905 Views
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Weekend demonstrations extend into Monday as Peninsula residents protest death of George FloydHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park and into Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in the wake of...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Jason Eldredge, on Jul 1, 2020 at 10:17 pm | 86 comments | 81473 Views
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Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Think different, not like a sheep, on Apr 14, 2020 at 9:59 am | 40 comments | 69295 Views
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Stanford researcher allegedly concealed Chinese military tiesA 38-year-old Stanford University researcher has been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly failing to disclose that...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Atilla C., on Jul 29, 2020 at 8:47 am | 30 comments | 66763 Views
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Special report: murder victim Jennifer Schipsi's final hoursA narrative account of Oct. 15, 2009, the day Palo Alto real-estate agent Jennifer Schipsi was murdered, based on testimony...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by AnnaNicoleSmith, on Feb 22, 2011 at 11:10 am | 20 comments | 66195 Views
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County releases Brock Turner court documentsSanta Clara County Superior Court released Friday more than 400 pages of court documents for the Brock Turner case, illustrating...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2016Last comment by VG, on Jun 15, 2016 at 11:49 am | 31 comments | 62155 Views
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Thieves take $35K in merchandise from Apple store on Black FridayTwo people who entered the Apple store at Stanford Shopping Center on Nov. 25 during busy Black Friday sales events at the...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2022Last comment by Ryan, on Dec 11, 2022 at 10:35 pm | 68 comments | 59245 Views
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Stanford, Kaiser hold drive-thru coronavirus testing, but you can't just head over thereAt least two large, local medical centers are now providing drive-through testing for COVID-19. Stanford Health Care’s...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the national pandemic team, on Mar 21, 2020 at 10:24 am | 16 comments | 57153 Views
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Palo Alto boy killed in Friday night collisionA middle-school aged boy riding a bicycle was killed Friday night (March 6) in a collision at El Camino Real and California...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Nick, on Mar 7, 2020 at 8:42 pm | 19 comments | 52884 Views
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Former tech executive takes plea deal in LEGO scamA former vice president of a Palo Alto software firm took a plea deal Monday, July 29, for one felony commercial burglary...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2013Last comment by headbussa, on Aug 9, 2013 at 1:34 am | 16 comments | 46990 Views
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Former Stanford student found guilty in fatal DUI caseA 28-year-old man who drove the wrong way down U.S. Highway 101 in 2013, killing one man and seriously injuring two others,...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2017Last comment by F, on Dec 1, 2017 at 6:51 pm | 16 comments | 46141 Views
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