ICYMI, Albany! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed

Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.

• Monte Vista High Graduate Killed During Mt. Kilimanjaro Ascent
• Police: Student’s Allegation of Attempted Abduction Fabricated
• AT&T Offers $250K Reward for Arrest of Fiber Optic Cable Vandals
• Kidnapping Suspect Pleads No Contest to Dublin Home Invasion
• Will the Governor Sign It? Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Firefighting Efforts From Drones
• Beloved Livermore Community and Education Leader Dies
• Scholarship Created to Honor Life of Late Foothill High Student
• Missing Eight-Year-Old Danville Boy Found Safe
• Pleasanton High School Evacuated, Closed Due to Bomb Threat
• Extensive Water Damage to Richmond Police HQ After Fire
• Homeless Person Found Dead Under I-580 in Livermore
• Motorcyclist Dies After Collision on I-80 in Hercules
• Photo of the Week: Smoky Sunset, Stark Reminder
• Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Tried to Lure Berkeley Students into Van
• Toxic Algae Closes Lake Anza in Berkeley
• Mistrial Declared for Accused Shooter in 2013 Murder of Dublin Man, Paramedic
• Spirit Halloween Stores Open in East Bay
• Golden State Warriors Warn Fans of Buying Fake Tickets
• Officials ID Man Killed in Collision on Crow Canyon Road
• East Bay High School Football Scoreboard
• Should Plant Exclusive to East Bay be Listed as an Endangered, Threatened Species?
• Two East Bay Cities Ranked Among Best Towns to Raise a Family in California
• Two Newark Men Arrested on Suspicion of Gold Chain Robberies in Fremont
• Former Medical Marijuana Industry Union Organizer Indicted for Taking Bribes, Kickbacks
• Man Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Rock at El Cerrito Police Car
• Confirmed Rabid Bat Becomes County’s 12th Case This Year
• August Home Sales Up Year-Over-Year; Down From July

Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.

• Saturday Smiles: Livestock Rescued from Fire; East Bay on El Capitan for 100th Time; Kayakers Rescued

Photo credit: Teri Meadows from Photo of the Week: Smoky Sunset, Stark Reminder