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ICYMI, Pinole and Hercules! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed
Taylor Swift fan needs new lungs; lightning strikes; Coast Guard Cutter's huge coke bust; kidnapper released; cheese recall
Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.
- Young Woman in Need of Double Lung Transplant to Taylor Swift: ‘Thank You for Being An Inspiration’ (Watch)
- Alameda Fire Deployed to Help Battle Wildfire in Trinity County
- Lightning Strikes Nearly 1,000 Times in Bay Area
- Contra Costa Co. DA Inspector Shoots Suspect at Hotel Near Airport
- Wounded OPD Sergeant Undergoes Second SurgeryMemorial Services for Fallen Fire Chief
- Trustee Resigns from Dublin Unified Board of Trustees
- Incredible Photos From the 978 Lightning Strikes on Thursday
- Fire Chief Suspended for Drinking on the Job, Fighting with Subordinates
- Former Teacher Appointed to AUSD Board of Education
- Who’s Hiring in East Bay This Week
- State of California Has More Than 3,900 Job Openings Right Now
- Teen Shot, Killed This Morning Planned to Join Marines
- Homemade Guns a Growing Threat in Northern California
- Dear Parents: Middle- And High-Schoolers’ Stress Is Very Real
- Pleasanton Ranks in Top 20 of Best Place to Start Business
- Local Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Semi-Submarine, Makes Biggest Cocaine Bust in History
- Group of Suspects Allegedly Snatch Woman’s Gold Chain
- Choking Hazard Prompts Recall Of Kraft Cheese Singles
- Eyes To The Skies: 2015 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Soon
- Ministry Group Offers Help to Human Trafficking Victims
- Prosecutor Put on Leave After Campaign Laundering Allegations
- Student Robbed at Gunpoint on Campus Early This Morning
- Freon Leak at Danville Costco Prompts Evacuation
- Infamous Chowchilla Kidnapper Released from State Prison
- Suspect Fatally Shot by Oakland Police Identified
- Motorcyclist Who Died in Collision with Dump Truck Thursday Identified as Fremont Man
- Hercules Man Killed in Crash
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.
Photo courtesy Tiffany Rich via Twitter from Young Woman in Need of Double Lung Transplant to Taylor Swift: ‘Thank You for Being An Inspiration’
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