One man killed in Highway 24 crash, driver suspected of DUI
Source: The Mercury News
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 01:58:14 -0700 | travel-news
One man died in a head-on collision on Highway 24 early Friday morning, and police say the crash was caused by a woman driving a vehicle on the wrong side of the highway. The crash happened at 1:26 a.m. just...
High school baseball: Tates Creek hurdles Lafayette 11-3 in district finals for 16th straight win
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:36:06 -0700 | political-news
After each Tates Creek baseball victory, the team awards a belt the wide, gaudy, bejeweled kind fashionable in pro wrestling circles to the hero of that particular game. The host Commodores could have passed out several belts after pile-driving Lafayette...
Haas foundation to help others through dark times
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 08:02:15 -0700 | allnews
Ind. (AP) Few bonds are stronger than those between a parent and child...They also know the pain of losing a child at the tender age of 2. Their son, Kordyn, died in October 2012 after he accidentally shifted the family's...
End of program doesn't halt Weed and Seed efforts
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 09:15:24 -0700 | political-news
Ind. (AP) A Lafayette program designed to help the homeless and victims of domestic violence and give nonviolent offenders a fresh start on life is carrying on its mission despite the loss of federal funding. Efforts launched through the Weed...
Indiana Amtrak riders suggest more frequent trains
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 07:11:06 -0700 | sports-news
Ind. (AP) Some riders say Amtrak 's passenger service between Chicago and Indianapolis would be more popular if there were more frequent options for catching a train. Federal funding cuts are prompting Amtrak's plans to end in October the four-day-a-week...
In Lafayette, a rosy economic view
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 08:42:46 -0700 | business-news
La. (AP) It never gets old when companies announce they'll locate or expand in or around Lafayette. But Gregg Gothreaux , Lafayette Economic Development Authority president and chief executive, said recent good news is a sign that more of the...
Campolindo High baseball team edges Acalanes in nine-inning DFAL showdown
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-27 18:52:33 -0700 | sports-news
There was excellent pitching, defense and even an unsung hero in Campolindo High's 2-1 baseball triumph over host Acalanes on Saturday afternoon. The nine-inning victory keeps the Cougars in sole possession of first place in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League...
Fiery public hearing on proposed Lafayette apartment complex pits attorneys against city
Source: Contra Costa Times
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-30 17:20:07 -0700 | technology-news
Amid claims of questionable decision-making and emotional pleas from residents to kill the Terraces of Lafayette complex, Lafayette leaders want more information before deciding on an environmental review of this apartment project the city says is the largest ever proposed...
Indiana 'brain drain' draws concerns at Purdue
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-28 09:43:45 -0700 | sports-news
Ind. (AP) In a few weeks, Ashley Robbins will join thousands of Purdue University students in graduation ceremonies. But unlike most of those wrapping up their studies on the West Lafayette campus, Robbins will start her professional career nearby. Robbins...
Company plans new Broussard facility, jobs
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 17:06:50 -0700 | business-news
Broussard to support deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations. The Lafayette Economic Development Authority and company officials said the new project comes after PXP's decision last year to pay $5.5 billion for oil company BP's interest in several...
Seahawks draft big LSU cornerback Tharold Simon, who was arrested on Thursday
Source: Seattle Times
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-28 01:30:33 -0700 | sports-news
The latest news and analysis from all angles on the Seahawks...I know they like tall, physical corners, and I'm a tall, physical corner, Simon said...I know I fit in there, and I'm ready to go compete and show them I...
Smart to share story in Lafayette
Source: SF Gate
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-28 02:42:41 -0700 | allnews
La. (AP) Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart will share her story with Lafayette residents May 2 in a program offered by Hearts of Hope, an advocacy and counseling center for children and sexual assault victims. Smart was 14 years old when...
Tuesday Police Reports
Source: Daily Chronicle
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-01 04:33:11 -0700 | allnews
Individuals listed who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court...Aburto, 22, of the 400 block of South Fourth Street in DeKalb, was charged Sunday, April 28, with possession of marijuana...Campbell, 27, of the 800...
BP to pay record $4.5 billion criminal penalty in Deepwater Horizon spill
Source: Merced Sun-Star
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-30 15:01:31 -0700 | travel-news
Three individual BP employees face criminal charges, two of them for manslaughter. BP also admitted to obstructing Congress and giving shareholders wrong information. As the oil spill continued, BP made a tragic situation worse, Breuer said. It began misleading Congress...
Lafayette leaders mull plastic bag ban request
Source: Contra Costa Times
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 13:54:59 -0700 | technology-news
A group of Lafayette residents want the city to become the first in Contra Costa to ban single-use plastic bags -- and they're hoping the county will follow suit. Members of the Lafayette Environmental Task Force formally asked the City...
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