Apartment Explosion, Amgen Tour Top Past Week's Coverage

Here is a list of top stories from our coverage in the past week:

Sunday, May 15

• Good news for your tires. Bad news for your evening commute. Caltrans has scheduled westbound Interstate 580 closures for paving. Details .

Monday, May 16

• in her column voiced her opinion on how a downtown BART station would be a in the area.

Tuesday, May 17

• in his column discussed the power of networking. Read it .
• The Wheels public transportation for the Tri-Valley . Congrats to the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority!
• Firefighters extinguished a small blaze on Princeton Way. Details .
• Police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old girl. Read our report .

Wednesday, May 18

• in our segment visited Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery. View her video report .
• The Amgen Tour ignited downtown Livermore. View our coverage .
• A flash mob invaded downtown Livermore. Missed it? Don't worry we have video .
• One last video report on the Amgen Tour. View it .

Thursday, May 19

• Our  column provided details on the summer luncheon series. Check it out .
• The Thirsty Thursdays Farmers Market is back! View photos .

Friday, May 20

• took a step closer to finding a new president. Read our report .
• If you're reading this the world probably did not end as .
• Livermore's unemployment rate slightly dipped last month. Details .

Saturday, May 21

• Three people suffered critical burn injuries after an explosion rocked an apartment on the 3600 block of Silver Oaks Way. Read our report .
• in our column visited Cull Canyon in Castro Valley. Read his report here.

Things to look out for this week:

• Our segment will return to provide a roundup of the latest retail and restaurant news in the Tri-Valley.
• A Livermore dog rescuer has to put most of her work with abandoned and abused animals on hold while she fights cancer. Read her touching story on Monday.
• in his column will preview a community event that will discuss the city's growing homeless population.

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