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Week in Review: Wild Fires; Crashes; Teen Driving Class; $5K to Food Bank

A look at some of last week's stories from around Lamorinda.

BART Delays Today -- Saturday -- on Pittsburg-Bay Point Line. Transfers may be required in Lafayette.

Who's Hiring in Lamorinda: Floral Clerk; Orinda Academy; Assistant Principal.

Contra Costa Oncology Donates $5K to Local Food Bank. "You Skate, We Donate" fundraiser ran November through January at Walnut Creek ice rink.

Got Teen Drivers? Enroll Them Now in Lafayette CHP Class! For the Lamorinda area, this free class is April 24 at Acalanes High School.

Judges Wowed by Lafayette's Writing and Photo Contest. Eight finalists were named in first youth contest.

FBI Helped Crack Dublin Teen's Alleged Bomb Threats to 'Heleena' -Three days of anonymous phone calls rattled police, administrators, parents and students, and prompted evacuations and school closures last week in Helena, MT.

Brew HaHa' Comedy Show Tonight Benefits East County Vets.

Six Hospitalized after Rollover Crash Near Concord High School. Four teens, two adults taken to John Muir in Walnut Creek for minor to moderate injuries. "Seatbelts saved some lives today," a sergeant said.

Alamo Man Identified as Inmate Found Dead in Martinez Cell

Pittsburg Brush Fire Burning off Willow Pass Upgraded to 3-Alarm. Contra Costa County Fire is responding.

Bay Area Woman, Who Really, REALLY Wants to Go To Hawaii, Arrested at Airport ... Again. San Mateo deputies arrested SF resident, 62, -- already on probation for three previous attempts to sneak on board planes.

Suspected DUI Added to Hit-and-Run Charges; Victim Was Mother of 2, Homeless at Time of Death. Sunday's accident near Willow Pass Road led to arrest of Antioch man, 29.

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