Another brush fire breaks out at Aquatic Park in Berkeley
Authorities in Berkeley responded Friday to yet another vegetation fire in Aquatic Park. Berkeley police and firefighters responded to the west side of the park at 1:40 p.m. for reports…
Delivery driver carjacked in Berkeley on Thursday
A man sustained minor injuries Thursday in Berkeley when he was carjacked while making a delivery, authorities report. The man was in the 2100 block of 10th Street, near Addison…
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattles UC Berkeley
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook Berkeley on Thursday morning, following an active cluster that brought four quakes to Berkeley last month. Thursday's epicenter was right under UC Berkeley's Calvin Lab,…
In sharp pivot, Berkeley police ask to encrypt all radio traffic
Berkeley police will ask the City Council later this month to rescind a longstanding directive and precedent that kept most of its radio traffic public. The broader conversation about encryption…
Berkeley's Claremont Avenue: Quick fix now, more work later
Plans are moving forward to bolster traffic safety on Claremont Avenue in Berkeley after a fatal crash in July. In recent weeks, Babak Dorji, who oversees Berkeley's Vision Zero program,…
What's happening with Measure FF, Berkeley's Safe Streets plan?
Work is forging ahead to prepare for a huge influx in spending on Berkeley streets and sidewalks thanks to Measure FF, approved by voters last year. Measure FF money will…
Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Addison Street
Authorities are investigating gunfire in West Berkeley on Sunday night. "There's been a shooting on Addison between 10th and 9th," a reader told The Scanner shortly before 7 p.m. "Multiple…
BFD puts out brush fire at Berkeley's Aquatic Park
Authorities quickly extinguished a vegetation fire in West Berkeley's Aquatic Park on Saturday night. Responding firefighters said the half-acre brush fire, near the animal shelter on the north side of…
'Major windshield damage': 2 people struck near UC Berkeley
A driver struck two pedestrians, including a pregnant woman, near UC Berkeley on Friday, sending both to Highland Hospital. The crash took place at about 5:10 p.m. on Channing Way…
Berkeley police: Home-invasion robbery suspects in custody
A man and his girlfriend are in custody this week following a "series of violent home invasion robberies and residential burglaries" in Berkeley, authorities report. The crime spree began Sept.…