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Police are investigating a car crash involving a teenage cyclist heading to Berkeley High School on Monday morning, authorities report. The 16-year-old was taken to Highland Hospital "Code 2" (without…

Berkeley police arrested a 15-year-old girl Thursday after two violent attacks on women downtown, including one during last week's "Unity Week" disturbances. The girl, a Berkeley resident who goes to…

Dear Superintendent and members of the board, We are writing to you as parents/caregivers, educators, and community members of Berkeley Special Education Parent & Caregiver Group (BSPED) to demand immediate,…

We have received crime reports directly, and been included on a number of emails from community members, regarding several incidents that occurred downtown on Friday, Oct. 16. We recognize that…

By Vicente Vera Berkeley's long-struggling 911 dispatch center is getting $1 million in state funding to modernize operations and improve emergency response. The city's dispatch center handles more than 180,000…

A fire at the Berkeley Police Department prompted an evacuation Wednesday evening, with emergency calls being routed to Alameda County. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., officers reported smoke and "water flooding…

A brush fire in the Berkeley-Oakland hills damaged a home and burned about 1.5 acres Tuesday, on the 35th anniversary of the devastating 1991 Tunnel Fire. Firefighters from multiple agencies…

A documentary about life inside a Berkeley RV community screens Wednesday at the Hillside Club. Like Heaven Without God, directed by Berkeley filmmaker Luca Capponi, follows residents living in a…

A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after his car flipped over during a collision in downtown Berkeley, authorities report. Berkeley firefighters had to cut the man out of…

Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre vegetation fire on top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday. The fire is spreading slowly, but one structure…