Woman, 81, displaced by Berkeley house fire Sunday
A fire in North Berkeley on Sunday morning displaced a longtime resident from her home. The house is expected to be red-tagged due to the extensive damage, neighbors said. The…
Storm grounds barge named Seaport in Berkeley waters
A massive barge appeared in the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley on Saturday, prompting multiple questions from community members. The barge got knocked loose from its moorings due to heavy…
Woman struck and killed by train in Berkeley
A woman is dead after being struck by a train in northwest Berkeley on Friday night, authorities report. The woman was said to be trespassing on the tracks when the…
High winds topple redwood, 2 homes partly uninhabitable
Stormy weather downed a large redwood tree in the Berkeley Hills earlier this week, rendering two homes partially uninhabitable, authorities report. The Berkeley Fire Department said the tree, which was…
Woman escapes armed carjacking attempt in Berkeley
A woman driving in Berkeley earlier this week was confronted by an armed man who tried to carjack her, authorities report. The woman, an Oakland resident in her 40s, was…
Police find 2 guns at Berkeley High, 2 students arrested
Berkeley police found two guns at Berkeley High School and arrested two BHS students Wednesday following reports of a gun on campus, authorities said. The investigation began at about 12:35…
Berkeley North Face is being targeted again by retail thieves
Thieves have hammered the Berkeley North Face Outlet in recent weeks, taking items valued at about $46,000 since mid-November, police say. On Friday, a group of 11 men and women…
Applications to open this week for Alameda County's next DA
Applications will open this week for candidates seeking to be chosen as Alameda County's next district attorney. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday to decide how the process…
Leaders thank Susan Wengraf: 'You always put the city first'
Decades of political heavyweights and Berkeley City Hall insiders crowded into Comal's back patio on a recent evening to pay tribute to Councilwoman Susan Wengraf. Wengraf, a filmmaker who got…
Berkeley tsunami alert inspired critics as well as defenders
Residents in Berkeley received a flurry of emergency alerts Thursday morning about a possible tsunami following a massive earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County. But, before most people could…