UPDATE: Power restored after outage hits nearly 1,500 PG&E customers in Berkeley

PG&E said the power came back just after 7:45 p.m. Bonus: Don't miss dramatic videos of Berkeley creeks overflowing.

Plan to shift Berkeley crisis calls from police to SCU nears launch

The 2-year, $4.5 million pilot program is designed to provide an alternative response for people in crisis due to mental health and substance use issues.

Man charged with arson after Berkeley trash bin fires

Police say Nicholas Tabor had a lighter in his pocket when he was arrested and that he made spontaneous statements about his fascination with fire.

BPD: Berkeley burglary suspects arrested after hitting police car

The incident began Friday just after 3:20 a.m. when a police officer on patrol spotted three people burglarizing United Pharmacy on Telegraph Avenue.

2-alarm fire destroys Shasta Road home in the Berkeley Hills

A woman in her 60s sustained second-degree burns and her adult son sustained minor burns. Two firefighters also sustained minor burns.

Remembering Reemajah Pollard, 20, a Berkeley High alum who beat the odds to get into Cal

Reemajah Pollard, who graduated from Berkeley High in 2020, died this week after being found unresponsive on Telegraph Avenue.

After early-morning police chase into Berkeley, 1 arrested

The incident began around 4 a.m. when a group of people, who were armed and used multiple vehicles, burglarized a dispensary in Richmond.