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Carjacking suspect crashes in Berkeley while fleeing cops

Carjacking suspect crashes in Berkeley while fleeing cops

Update, July 3: The driver was identified as a 17-year-old from the Bay Area. No additional information was available.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 27, 2025
Berkeley can close Ohlone park encampment, new ruling says

Berkeley can close Ohlone park encampment, new ruling says

The judge also denied a request by the Berkeley Homeless Union to order both sides to sit down to work out a settlement.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 26, 2025
Berkeley approves balanced budget in split vote

Berkeley approves balanced budget in split vote

"We need to make some of the hard decisions now because it doesn't get any easier," Councilman Brent Blackaby said Tuesday night.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 25, 2025
Berkeley skate park renamed to honor Terrence McCrary Jr.

Berkeley skate park renamed to honor Terrence McCrary Jr.

Terrence McCrary Jr. was an innocent bystander who had no connection to the violence that took his life in August 2016. He was just 22.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 24, 2025
TBS wins California Journalism Award for traffic safety stories

TBS wins California Journalism Award for traffic safety stories

The award-winning package featured coverage of traffic fatalities as well as community efforts designed to make streets safer.
By Editor's desk Jun 23, 2025
Berkeley police arrest suspect in Telegraph merchant assault

Berkeley police arrest suspect in Telegraph merchant assault

Police say Harris Wilson, 26, began spitting when they tried to detain him, and then punched one officer in the face and bit another one.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 23, 2025
Hit-and-run driver sends 3 elderly people to hospital

Hit-and-run driver sends 3 elderly people to hospital

The report initially came in to Berkeley police as an Apple Watch notification.
By Emilie Raguso Jun 20, 2025

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