Emilie Raguso has covered Berkeley crime for more than a decade. She was senior news editor at Berkeleyside, and launched and ran Albany Patch. In 2017, she was SPJ NorCal's journalist of the year.
Election 2026: Who is running for Berkeley Council District 1?
We posed a dozen questions to all five candidates running for the District 1 (northwest Berkeley) City Council in November 2026.
Sisters arrested after standoff by North Berkeley BART
A motorist told police a woman brandished a gun at her and her child during a road rage incident.
Berkeley woman dead after house fire on Browning
Initial reports pointed to a fire involving the microwave. The woman's name has not been released.
Suspect from UC Berkeley student's viral video arrested
A sped-up version of the security footage has been viewed more than 2 million times on TikTok.
Hate crime at UC Berkeley student housing: 4 arrested
Several men attacked people and yelled homophobic slurs at a party at a Berkeley student co-op, police say. Scroll down for an update.
Boy, 13, injured in crash near Berkeley middle school
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Update: Elderly Berkeley woman critical after house fire
A second resident got outside but was displaced. Scroll down for an update.