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Cal student still critical after crash, GoFundMe underway

Cal student still critical after crash, GoFundMe underway

Before the crash, Lucas Benitez was studying molecular environmental biology at Cal with an interest in veterinary medicine.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 25, 2025
Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."
By Emilie Raguso Feb 24, 2025
Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 24, 2025
Berkeley murder case from 1990 solved with genetic genealogy

Berkeley murder case from 1990 solved with genetic genealogy

Maria Weidhofer's family said they hope "she will be remembered for the person she was, and not for what happened to her."
By Emilie Raguso Feb 21, 2025
Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA

Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA

"The DA's job is to make sure, as the top law enforcement officer in the county, that we are tending to the public safety of the community," she said.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 19, 2025
Berkeley High student robbed at gunpoint during dice game

Berkeley High student robbed at gunpoint during dice game

Three unidentified males took the student's backpack, which contained a laptop and $5,000 in cash, Berkeley police said.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 19, 2025
Authorities to announce 'recent results' in Berkeley cold case

Authorities to announce 'recent results' in Berkeley cold case

Maria Jane Weidhofer was raped and strangled while jogging on the Nimitz trail in 1990, police said previously. She was just 32.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 18, 2025

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