Bomb prop for project prompted Berkeley High evacuation
BUSD said it was eventually able to determine that the suspicious device was a prop for a class project. Scroll down for multiple updates.
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Update: Vespa scooter rider killed in solo crash in Berkeley
The Alameda County coroner's office identified the man who died as Nathaniel R. Bell, 36, of Oakland.
Another armed carjacking on Gilman Street in Berkeley
Berkeley police said three people, each carrying a gun, approached the victim and took their car, a metallic Dodge Charger.
CHP search with helicopter underway in Berkeley
One reader said a helicopter was circling for at least 20 minutes around San Pablo Avenue in the area of Delaware Street and University Avenue.
Update: Man wounded in downtown Berkeley shooting
A witness told The Scanner there was a gunfight on the block.
Extreme fire weather: Berkeley says some should evacuate
The city recommends that residents in fire zones 2 and 3 leave the Berkeley Hills before 8 p.m. Friday through Saturday at 7 a.m.
Body found in Berkeley Hills ravine near Codornices Park
Firefighters quickly determined that it was a coroner's case requiring a body recovery from the ravine.