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Update: UC Berkeley student, 20, critical after Friday crash
The crash took place at about 10:10 p.m. when a driver struck a young man crossing the street, according to preliminary reports.
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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.
Homeless woman attacked with bat near UC Berkeley
The woman was hit multiple times and sustained a broken arm, police said.
Berkeley Hillel arson ends in hate crime finding
David Denton faces up to three years in prison and must register as an "arson offender," the DA's office said.
He died on the UC Berkeley campus. But who was he?
The family of Terrence Walker Nash Sr. only learned recently that he had been found deceased on the UC Berkeley campus in April.