TBS Today, April 14
Last night: A major fire destroyed a downtown Berkeley institution.
We also have the sad news of a person struck by a train, along with some updates on yesterday's police shooting.
If you have information, including photos and videos, about any of these incidents, we'd love to hear from you. We are always open to keeping tipsters anonymous.
Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight
BFD found 20- to 30-foot flames breaching the roof, “touching adjacent buildings [and] threatening to engulf the surrounding structures.”
Emilie Raguso
Man struck by Amtrak train in Berkeley
BFD rushed the patient to Highland Hospital with a “Code 3” trauma activation, authorities said.
Emilie Raguso
Update: Suspicious item was not a bomb, Berkeley police say
Officers found the item in the area of Sunday morning’s police shooting, which left a man in critical condition.
Emilie Raguso
In case you missed it
Man in critical condition after Berkeley police shooting
At one point, the man racked a shotgun and threatened to shoot officers if they approached him, according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner.
Emilie Raguso
Berkeley’s Civic Center Park encampment has been removed
Berkeley City Councilman Igor Tregub provided an update on the encampment in an email to constituents this week.
Emilie Raguso
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