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.
Berkeley Hills mudslide: 1 home damaged, 4 others red-tagged
No injuries were reported, but 14 people were evacuated from eight homes, BFD said. Five of the homes were ultimately red-tagged.
Siblings launch fundraiser, plan memorial for Reemajah Pollard
"I just want to make sure that his legacy lives on in the brightest way," Remone Pollard-Ireland, Pollard's older brother, told The Berkeley Scanner.
UPDATE: Berkeley woman, 80, dies after cooking fire
The woman's robe appears to have caught on fire from an electric hot plate that was plugged in and sitting on the floor, authorities report.
Berkeley tenants charged with burglarizing their own landlord
The landlord, a Berkeley woman in her 70s, was not home but had installed security cameras after being targeted by burglars repeatedly in 2022.
Winter storms bring hailstones and a rainbow to Berkeley
A rainbow graced Berkeley after a heavy round of hail in the afternoon.
Robbers strike man, break his leg during Elmwood carjacking
The attack began in the Elmwood Laundry, where the robbers pepper-sprayed the business owner.
Judge: Dana Rivers was sane during murder of Oakland family
Dana Rivers said she was insane when she killed a lesbian couple and their son in 2016. An Alameda County Superior Court judge disagreed.