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.
Water main break leads to major outage in West Berkeley
The outage includes water service to all city fire hydrants, the Berkeley Fire Department said.
Update: Berkeley shooting victim ID'd as Matthew Gullette
A neighbor called police just before 7:25 p.m. to say someone had been shot.
BPD: Police seize rifle from man who threatened daughters
The girls fled their apartment after their father, Ronald Guillory, told them he was "going to his bedroom to get his firearm," police said.
Armed carjacking attempt on Fourth Street
A man brandished a gun at a woman and tried to take her car keys, police said. She managed to foil his plans.
Fireworks started 2-acre grass fire in Berkeley-Oakland hills
Firefighters were able to put out the blaze quickly with an "aggressive fire attack," BFD said. Authorities are investigating how it started.
Berkeley approves 'challenging' budget for the next 2 years
"We had to really struggle to close this deficit," said Councilwoman Rashi Kesarwani. "We can't do that every time."
DUI crash sends pedestrian to hospital, driver arrested
Driver Carl Barron has multiple DUI convictions and arrests, according to public records, but none previously resulted in injuries.