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.
Cyclist death prompts lawsuit, traffic safety questions
Yuan Cong never regained consciousness after a car crash on Nov. 25, 2022. Buddhist monks prayed by his side for months.
Trio steals $41,000 in cosmetics from Berkeley Sephora
Police arrested an 18-year-old man and recovered about $6,000 in stolen merchandise, BPD said.
Longfellow Middle School to close for 2 years due to dry rot
The school building has been red-tagged and deemed unsafe to occupy, officials said in a statement.
Oakland man arrested after 'arson attacks' at UC Berkeley
Casey Goonan is facing multiple felony charges, including "the possession and use of destructive devices and multiple counts of arson."
Byron DeCles to stand trial after stabbings at Berkeley home
After hearing evidence in the case, an Alameda County Superior Court judge reduced several of the charges against Byron DeCles.
Another arson at UC Berkeley, 'student intifada' takes credit
Activists said they "unloaded a firebomb" at UC Berkeley due to UC's "treatment of student protestors." UC must divest "or face our wrath."
Berkeley police: Man tried to set woman, RV on fire on Harrison
When the woman went outside to confront Dicarlo Scott Sr., "he poured gasoline on her while holding a lit cigarette," police wrote.