Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center Proposed changes to Berkeley's dispatch center would add annual staffing costs of $3 million. The current annual budget is about $6.5 million.
2 taken to Highland after 3-car crash at Gilman, 6th in Berkeley According to the preliminary investigation, a driver sped through the red light heading south and struck a car that was eastbound, police said.
Fire at Reid's Records building in Berkeley causes $300K damage Fire crews arrived to find the Reid's building on fire with heavy black smoke coming from the first floor.
2-alarm house fire on Kains Avenue in North Berkeley There were initial reports that an elderly man was trapped inside the home but firefighters determined that was not the case.
Berkeley police: Reckless driver strikes Lyft, sends rider to ICU The speeding driver, a 20-year-old Richmond man, ran a red light and had been going 90 mph, the authorities said.
Large debris fire breaks out in West Berkeley at University Ave. The conflagration sent flames into the air on both sides of the overpass, police said.
2 displaced, 1 hurt in house fire on Woolsey in South Berkeley The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, the Berkeley Fire Department said. The initial damage estimate was $250,000.