UPDATE: Thousands lose power from the Berkeley Hills north to Kensington, El Cerrito
A massive power outage left more than 5,500 PG&E customers, mostly in the Berkeley Hills and to the north, without electricity.
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2-alarm fire destroys Shasta Road home in the Berkeley Hills
A woman in her 60s sustained second-degree burns and her adult son sustained minor burns. Two firefighters also sustained minor burns.
Suspect in 1997 Berkeley Hills stranger rape of teen ordered to stand trial
DNA tested decades after the rape led police to Kevin Davis, court records show. His DNA was on file because he had been in prison in another state.
Charges filed in catalytic converter theft case where man shot at resident
Oscar Cerrato-Garcia was wearing an ankle monitor related to a prior catalytic converter theft case during the Berkeley crimes, police said.
Culprits fire gun during Berkeley Hills catalytic converter theft
Berkeley police say they are also looking into whether a catalytic converter theft nearby on Spruce Street may be related.
PETA brings Starbucks vegan milk pricing protest to Berkeley
During the event, "costumed 'cows'" dumped wheelbarrows of manure outside a Starbucks executive's home.