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.
Another power outage hits Berkeley during latest storm Power outage reports began coming in to The Berkeley Scanner just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday as wind and rain picked up around the city.
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.
UPDATE: Missing Berkeley woman has been found The missing woman has been located, police said Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: Malik Djoumi ID'd as man who died at People's Park UCPD was notified Tuesday just before 12:10 p.m. about a possible fatality in People's Park.
UPDATE: Power restored after outage hits nearly 1,500 PG&E customers in Berkeley PG&E said the power came back just after 7:45 p.m. Bonus: Don't miss dramatic videos of Berkeley creeks overflowing.
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.