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Update: Pedestrian dies after Berkeley car crash

The man who was killed was a 78-year-old Berkeley resident. The driver was a 79-year-old Berkeley woman. It was the fourth traffic fatality this year.

Berkeley BART service stopped due to person on tracks

First responders rescued an individual from the downtown Berkeley BART tracks and service had resumed as of 11:45 p.m.

Bomb prop for project prompted Berkeley High evacuation

BUSD said it was eventually able to determine that the suspicious device was a prop for a class project. Scroll down for multiple updates.

Update: Vespa scooter rider killed in solo crash in Berkeley

The Alameda County coroner's office identified the man who died as Nathaniel R. Bell, 36, of Oakland.

Another armed carjacking on Gilman Street in Berkeley

Berkeley police said three people, each carrying a gun, approached the victim and took their car, a metallic Dodge Charger.

CHP search with helicopter underway in Berkeley

One reader said a helicopter was circling for at least 20 minutes around San Pablo Avenue in the area of Delaware Street and University Avenue.

Update: Man wounded in downtown Berkeley shooting

A witness told The Scanner there was a gunfight on the block.