Berkeley hotel lobby fire prompts arson investigation
Authorities are reviewing lobby security footage and have collected samples from the scene to learn more about what happened, BFD said.
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Man shot in South Berkeley on Thursday night
According to emergency radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner, the man had been shot in the back.
Families decry DA's handling of 'Angel and Jazy' murder case
The young man charged with killing both boys and wounding two others at a birthday party in 2022 will be free by age 25 as per the current deal.
Berkeley woman charged with fatal stabbing of her mother
The Alameda County DA's office charged Gabriella Riemer on Wednesday morning with the murder of 60-year-old Heather Riemer.
Police: Man charged with sex crime after hounding girl at park
Mark Blackmore asked the girl her age and if "she was fast," police wrote. He also asked "if she dates grown men" and wanted to be his wife.
Woman dead in Berkeley's first homicide of 2024
Police arrested 23-year-old Gabriella Riemer at 10:45 p.m. Sunday on suspicion of murder, according to jail records online.
Suspects held to answer after fatal shooting near UC Berkeley
"You don't shoot 7-10 times if there's no intent to kill," the judge said.