Downtown

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: Man wounded in downtown Berkeley shooting

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

Berkeley High student pistol-whipped after school

Police flooded the downtown area and did a thorough search for the assailant but they were unable to find him.

Berkeley police chase stolen car after Flock hit, driver arrested

The driver fled from police in the downtown Trader Joe's parking lot, hitting one police cruiser and nearly colliding with another, BPD said.

Person dead, downtown Berkeley BART station closed

According to dispatch traffic, a caller advised police just after 5:45 p.m. that a person had been hit by a train.

A near-fatal bike crash may shift how Berkeley does street design

In 2016, a driver rear-ended Mike Wilson’s wife while she was biking home from work at UC Berkeley. The crash was "100% preventable," Wilson said.