Two young men from Oakland have been charged with having a gun on UC Berkeley property after parking near Memorial Stadium with an open container, according to court papers.

Berkeley crime blotter: Hit-and-run crash leads cops to drug stash; random attack on Solano Avenue; police make arrest after robbery near Cal; road rage via gun.

Authorities are looking for a teenager who failed to show up in court this month on a felony gun case from Berkeley High School, court papers show.

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit Berkeley on Monday evening, the third to shake the city in just 16 hours.

The intersection where a driver ran down a man on a bike last week is already set for improvements as one of Berkeley's "high-injury" corridors. Zachary's Corner has a history of serious collisions, including the crash that killed 5-year-old Zachary Cruz in 2009.

UPDATE: A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattled Berkeley early Monday morning, at least the second quake in the Southside neighborhood in recent weeks.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled Berkeley early Monday morning, at least the second quake in the Southside neighborhood in recent weeks.

Many people were concerned when Robert Clear didn't show up for AM drop-off at Emerson Elementary on Tuesday. As it turned out, he had been just blocks away when police say a driver intentionally struck him after running down two other people in the neighborhood.

The driver who ran down three Berkeley residents Tuesday morning in the Elmwood district chose his victims at random, authorities say. All three people remain hospitalized tonight. Don't miss the latest developments.

UPDATE: More details have begun to emerge about a horrific series of events in Berkeley on Tuesday, when a driver reportedly ran down three people, including an older man on a bike. The third collision happened right in front of a former combat medic who now lives in Berkeley. Here's what he saw.

A driver struck three people during the morning commute in Berkeley on Tuesday, sending all three to the hospital, authorities say. He then abandoned his car near Emerson Elementary and tried to carjack someone, according to police.

After a months-long court battle, a federal judge has granted the city of Berkeley permission to clean up one side of one block of the longstanding Harrison Street homeless encampment.

A draft plan to allow denser development in three of Berkeley's "highest-resource and highest-income" neighborhoods has already met with skepticism in at least some quarters.

A local man remains hospitalized this week after using a pair of scissors to cut his own throat in a West Berkeley cafe, authorities say.

A resident at Berkeley's Hope Center has been charged with attempted murder after trying to shoot a fellow resident last week, according to court papers.

Authorities recovered the body of a man from the Berkeley Marina on Thursday morning.

Berkeley police arrested a man who broke into a woman's apartment while she was home and stole a piece of jewelry Monday, authorities report. The woman heard noise in her bathroom, ran outside and saw a pair of legs sticking out of her window, BPD said.

SCOOP: A vote to launch a new network of fixed surveillance cameras in Berkeley "to deter crime and provide investigative support" is poised to get pulled from Tuesday night's council agenda, inside sources say.

BREAKING: Berkeley police are on the scene investigating a spate of gunfire near a local elementary school Monday.

Wildfire season has gotten more severe. Civicorps is training local youth in how to tackle the growing problem. And their work is making Tilden park safer.

A man linked to three commercial burglaries — at three one four pizzeria, Auto Options tire shop and Oak Barrel Winecraft — is now facing felony charges after his arrest this week by Berkeley police.

A system-wide "computer equipment problem" has delayed the start of BART train service Friday morning, the transit agency has announced.

Authorities are investigating reports of a non-injury shooting at a supportive housing complex in downtown Berkeley overnight Thursday. One person was arrested.

Burglars broke into at least two Berkeley restaurants and another five in Albany over the holiday weekend, making a mess but finding little of value in at least some cases. Here's what we've learned so far.

A coordinated team of armed law enforcement officers in camouflage uniforms sparked community concern in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning. Turns out, they were serving an eviction.

A coordinated team of armed law enforcement officers in camouflage uniforms sparked community concern in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning. Turns out, they were serving an eviction.

A man who was shot in the face during a standoff in April with Berkeley police has been ordered by an Alameda County judge to stand trial. Ricardo Ruiz, 34, goes by the name DJ Occult online and calls himself "the only Trump supporter" in Berkeley.

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake shook Berkeley early Sunday morning, the first temblor in the city in quite some time. Plus: All the quakes in Berkeley since Jan. 1, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: The family of a man who died recently after a driver struck him on his evening walk in Berkeley has organized a candlelight vigil tonight to honor him. "He loved walking," his son told TBS on Sunday afternoon. "It's so sad that was what took his life."

EXCLUSIVE: A man police say followed customers from local banks into Berkeley, and then robbed them, is now facing felony charges in three separate cases. In one of the incidents, authorities say 19-year-old Elijah Simpson and another man chased down a UC Berkeley swim coach and robbed her.

A woman was taken to Highland Hospital on Thursday after what police say was a solo bike crash on Tunnel Road near the Claremont Hotel. The busy roadway was closed briefly during the investigation.

Berkeley police increased patrols around Berkeley High School in response to an email threat to campus Thursday morning, authorities report.

A driver was arrested in Berkeley on Wednesday following a car chase by Richmond police, authorities report. (And, yes, there were also helicopters.)

A woman drove into the San Francisco Bay in West Berkeley last week, resulting in a medical evaluation, authorities report.

EXCLUSIVE: A 75-year-old Berkeley man who was struck by a driver in a low-speed crash near Willard Park earlier this month has died, authorities report. Here's what we've learned.

EXCLUSIVE: A Berkeley man recounts how he stopped an alleged kidnapping attempt at Aquatic Park. Plus: What we learned about the woman police say tried to take the baby. You won't read this story anywhere else.

As the fall 2025 semester starts, UC Berkeley has rolled out a new approach to emergency messaging for the campus community and the broader public. Under the new system, Cal appears to have ditched most email alerts, for the broader public in particular.

Authorities are investigating a sexual battery report on the UC Berkeley campus Sunday morning. A woman told police that an older stranger had complimented her and touched her inappropriately at the West Crescent.

Police arrested two teenagers from Antioch after an armed robbery overnight on UC Berkeley's Frat Row. BPD said officers caught the suspects when they crashed after a brief car chase.

A man police say flashed a gun during a traffic dispute this week and tried to hide in a creek to evade capture now faces multiple felony charges. A local couple had been driving home when a stranger rear-ended them at a red light, BPD said. It went downhill from there.

A Berkeley woman died Saturday night at Highland Hospital after a bike crash at a busy North Oakland intersection. Hongmei Chen was 54 years old.

More than 100 people converged in Berkeley's Civic Center Park on Thursday to celebrate its reopening after nearly a year of major construction work.

Bike safety advocates are calling for accountability after a driver struck a child in a crosswalk outside a Berkeley middle school. But the primary issue wasn't the driver behind the wheel, they say, but another driver who had parked in a nearby red zone.

It is sobering to remember the 1868 Hayward earthquake, the last major eruption on our local fault. In today's guest essay, Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz walks us through what happened. Coming up: Don't miss a chance to hear him speak.

OP-ED: Berkeley has released a draft of its long-awaited Bike Plan update. In some ways, Walk Bike Berkeley argues, the plan is a step backward, making it harder to deliver local bicycle improvements. But it's not too late to weigh in.

A Berkeley man is facing torture and false imprisonment charges after being arrested by police last week, court papers show.

UPDATE: Berkeley police released an update Sunday at about 11:20 a.m. to say the 11-year-old girl who went missing near San Pablo Park the prior evening has been located.

Berkeley police are asking for help to find a little girl who went missing from southwest Berkeley on Saturday night. Police say 11-year-old Chloe Sutton was last seen heading west on Burnett Street near Park Street at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

The case against a young man charged with sex crimes against a woman he met on the Tinder dating app can proceed to trial, an Alameda County judge has ruled.

BREAKING: Firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire Thursday evening in the Berkeley Hills, according to early reports. Here's what we know.