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A criminal case centered on a heated conflict that made national headlines last year, between a Trump supporter and an older woman at a Berkeley protest, is now in the jury's hands.

Video that quickly went viral ...


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Two men charged with killing a youth pastor in Berkeley in 2022 were sentenced to prison Thursday after seeing the murder case dropped to manslaughter in the lead-up to trial.

In an exclusive interview Thursday night, Tapu Mata'afa shared some of wh...


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A Berkeley woman was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday after a fire broke out in her duplex just south of Strawberry Creek Park.

Just before 4 p.m., the Berkeley Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire with a resident still inside on Poe Street, a small cul-de-sac, at Bonar Street.

Firefighters responded quickly and found the woman, who was u...


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UC Berkeley police have made an arrest in a shooting investigation — with robbery and sex crime allegations — in the Lawrence Hall of Science parking lot in January.

The incident began late Jan. 6 as a group hangout arranged on Facebook, according to court ...


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A Berkeley Hope Center resident stole several items from an Uber driver Monday when the driver tried to return a lost phone to the suspect's girlfriend, according to court papers.

The incident happened outside the Hope Center, at 2012 Berkeley Way, just after 12:30 p.m., police said.

The driver was sitting in his parked car waiting to return the phone, which the w...


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