A man who drove head-on at high speed into a vehicle in Berkeley in 2018, fatally wounding a 91-year-old woman and reportedly leaving her daughter with permanent injuries, is set to appear in criminal court Tuesday.
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Auto burglary suspects seriously injured in Berkeley crash during escape attempt
Three auto burglary suspects spent the night at Highland Hospital with serious injuries after crashing in South Berkeley late Friday night while fleeing from police, authorities report.
Man attacked outside Bongo Burger in Southside Berkeley
A man was attacked Thursday night in Southside Berkeley after he refused to answer questions posed by a man who walked up to him outside Bongo Burger, authorities report.
Family that had beloved nursery wants to turn its weeds into weed
The Yabusakis want to open “America’s first retail cannabis nursery hybrid” on Dwight Way.
Update: Driver convicted of vehicular manslaughter after crash on Shattuck
More than a year after the crash that resulted in the death of a renowned Berkeley researcher, a Pleasanton man was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter.
Oakland man arrested on Telegraph with loaded pistol, large-capacity magazine
Berkeley police pulled over an Oakland man Saturday night in the Southside neighborhood near UC Berkeley, and found a loaded gun in his car, authorities report.
Teen cyclist taken to hospital after bus crash in Berkeley
A 13-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after a crash involving an AC Transit bus in Berkeley on Tuesday morning.
Thursday: Groundbreaking for new Dwight Way project
There’s a groundbreaking Thursday, March 26, for a mixed-use development at Shattuck and Dwight. Image: Christiani Johnson Architects There’s a groundbreaking Thursday, March 26, for a mixed-use development at Shattuck and Dwight. Image: Christiani Johnson Architects A 99-unit, 6-story building planned in downtown Berkeley is kicking off construction in earnest with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday […]
Much loved Berkeley nursery closes doors after 30 years
The Yabusaki Dwight Way Nursery closed on Saturday June 22, 2014, after 30 years under the same ownership. Photo: Charles Siler The Yabusaki Dwight Way Nursery closed on Saturday June 22, 2014, after 30 years under the same ownership. Photo: Charles Siler Last Saturday, the Yabusaki family shut the doors of the Dwight Way Nursery for the final time after 30 […]
Berkeleyside Police Blotter: Crime in Berkeley, June 6-12
Selected calls for service to the Berkeley Police, June 6-12, via CrimeMapping.com. (Scroll down for maps of home burglaries, auto burglaries and auto thefts.) The red icons show physical violence. The blue icons with a white mask are robberies. Yellow icons are reports of a disturbance and green ones are vandalism. Click the map for […]
Dwight office building now a credit to the ‘hood
Why this picture of a plain office building on Dwight Way, you may ask? Well it’s precisely because the building is looking so unblemished that it warrants attention. In January we reported on the copious amounts of graffiti that had turned this corner building on Dwight and Fulton into an eyesore and a blight on the landscape (see […]