Police: Man shot friend, staged suicide scene to get away with murder
According to detectives, the killer’s grandmother watched him stage the crime scene and waited to call police so he could make his escape.
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Police arrest Berkeley man, 20, after fatal shooting on Channing Way
A young woman in her 20s was also wounded in Tuesday night’s shooting, but she is expected to survive.
Berkeley police investigate homicide on Channing Way
It is Berkeley’s second fatal shooting of the year. Last year, there were no homicides in Berkeley.
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Update: Roads reopened after southwest Berkeley shooting; no injuries reported
The initial call came in at 1:44 p.m. and police said they didn’t receive any reports of injuries.
Shop Talk: Meet the ‘plant queen’ of Southwest Berkeley and the fiddler hired as Ashkenaz’s new director
A plant lover turns her passion into a business on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
Police: Woman targeted mother, baby during drive-by shootings on Acton
A 20-year-old Oakland woman has now been charged with all three shootings, court papers show.
Berkeley’s next park: City gets $5M to turn rail corridor into gardens, playground
The former trackbed of a Santa Fe railroad line that once cut through West Berkeley could become a multi-block city park.
Berkeley neighbors fight to save their community garden
In 2004, a group of neighbors were given permission to garden on two empty lots along Ashby Avenue. With one of the lots up for sale, they’re rallying to save their garden.
Berkeley gang members sentenced to 12 years in prison for 2018 shootings
Following the resolution of the case, police released surveillance footage — for the first time — from the most “brazen” of the Berkeley shootings.
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Walgreens to close Southwest Berkeley location Nov. 17
“It’s going to have a serious impact, especially on low-income folks,” Councilmember Terry Taplin said.
Half-naked man arrested on suspicion of rape attempt, home break-in
Police were investigating a report of a prowler outside a teenage girl’s window when a neighbor began screaming about a stranger in her home.
Oakland woman, 21, charged with domestic violence shooting in Berkeley
The shooting took place Friday just before 9:40 p.m. in the 2700 block of Acton Street.
