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38,000 PG&E customers lost power in East Bay The outage started around 1:45 p.m. and the power came back on just before 3 p.m. The Downtown Berkeley BART station was shut down
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| Jan.27 |
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Cyclist dies after hit-and-run crash. 94703
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| Jan.28 |
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Charles H. Townes, renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, dies The inventor of the laser that ultimately led to bar codes in supermarkets and tools to help surgeons in the most delicate operations was 99
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| Apr.13 |
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2 men wounded in Berkeley shooting  94705: Officers found the victims at the Chevron gas station at the corner. One victim had been shot in the neck, and the other was found inside a Kia...
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| Apr.15 |
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Fast food workers rally for wage hike  94704: Hundreds of protesters marched in Berkeley to the McDonald's as part of a national movement that organizers call the 'Fight for 15'
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| May.23 |
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BART recovering from major delays in the East Bay
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| Jun.3 |
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2 officers injured struggling with suspect in bank. 94704
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| Jun.8 |
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 23,000 without power 18,000 customers without power in the East Bay cities of Berkeley, Richmond, San Pablo and El Cerrito. There are about 5,000 without power in San Jose
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| Jun.12 |
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David Littlejohn, UC Berkeley professor and critic, dies
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| Jun.15 |
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FBI seeks vandals who cut Bay Area fiber-optic cables The FBI asked for the public’s help in identifying people who have severed underground fiber-optic cables throughout the Bay Area
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| Jun.16 |
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Balcony collapsed, killing 6 people and injuring 7 Map of Kittredge Street and Harold Way Berkeley 94704: A balcony that collapsed at an apartment complex has killed five young people and sent eight others to the hospital with life-threatening injuries
| The collapse was reported before 1 a.m. It looks like it may have collapsed from the fourth floor and then struck the third floor balcony, which is below it. There were 12-14 people on the balcony when it collapsed. There were all from Ireland on a student exchange summer work program. Ashley Donohoe, 22, from Rohnert Park; Olivia Burke, 21, from Ireland; Eoghan Culligan, 21, from Ireland; Niccolai Schuster, 21, from Ireland; Lorcan Miller, 21, from Ireland; Eimear Walsh, 21, from Ireland
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Balcony tragedy probably caused by water damage, mayor says Map of 2020 Kittredge St Berkeley 94704: The likely cause of the apartment balcony collapse that killed 6 people and injured 7 was wood that had rotted from improper exposure to water
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Funeral for 2 cousins died in balcony collapse Ashley Donohoe, 22, of Rohnert Park, and Olivia Burke, 21, of Ireland were mourned at a Catholic Mass, where those in attendance wiped away ...
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Archdiocese conducting mass for victims of balcony collapse The San Francisco Archdiocese is conducting mass for the victims of the Berkeley balcony collapse Sunday morning
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Irish officials thanked for support to victim families Map of St Mary%27s Cathedral San Francisco Irish officials and religious leaders thanked Bay Area for the support and care given to the families of 6 people killed when a balcony collapsed
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| Jun.23 |
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Balcony had dry rot Map of 2020 Kittredge St Berkeley 94704: A balcony that led to the deaths of six college students, was supported by wooden beams that had been badly rotted by exposure to moisture
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Berkeley passed new balcony standards
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| Jul.26 |
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Part of I-80 closed due to big rig accident 94563: Some of the vehicles ended up on the right hand shoulder of the freeway, near the Ashby Avenue overcrossing
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I-80 school bus crash leaves dozen children injured Map of Interstate 80 Berkeley| 94563: At least a dozen children suffered minor injuries on the way to a field trip after their school bus rear-ended a van, setting off a chain of collisions | |
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| Aug.15 |
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Man shot in Berkeley. 94702
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| Aug.23 |
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Gun, badge stolen from UC Berkeley police chief car Map of Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Richmond| Margo Bennett went for a run and when she returned at about 8 a.m. she found her unmarked police vehicle had been broken into | |
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UC Berkeley measles patient travel to Richmond while contagious Berkeley officials have issued a warning after a student tested positive for measles after riding public transportation away from the school
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UC Berkeley police investigating sexual assault
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| Sep.10 |
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2.5-magnitude earthquake
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| Sep.27 |
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Female victim sexually assaulted on UC Berkeley campus
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| Sep.28 |
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Ashby BART station reopened after person hit by train 94703: The station was shut down for more than two hours Monday as officials investigated a person struck and killed by a train on the tracks
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| Sep.29 |
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Stanford, Berkeley researchers win MacArthur 'genius grants'
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Deacon of True Faith Baptist Church in Oakland killed in Berkeley 94703: 15 months ago another two people were shot by 24-year-old Anthony Durant at the same location. Durant was arrested at the time
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Prominent astronomer officially steps down| UC has accepted the resignation of professor Geoff Marcy after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students | |
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Irish president visits, plans to honor 6 Irish students killed Michael Higgins visited UC Berkeley Monday evening to talk about his vision to end global poverty
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Police investigating after thousands riot in Berkeley. 94704
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Principal: High student confessed to racist rant left on computer Map of Berkeley High School Berkeley| 94704: The student behind a hate-filled racist rant on a computer in the school's library that prompted a massive walkout and protest has confessed | |
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| Nov.22 |
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2-alarm apartment fire near UC Berkeley leaves dozens displaced
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| Nov.23 |
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Blaze broke out in industrial building. 94710
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| Nov.25 |
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Car shot at on I-80 in Berkeley, occupant hit by flying glass
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| Nov.27 |
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Fire rips through Berkeley restaurant for second time. 94704
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I-80 in Berkeley reopened following multiple vehicle accident
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| Dec.9 |
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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley vows to soldier on
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Death at UC Berkeley frat house investigated as 'suspicious' Map of 2900 Channing Way Berkeley Police and firefighters found Jeffrey Thomas Engler, 22, unresponsive who was pronounced dead
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Rescue underway for person under train at BART station 94702: Firefighters are working to rescue a person who was caught under a train Sunday morning
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