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Driver killed on Cal campus by falling eucalyptus tree
A driver was killed on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Sunday afternoon when a large eucalyptus tree fell on his car.Read More
Mother, caretaker killed in San Jose hit-and-run
A Southern California woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning has been identified as 29-year-old Nicole Stanton of San Dimas, according to the Santa Clara...Read More
Llamas help calm stressed Cal students before final exams
University of California at Berkeley students cramming for finals next week will have an opportunity to de-stress with some llamas on campus Monday.Read More
Contractor cited, fined after death of worker in April
State regulators have issued nine citations and proposed $141,000 in penalties against a general contractor for an Oakland accident that killed a worker in April.Read More
Commission to expand inquiry into PG&E safety culture
A new phase is opening in the investigation into PG&E's safety culture, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission said in a statement Thursday.Read More
Emergency declaration protects utility customers affected by fires
People affected by the devastating wildfires around the state are entitled to an array of consumer protections concerning their electricity, water and telephone bills, according to the California Public...Read More
First lawsuit against PG&E filed over Camp Fire
A group of Bay Area lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court against PG&E on behalf of several victims of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte...Read More
Smoky air closes most Sonoma County schools
Sonoma County Office of Education officials said 36 school districts and 12 independent charter schools and other educational programs in the county are closed Tuesday because of poor air...Read More
Hearing explores stiffer safety requirements for city contractors
Supervisor Norman Yee is calling for city departments to do a better job when it comes vetting contractors' safety records for construction work.Read More
Power restored in Sonoma Co., thousands elsewhere wait
PG&E customers in Sonoma County have had their power fully restored as of 3:45 a.m. Tuesday after being affected by the power shutoff that started Sunday night, according to...Read More
Cal student reports sexual assault in campus housing
A student at University of California at Berkeley was sexually assaulted in university housing early Friday morning.Read More
Lifeguard, swimmer rescued from Monastery Beach rip currents
Cal Fire crews rescued two people, one a lifeguard, who got caught in a rip current in the Pacific Ocean at Monastery Beach in unincorporated Monterey County.Read More
Cal alumna wins Nobel in chemistry
For the second time this week, a Nobel Prize has been given to a scientist associated with the University of California at Berkeley.Read More
Helicopter strikes power line near Calistoga
Two small fires started when a helicopter contracted by PG&E hit a power line near Calistoga causing a power outage affecting 8,300 PG&E customers in Calistoga and Lake County...Read More
Two firefighters injured battling San Jose grass fire
Two firefighters were injured Sunday night battling a grass fire that consumed more than 30 acres in the hills near Quimby Road.Read More
For decades, these rapes went unsolved. Today, a suspect is behind bars.
A Benicia man who worked for 25 years at the University of California, Berkeley was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting 10 women in at least six counties.Read More
Irving fire nearly contained
The 152-acre Irving Fire burning at Samuel P. Taylor State Park northwest of Lagunitas in Marin County is 90 percent contained as of Thursday morning, county fire officials said.Read More
Burn ban in effect for San Mateo, Santa Cruz counties
Cal Fire's San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit announced a ban on all outdoor burning starting Tuesday.Read More
Crews make progress on Irving fire
The Irving Fire that is burning near Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County is 25 percent contained Tuesday morning, a Marin County Fire Department spokeswoman said.Read More
Cal campus off lockdown after gun scare
A report of a person with a gun at University of California at Berkeley Wednesday was a private armored guard who was authorized to be on campus.Read More