A man with a gun struck a Berkeley Hills resident in the head during a robbery Friday morning, authorities report. The call originally came in to police as a possible carjacking at 10:40 a.m. in the ...

Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous ...

The Berkeley fire chief says the images we're seeing out of Southern California are a grim reminder of what can happen locally.

Despite various efforts over the years, campus and the city of Berkeley are currently not sufficiently prepared to deal with ...

The Berkeley Hills Fire Company is mourning the loss of one of its firefighters. Dalton Minerd was a huge asset to the company, according to its post on Facebook. He drove for five days a week ...

Late on the night of Tuesday, 22 October 1991, long-time friend Greg called and said simply, "We lost the house." Greg and his father had built, largely by hand, a beautiful house with a 270-degree ...

And she wants to expand housing throughout the city, but she’s mindful of the potential fire risks in parts of the hills.” Neither the EBT/Merc editorial board’s concerns about Berkeley government nor ...

"Climate change has only made it more likely." Sprague and Emile Castanchoa, who live near the Berkeley Hills, vividly remember the Oakland Hills Firestorm of 1991. "It was very apocalyptic and I ...