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A 70-year-old caretaker has been dismissed after being arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after striking her 91-year-old client in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo Bank on San Pablo Avenue the border of Albany and El Cerrito, police said.
A 70-year-old caretaker has been dismissed after being arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after striking her client, a 91-year-old Berkeley woman, in the parking lot of a Wells Fargo Bank on San Pablo Avenue, police said.
Why did the newt cross the road? If the road is South Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park, the newt had much more in mind than simply getting to the other side.
The body of an older adult male was found in the water at the Berkeley waterfront next to Frontage Road this afternoon, Wednesday. Police said there was no apparent signs of foul play.
The body of an older adult male was found in the water at the Berkeley waterfront next to Frontage Road this afternoon, Wednesday. Police said there was no apparent signs of foul play.
A new center for Jewish studies at UC Berkeley officially opened Wednesday with a lecture on campus. The launch will be staggered over several months.
The police officer who was bitten by a dog during an encounter in which the dog was was shot and killed by police at the Albany Bulb did not suffer any apparent serious injury, a City of Albany spokeswoman said today, Wednesday.
An Albany police officer who was bitten by a dog during an encounter in which the dog was was shot and killed by police at the Albany Bulb did not suffer any apparent serious injury, a city spokeswoman said today, Wednesday.
An ad hoc group of parents seeking smaller class sizes in Albany's K-3 classrooms invites any interested parents or other community members to a meeting tonight, Wednesday.
Former San Francisco Giants home-run king Barry Bonds has asked the federal appeals court in San Francisco to review his 2011 obstruction-of-justice conviction related to the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs by athletes.
Former San Francisco Giants home-run king Barry Bonds has asked the federal appeals court in San Francisco to review his 2011 obstruction-of-justice conviction related to the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs by athletes.
Banker Linda Foss, former President of the Montclair Village Association, sobbed and daubed at her eyes with a tissue Monday was she was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for stealing more than $2 million from clients.
Why did the newt cross the road? If the road is South Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park, the newt had much more in mind than simply getting to the other side.
Why did the newt cross the road? If the road is South Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park, the newt had much more in mind than simply getting to the other side.
Agreeing that MacGregor High School's structural problems were too extensive to fix economically, the Albany school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to tear it down to make way for portables that would replace it.
The Albany school board voted 4-1 Tuesday night for a cost-benefit study to help determine whether Marin and Ocean View elementary schools should be retrofitted or rebuilt to address seismic safety issues.
In report for a school board item tonight on seismic safety issues at Marin and Ocean View elementary schools, Superintendent Marla Stephenson says the two schools face "an imminent health and safety threat."
The Albany police logs for Oct. 19-20 include two stolen vehicles, a burglary on Pomona, a hit and run with damage, a drunk/disorderly arrest at Club Mallard and complaints of the red light being stuck for eastbound Buchanan traffic at Pierce.
A 15-month-old dog named Amore, who belonged to an Albany Bulb resident, was shot and killed this morning at the Bulb by two Albany police officers after lunging at the officers and biting one on the arm, according to a city spokeswoman.
A 15-month-old dog named Amore, who belonged to an Albany Bulb resident, was shot and killed this morning at the Bulb by two Albany police officers after lunging at the officers and biting one on the arm, according to a city spokeswoman.