Two fires at UC Berkeley investigated as arson

Two separate fires were reported at University of California, Berkeley and both are being investigated as arson, the University of California Berkeley Police Department confirmed to KTVU.

NCAA, leagues agree to $2.8 billion plan for athlete compensation

The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims.

Bay Area Iranian Americans hope for change with death of Iran's President

Bay Area Iranian Americans who fled from the hardline leadership of Iran's Shah and later the religious clerics were not mourning the death of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday.

UC Berkeley says 8 protesters arrested have been ID'd

Officials at UC Berkeley say they have identified eight of the 12 people arrested on Thursday at the anti-war encampment next to Peoples Park. They say only one was a student.

UC Berkeley Gaza war protesters arrested for occupying vacant building

Officers have arrested at least 12 Gaza war protesters on Thursday, who took over a vacant building near UC Berkeley's campus one day earlier, university officials say. 

Jewish Biden staffer publicly resigns over policies in Gaza

The UC Berkeley political science grad had scathing words for the president, saying Biden has "the blood of innocent people on his hands," and that she can "no longer in good conscience continue to represent the administration in [Biden's] disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza."

New group of protesters occupy UC Berkeley-owned vacant building

One day after pro-Palestinian protesters began to dismantle their encampment on UC Berkeley's campus, another protest popped up at a vacant building owned by the school that is near campus. 

UCLA to pay UC Berkeley millions in 'Calimony' following vote

The University of California Board of Regents panel approved a plan for UCLA to pay UC Berkeley $10 million a year because the Bruins are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten.

Oakland senior accepted to 120 colleges after immigrating from Uganda

A high-school senior in Oakland was accepted into 120 colleges around the country. He's only been in the U.S. for five years after immigrating from Uganda.

UC Berkeley opens civil rights probe into confrontation between law professor, student

The University of California, Berkeley, has reportedly opened a civil rights investigation into an altercation between a law professor and a student, which was captured on video.

Hundreds of protesters at UC Berkeley rally against Rafah invasion

Members of the Bay Area chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement held an "All Out for Rafah" rally at UC Berkeley on Tuesday, a day after Israel rejected a ceasefire with Hamas and hours after the IDF took control of Gaza's vital border crossing.

Snowiest day of winter season happens in May

A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay Area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.

2 Bay Area hospitals host special proms for young patients

Two hospitals on both sides of the Bay held a special prom for their teen patients on Friday night. Benioff UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland and San Francisco hosted the annual event.

Violence reported at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza encampment

Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.