BART deadly stabbing trial proceeding, suspect ruled competent

John Lee Cowell is charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Wilson and her sister, 26-year-old Letifah Wilson, on the platform at the MacArthur station at 9:36 p.m. on July 22, 2018.

Judge wants more time to decide mental competency of BART stabbing suspect

The judge has three options: ordering Cowell to stand trial on Jan. 6 as scheduled, finding that he's mentally incompetent to stand trial and suspending the criminal proceedings against him, or appointing another psychiatrist to examine him to determine his current competency.

Track maintenance slowing BART train traffic through San Francisco

That maintenance involves single-tracking between the Embarcadero and 24th Street/Mission stations, creating a bottleneck for trains in both directions through downtown San Francisco, BART officials said.

BART-Berkeley affordable housing plan faces criticism

Not everyone is on board with the city of Berkeley's plan to address the affordable housing crisis. Critics say the elimination of BART parking lots would make public transit more inaccessible.

Man accused of sexual assault at BART station elevator taken into custody

Police are searching for 38-year-old Roberto Marenco, who they believe is the suspect in an alleged sexual assault in an elevator at the Millbrae Station.

Black BART riders disproportionately cited for eating: report

Of the 55 people who have been cited for eating on BART since Oct. 1, 2014, more than 80 percent were people of color.

Woman recounts trying to save BART stabbing victim

A woman describes the chaotic knife fight on a BART train that left a good Samaritan dead. The woman, a nursing student, comforted the victim as she applied pressure to his stab wounds.

Trial date set for suspect in fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson

The suspect in the 2018 fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland entered a not guilty plea on Friday by reason of insanity.

Increased security following homicide on BART train
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KTVU reporter Rob Roth explains the changes to security measures following a deadly stabbing on a BART train Tuesday.