Berkeley High School went on "high alert" on Thursday afternoon after a former student threatened to "come to BHS with the intent to do harm," according to a message from the principal.
It was the club's first appearance at the national championships and the players defeated the first seed to take the title.
After nearly 30 years at Berkeley High, the Liberian-born educator and dancer is leaving the studio.
Naomi "Mama Washington" Diouf is retiring after nearly 30 years of teaching West African dance to Berkeley High students. Here, her beginning/intermediate Afro-Haitian class practices a routine in spring 2019. Video by Natalie Orenstein.
The candidate, who was running for student body president, broke into his classmates' email accounts and cast 500 votes for himself.
Kids of all ages took to the streets in Berkeley and San Francisco to demand action on climate change.
Police arrested a 21-year-old man at Civic Center Park on suspicion of selling marijuana to a Berkeley High School student, authorities report.
The federal judge rejected the defense argument that Amer Alhaggagi was an Internet troll who had been joking around when he talked about setting off bombs and killing 10K people.
Eric taught at Berkeley High School for over four decades and it was there he met and later married Susan Groves, a fellow history teacher.
Hear an audio dispatch from teacher protests. With educators in Los Angeles preparing to go on strike, Berkeley teachers rallied, chanted and wore their brightest red clothing to support them Friday.
The Measure I project would address classroom space and the stage. Bigger construction — downsizing the historic theater — could come later.
Amer Alhaggagi has admitted to opening social media accounts for ISIS and planning bombings and fires around Berkeley. His attorneys say he was just kidding around.
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