A 21st birthday party in Berkeley full of students from Ireland turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy early Tuesday when the small fourth-floor balcony of the apartment hosting the bash gave way, ...

The Berkeley apartment balcony that collapsed last week, killing six people and injuring seven, was supported by laminated wooden beams that are considered especially vulnerable to water damage and ...

The Berkeley apartment building balcony that collapsed, killing six and injuring seven others, may not have been built to support so many people. A former zoning board member who was part of a ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Balconies on Berkeley, California, apartment buildings will be inspected every three years under new regulations adopted by the city in the wake of a balcony collapse that left ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley’s mayor said Wednesday as the victims’ heartbroken loved ones ...

The Contractors State License Board said Friday that “poor workmanship” in waterproofing the balcony at the Library Gardens Apartments led to water damage that caused it to rot and eventually collapse ...

A partial settlement has been reached between the plaintiffs and some of the defendants in a lawsuit related to a June 2015 balcony collapse at the Library Gardens apartment complex that killed six ...

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