A memorial walk for coach John Beam was held on Wednesday night as hundreds of people came out to celebrate his life. While he was the athletic director and football coach at Laney College, he had an ...

OAKLAND – With a camera slung across her shoulders and a notepad in hand, student journalist Nelzy Gonzalez-Zaragoza was ready to cover a police press conference about the devastating tragedy that had ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Laney College Athletic Director John Beam had complained about security at the Oakland community college a day before he was shot to death on campus, according to student journalists ...

ARTICLE UPDATE 11/18/25: Some students from nearby Skyline High School were at Laney College for a field trip when the shooting occurred, making it the second lockdown the students experienced in one ...

John Beam, a cherished football coach whose mentorship and care touched the lives of thousands of people, has died after being shot Thursday on an Oakland college campus — a devastating loss for a ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Legendary Oakland football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U", has died after being shot at Laney College, the Oakland Police Department ...

Former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam died Friday a day after being shot on the school's Oakland campus, police said. He was 66. Beam, a beloved Oakland football ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Bullets rang out Thursday afternoon at Laney College in Oakland, striking a legendary coach who spent 45 years shaping young athletes into leaders on and off the field. Officials ...

OAKLAND — Authorities arrested a 27-year-old Oakland man early Friday in the Laney College campus shooting of legendary Oakland football coach John Beam, multiple sources told this news outlet. The ...

Oakland police officials announced Friday that they have made an arrest in connection with Thursday's shooting at Laney College. Sources at the San Francisco Chronicle identified the person shot as ...

Retired “Last Chance U” football coach John Beam died Friday in Northern California and a suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting at Laney College in Oakland, authorities said. The ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U”, has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a ...