Those who knew legendary football coach John Beam the best always said he cared only about the number of lives he aided off ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The legacy of Oakland Coach John Beam continues to be celebrated, even in the weeks since his passing. On Saturday afternoon, there was a special showing of the award-winning ...

A tribute for late Coach John Beam will be held at the New Parkway Theater on Saturday afternoon by Skyline High School alumni to honor a man who made a difference to them. Alumni, community members, ...

Hundreds of students walked off Oakland’s Skyline High School campus on Tuesday, calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence. They say the Oakland Unified School District ...

ARTICLE UPDATE – 11/17/25: Oakland Police said the two juvenile suspects charged in a shooting Wednesday at Skyline High School had ghost guns. Ghost guns, sometimes referred to as privately made ...

OAKLAND – On a nondescript September morning last fall, John Beam sat in his Laney College office, one decorated with trophies, photos and other reminders of his nearly innumerable football successes ...

Oakland University’s campus is set to close for more than a week for emergency repairs. The campus will be closed from 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, so crews can repair ...

Laney College athletic director and former football coach John Beam — who was featured on Netflix’s “Last Chance U” — was shot on Thursday, ABC7 Bay Area reported. The shooting occurred on the college ...

Sources tell ABC7 News that Laney College Athletic Director John Beam was shot Thursday afternoon on the Oakland campus. Now, if you've been around the Oakland sports scene or watched the popular ...

A shooting at Oakland's Skyline High School injured a juvenile on Wednesday, and two other juveniles were arrested, authorities said. The Oakland Police Department said the shooting happened just ...