In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

COACH MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY. KCRA 3’S RYAN CURRY JOINS US LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE CHARGES HE’S FACING. RYAN. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT WAS A RELATIVELY ROUTINE FIRST COURT ...

John Beam, left, and Alonzo Carter were coaching counterparts at the high school and junior college levels in the Bay Area. Courtesy of Alonzo Carter A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in ...

An Oakland, Calif., man was charged with murder Monday for the “targeted” assassination of legendary Laney College football coach John Beam, who he allegedly shot because he believed the star of ...

The man accused of killing Laney College athletic director and longtime football coach John Beam has been charged with murder and also faces a gun enhancement in the case. Cedric Irving faces 50 years ...

Cedric Irving Jr., 27, was charged with murder following the shooting death of Coach John Beam. Irving will be formally arraigned in court on Tuesday. Beam was a legendary figure who was featured in ...

When Damon Owens met football coach John Beam, he was a flailing sophomore at Oakland’s Skyline High School on the verge of dropping out. But the now-52-year-old credits Beam for changing the course ...

For former Skyline High School and NFL player William Blackwell Jr., the news of Coach John Beam's death has been devastating. "A lot of memories here," Blackwell said, walking around the Skyline ...

Multnomah County commissioners were less than dazzled by the performance of the county’s drug deflection center during its first year of operation, which ended Aug. 31. At a briefing Thursday, ...

Like John Beam, Lou Richie, left, and Chris Kyriacou, right, are fixtures in the Oakland athletic scene. Courtesy of Lou Richie He is credited with mentoring dozens and dozens of teenagers and young ...

OAKLAND — John Beam, the legendary football coach who shaped multiple generations of student athletes, anchoring Oakland’s sports community and becoming a respected leader at Laney College, died from ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix show "Last Chance U" and remains in critical condition after being ...