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 ...

The man accused in the killing of beloved Laney College athletic director John Beam in Oakland, Calif., was charged with murder on Monday and faces a gun enhancement count as well, authorities said.

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 ...

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, ...

John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus, police ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Laney College football coach John Beam died of gunshot wounds in what police say was a ‘targeted’ shooting. Suspect Cedric Irving, Jr., 27, was arrested in connection with Beam's death. Beam ...

John Beam, the athletic director and former head football coach at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., who was featured on Netflix’s “Last Chance U” show in 2020, died Friday after being shot in the ...

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. -- Celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U" that showcased the connections he made with players others wouldn't gamble on, has ...

Coach John Beam was featured in Netflix's "Last Chance U." Legendary former football coach John Beam died on Friday morning after he was shot on the Laney College campus in Oakland, California, on ...