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 ...

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 ...

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. (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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Oakland police have arrested a suspect in Thursday’s shooting of Laney College athletic director and legendary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...