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OAKLAND, Calif. — Virginia Madden sat on a couch amid family and friends when a stranger approached. He crouched down on a knee, presented a box and ...

If California school district officials need a lesson on how not to deal with declining enrollments, they can look to Oakland.

'One more Monday Night in Oakland' Celebration of John Madden set February 14

LOS ANGELES — These days after classes, Michael Lee-Chang pulls up his mother's email inbox and finds the latest update of daily coronavirus cases at his school, Redondo Union High. The 18-year-old senior scans for other school announcements and uploads the information to his Instagram stories, where some 4,700 followers,…

Police closed off a 15-block area of the Californian city and evacuated several buildings before discovering the supposed ‘incendiary device’ was a hoax

Students join wave of protests across the country calling for better masking and testing or a return to virtual learning

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oakland on Tuesday became the latest California city to ban the components for easy-to-assemble and impossible-to-trace “ghost guns,” whose popularity has spiked in recent years, amid a wave of gun violence in the city.

Senate majority leader says ‘the eyes of the nation will be watching’ – follow all the latest news

LOS ANGELES — Before taping a recent episode of “Jeopardy!,” current host and all-time greatest player Ken Jennings had a piece of advice for contestants facing reigning champion Amy Schneider.