Bishop O’Dowd cruises to win over Oakland Tech. Oakland High basketball standout makes statement in first baseball game. Plus ...

Nearby businesses provided equipment and members of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District hauled out hundreds of tires ...

Madera Unified teacher Julian Ramos, who sees drama as a spark to fuel literacy among his students, is grateful for ...

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Sequim High School’s new running track made its official debut Thursday, welcoming five North Olympic Peninsula schools and ...

LATEST March 20, 9:38 a.m. A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez, a 15-year-old college prep student killed in East Oakland on Monday, ...

An arrest has been made days after 15-year-old Derbing Alvarado was gunned down while walking with friends in Oakland on ...

The good work of local nonprofits in the Tri-Valley and greater Alameda County – including the host organization – was on ...

Faith in Action East Bay will hold a vigil and march Friday night in deep East Oakland in memory of Derbing Jose Alvarado ...

A 15-year-old, Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez, was shot and killed in Oakland; the community and his school mourn his loss, ...

Family and friends held a vigil in East Oakland on Wednesday for a 15-year-old boy who was killed on his way to soccer ...