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Community members have repeatedly called 311 to report the public health and safety hazard. While the city has cleaned up the area in the past, residents say they are not receiving the same response this time....
Isabella A. Fanuele was a successful baker and recent high school graduate.
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A Castro Valley teenager is proving hard work and dedication pays off. 14-year-old Janet Criss is one of the top youth sprinters in the country, and she's the number one 100m middle school runner in California....
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a coordinated campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists....
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Ryan Murphy's new series, "The Shards" explores the privileged world of an elite prep school in Los Angeles in the 1980s. See the trailer now and watch the first two episodes Aug. 5 on FX and Hulu....
From banker to teacher to bento box maven: How Chika Kuramoto found her calling at the Inner Sunset’s CSK Kitchen. Three careers in, Chika Kuramoto makes the Japanese food she wants to eat...
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KRON) — It’s been nearly six weeks since 18-year-old Jamario Baker was killed moments after a graduation ceremony in Fairfield, and his family is still trying to lay him to rest. Baker was shot and killed following the Sem Yeto High School graduation ceremony a...
In the middle of the city of Vallejo sits an outdoor classroom unlike almost any other in the Bay Area: a working urban farm where school children spend their summer days brushing rabbits, feeding goats and learning the basics of animal care....
A music school at Project Row Houses is striking a chord in the community through free and reduced-cost lessons.
A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself.
The sexual assault case against a Menlo College student accused of raping a 12-year-old girl has been continued while authorities investigate a potential second victim, according to prosecutors....
ATHERTON, Calif. (KRON) -- A student is charged with raping a 12-year-old girl in his dorm room at Menlo College in Atherton. The 19-year-old student, Andres Manuel Aguilar, allegedly met up with the victim on May 5 at the private college after she snuck out of her home. Prosecut...
The mother of a 12-year-old girl who says she was raped by a Menlo College student, says she and her daughter were surprised to hear of another investigation into a second potential victim. Prosecutors and the defense attorney agreed to continue the July 8 preliminary hearing for...
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Department of Education may not be discharging certain federal student loans as previously promised.
(KRON) -- A legendary Berkeley High School coach recently passed away. The school district announced Tuesday the passing of Gene Nakamura. Nakamura graduated from Berkeley High School in 1962 and was the longtime coach of his alma mater's girls' basketball team, winning two CIF s...
A beloved and legendary Bay Area coach who touched the lives of generations of students, has died, triggering heartfelt tributes to a man described as an inspiring teacher, a powerful mentor and an icon....
Berkeley math professors say students are arriving unable to multiply.
The city’s newest expansion of childcare and preschool subsidies has been good news for many parents, and bad news for some childcare cooperatives. The last days of Puddle Jumpers, one of the Mission’s rare co-op daycares...
"The teacher made a statement that if she knew that student was illegal, she would want them deported." The West Contra Costa Unified School District has launched a second investigation into a Hercules High School teacher following new allegations that may center around racist so...
Sophie Chai, 17, of Union City didn't wear the usual prom attire this time around. The rising San Jose State freshman ditched the sequins, sparkles and satin and instead picked up rolls of duct tape to create her gown....
Sophie Chai, 17, from Union City created a prom dress out of duct tape for a scholarship competition. The dress took over 250 hours of labor and 35 rolls of duct tape....
California can continue its long-held policy of allowing transgender student athletes to play on girls' and women's sports teams, under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday....
A slate of new state and federal laws took effect Wednesday, including an increase in California's gas tax and other laws that impact how you repay student loans and the way your groceries are labeled....
An elementary school music teacher allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death in a home where they had separate apartments.
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The school is shutting down amid enrollment and financial challenges, officials said.
The Dons have 14 Division I programs and more than 200 student-athletes.
The man convicted in the 2012 killing of Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar was found guilty in 2017 of kidnapping and killing the 15-year-old as she walked to school....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Zoe Nika Reidy Watts, a 25-year-old San Francisco State University student, was tortured and killed inside her on-again, off-again boyfriend’s Oakland apartment in March 2024. On Friday, an Alameda County jury found Victor Tyrone Frieson III guilty of her ...
An Adolf Hitler baby photo in a Paramus, New Jersey East Brook Middle School yearbook sparked an investigation.
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will now be eligible for higher student loan limits
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling Tuesday upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.
The United States Supreme Court released its opinion Tuesday on state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams.
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1.
The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that is set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the countr...
For the first time in state history, eight incarcerated students have earned an Associate of Science degree in forestry, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced....
Swimming is a life-saving skill, yet many families still face barriers to learning. Outdoor Afro Founder and CEO Rue Mapp discusses the nonprofit's "Making Waves" program and its mission to expand swim education and improve water safety....
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights. The court’s conservative ...
In a room of about 30 Cape Verde fans, two people who last saw each other 35 years ago on the island of Santiago, about 6,000 miles away, were unexpectedly reunited at a World Cup watch party in Oakland....
In a room filled with about 30 Cape Verde fans, two people who knew each other 35 years ago, 6,000 miles away on the island of Santiago, were reunited at a World Cup watch party....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A longtime Catholic school in San Francisco's Pacific Heights is permanently closing. Saint Brigid Academy is shuttering after 136 years, Archdiocese of San Francisco Executive Director of Communications Peter Marlow confirmed to KRON4. Saint Brigid closed...
(KRON) -- A former high school music teacher in Berkeley was sentenced to six years and eight months in state prison for sexually assaulting a student, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced Monday. Jason Hoopes pleaded no contest on May 18 to two counts ...
Hundreds gathered at a taco fundraiser in Antioch after thieves stole 40 donated Chromebooks and other equipment from a nonprofit tutoring center that serves 200 East Bay students....
OUSD staff shared an unexpected assessment: the district projects an $8 million surplus for the 2026–2027 school year. However, that surplus is entirely dependent on the district executing an additional $30 million in budget cuts this fall....
(BCN) -- A pair that was found dead in a parking garage on the San Jose State University campus last month was formally identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday. Angelo Henry, 36, and Deziree Auelua-Misa, 30, were found unresponsive inside a car ...
At just 14 years old, Malik Jefferson known on stage as 2 Turnt Polo, is already stacking up credits most artists spend years chasing. Fresh out of junior high and heading into ninth grade, he’s balancing school with a fast-rising career in music, dance, acting, and writing....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The first school in California dedicated to teaching the art of drag opened in June at The Stud in San Francisco. Three world-renowned queens lead the institution, which aims to preserve and advance drag culture at a time when drag performances are being o...
From clearer food labeling to phone usage being limited in schools, there are a host of new rules that Californians must abide by starting July 1, with a range of legislation involving public safety, education, and employment....
New California laws will go into effect on July 1. The range of legislation sprawls from a range of legislation involving public safety, education, and employment....
Youth for Common Sense was created as a space for San Francisco high schoolers to agree to disagree. The club is quickly spreading nationally.
Host Dave Clark sits down with Kim Thompson, one of the organizers behind the effort to bring an Historically Black College or University to Oakland. If a school were opened in the city, it would be the first HBCU in California....
A sudden coaching change has sparked intense community backlash within an East Bay high school baseball community.
