KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA)

KTVU, also known as channel 2, is a television station owned and operated by Fox, located in Oakland, California. It caters to the San Francisco Bay Area audience. This station is part of the Fox Television Stations group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, and works alongside the independent station KICU-TV (channel 36) in a duopoly. Both KTVU and KICU-TV share studio space in Jack London Square, Oakland, while KTVU's transmitter is situated at Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

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English

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#29881

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#6083

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#178

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San Jose police officer arrested, held without bail

4 days ago | ktvu.com | O. Gloria Okorie

An officer with the San Jose Police Department was arrested and is being held without bail in the Santa Clara County Jail. Officer Timothy Faye was taken into custody on Wednesday in a case relating to "family violence," according to county case records.
San Francisco sheriff's chief of staff arrested in suspected hit-and-run

5 days ago | ktvu.com | O. Gloria Okorie

Richard Jue, chief of staff of the San Francisco Sheriff's Office The San Francisco Sheriff's Office's Chief of Staff, Richard Jue, was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of a hit-and-run and providing false information, the sheriff's office said. Jue was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on two charges, both misdemeanors, at around 8 a.m. He has since been released. According to the sheriff's office, the alleged incident occurred off-duty.
Suspect accused of killing estranged wife's boyfriend arrested for murder

6 days ago | ktvu.com | O. Gloria Okorie

Jesus Aguilera, 44, has been identified as a suspect in a Sunnyvale homicide. Authorities have arrested Jesus Aguilera, the suspect accused of killing his estranged wife's boyfriend in May. Officials with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said the 44-year-old suspect was caught in Oakland on Friday and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for murder.
JD Vance calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose' during news conference in LA

1 week ago | ktvu.com | O. Gloria Okorie

Vice President JD Vance referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as "Jose" Padilla when asked about Democratic lawmakers being handcuffed during Friday afternoon's news conference in Los Angeles. The vice president was in Southern California discussing the recent unrest concerning immigration protests, National Guard deployment, and ICE enforcement. A reporter asked Vance to comment on the Trump administration's alleged "crackdown" on Democrats.
Congressman: BOP has no plans to turn Dublin prison into ICE detention center

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Lisa Fernandez

A California congressman on Friday said the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons told him that the BOP has no plans to turn the empty FCI Dublin facility into an ICE detention center. ‘Highly unlikely’ In an interview outside the now-shuttered all-women's prison, Rep.
Bay Area wildlife center seeing influx of raccoons, skunks, hawks, owls

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Tom Vacar

Wildcare, a non-profit wild animal rescue, rehabilitation and release organization in San Rafael, accepts abandoned, injured, lost or baby wildlife from all around the Bay Area. This year, some species – namely raccoons, skunks, hawks and owls – are showing up in large, if not record numbers. "This has been the most outrageous year for raccoons," Wildcare Communications Director Alison Hermance said on Thursday. Right now, Wildcare has 30 orphaned babies on bottle milk twice.
Miracle baby Nyla reunites with Kaiser NICU team after beating odds

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Betty Yu

Baby Nyla, born three months premature and weighing just 400 grams – less than a pound – reunited with the medical team who cared for her at Kaiser Permanente’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in San Francisco in an emotional event Thursday. Nyla is the smallest baby this NICU has cared for in years. She spent about seven months in the hospital before finally going home with her parents, Maria Ottoman-Silas and Dwayne Silas, in April.
San Jose restaurateur celebrates origins of Juneteenth

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Aaron Dickens

Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States. It happened in 1865 in Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Jackie’s Place on North First Street has been around since 2018, and since then has been commemorating Juneteenth with century-old family recipes. Jackie Jackson, namesake and owner of Jackie’s Place, told KTVU that food has served an important purpose throughout history: bringing people together.
This Bay Area city just got a new Chick-fil-A, as the fast-food chain expands in the region

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Sharon Song

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Chick-fil-A Millbrae Station on Wednesday, May 18, 2025. (Chick-fil-A) Chick-fil-A is again expanding its presence in the Bay Area, opening its first location in the Peninsula city of Millbrae. The new Chick-fil-A Millbrae Station is located on North Rollins Road, near the Millbrae BART and Caltrain stations. It held its grand opening on Wednesday. What we know: About 90 new jobs are being created with the arrival of the restaurant.
New Stanford grad Ahmed Muhammad remains committed to his Oakland community

1 week ago | ktvu.com | Sharon Song

Ahmed Muhammad with his family at Stanford's graduation on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Ahmed Muhammad ) Surrounded by family, friends, and others whom Oakland’s Ahmed Muhammad credits for helping him on his journey, the 22-year-old marked a milestone, graduating from Stanford University on Sunday. "I felt really good," Muhammad said.