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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#36527

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#7207

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Marin County high school mourns loss of 4 teenage girls in crash - rescuer, survivor's family speak out

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Henry Lee

Marin County high school mourns loss of 4 teenage girls in crash - rescuer, survivor's family speak outA woman who helped rescue two teenage girls after a crash in West Marin that killed four classmates is speaking out, as are the family of one of the survivors.
Good Samaritans credited with saving survivors of deadly Marin County crash

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Henry Lee

By Henry Lee and Jesse Gary Published April 21, 2025 12:51pm PDT FAIRFAX, Calif. - A small army of good Samaritans tried to help a car full of teenage girls on Friday night in Marin County, where four died and two survived, devastating their families and school community. Grateful for good Samaritans And the parents of one of those survivors, Marley Barclay, 14, spoke in front of Children's Hospital on Monday to say how grateful they are to those who stepped in.
Pope Francis' cause of death revealed by Vatican

3 days ago | ktvu.com | Chris Williams

Pope Francis dead at 88 Pope Francis died at the age of 88 years old. Michael Haynes, Senior Vatican Correspondent at LifeSite, joins LiveNOW from FOX to talk about the latest. Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke, according to an update by Vatican officials on Monday afternoon. Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican’s health department, said that the stroke put him into a coma and led to irreversible heart failure.
Covid.gov website content changed by Trump administration to promote 'true origins' of virus

5 days ago | ktvu.com | Catherine Stoddard

FILE - "Covid.gov" displayed on a monitor from 2022. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A federal website that used to be dedicated to sharing information about vaccines, testing, and treatment for COVID-19 has now been completely transformed into a page that supports the theory that the virus was leaked from a lab in China. covid.gov Dig deeper: The website now features a photo of President Donald Trump walking in between the words "lab" and "leak" under a White House heading.
Jury acquits inmate of attacking San Francisco sheriff's deputy

5 days ago | ktvu.com | Henry Lee

SF jury acquits inmate of attacking deputy Jeffery Walker, 61, says he was unfairly lumped in with other inmates accused of attacking San Francisco sheriffs deputies. A jury found him not guilty of battery but convicted him of obstruction, which hes appealing. SAN FRANCISCO - An inmate accused of attacking a San Francisco sheriff's deputy has been acquitted by a jury. The incident was among several last year that led to lockdowns.
San Francisco's 4/20 festival is off for a second year

5 days ago | ktvu.com | Christien Kafton

4/20 festival off for second year 4/20 festivities in SF have been replaced by sporting and family fun in Golden Gate Park SAN FRANCISCO - For a second year, the massive cannabis celebrations that we saw in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on April 20th are off. The backstory: In years past, 4/20 saw massive celebrations filling Robin Williams Meadow and spilling over to Hippie Hill in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Now, for a second year, that festival has failed to materialize.
Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione to be arraigned in federal court next week: What's next

5 days ago | ktvu.com | Alex Meier |Michael Stallone

By Alex Meier and Michael Stallone Published April 18, 2025 4:23am PDT Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty. A grand jury returned the indictment on Thursday in Manhattan federal court.
SF jury acquits inmate of attacking deputy

5 days ago | ktvu.com | Henry Lee

Jeffery Walker, 61, says he was unfairly lumped in with other inmates accused of attacking San Francisco sheriff's deputies. A jury found him not guilty of battery but convicted him of obstruction, which he's appealing. Posted April 18, 2025 5:22pm PDT
No horse racing at Alameda County Fair for 1st time in modern history

6 days ago | ktvu.com | Lisa Fernandez

Pleasanton Golf Center in the center of the Alameda County fairgrounds racetrack. PLEASANTON, Calif. - There will be no horse racing at the Alameda County Fair this summer – the first time in modern history. That's because on Thursday, the California Horse Racing Board, a state agency, denied Bernal Park Racing horse racing dates from June 10 to July 6, in a 4-1 vote.
Waymo wants to expand south to San Jose, the Peninsula Hills and other cities

6 days ago | ktvu.com | LaMonica Peters

SAN JOSE, CA - Waymo is looking to expand and this time in the south. The company also has support from Silicon Valley Congress member Sam Liccardo and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. "My job is to make sure that they’re following the federal rules and that what we see is an improvement in safety," said Liccardo. Waymo is planning to expand south to San Jose, parts of the Peninsula and other nearby including San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino, Milpitas, Pacifica, the Peninsula Hills and Los Gatos.