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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#36527

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#7207

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#210

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Homebuyers need to make more than $400K in this Bay Area region to afford the 'typical' home, analysis finds

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Sharon Song

New research has found that the gap between the cost of buying a home and the cost of renting is ever-widening, and in the U.S., the Bay Area has the biggest home buying premium. Highest income needed The analysis by Redfin found that in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area, an annual income of $408,557 is needed to afford the typical home for sale, the highest in the nation.
Killer sentenced to life in brutal 1982 murder of Karen Stitt

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Aja Seldon

An elderly man was sentenced to life in prison for the long-unsolved 1982 murder of a Palo Alto teen. Gary Ramirez, 78, was convicted earlier this year in the killing of 15-year-old Karen Stitt. "Over 40 years ago, Karen Stitt lost her life, but she was not forgotten," Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. Teen was on her way home What we know: On Sept. 2, 1982, Stitt took a bus from her Palo Alto home to Sunnyvale to meet her boyfriend.
Following glitch, California's popular e-bike $2,000 voucher program has a new date

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Sharon Song

Los Angeles, CA - March 10:Electric bicycles for sale at Go Green Bicycles in Burbank, CA, Thursday, March 10, 2022. The shop expects to see more sales of e-bikes as the price of gas continues to raise.
House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Chris Williams

House Republicans are proposing the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump's first term in 2017.
Tariffs put pressure on some florists ahead of Mother’s Day

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Betty Yu

Tariffs put pressure on some florists ahead of Mother’s DayTariffs on imported flowers are squeezing florists just in time for Mother’s Day. Some businesses, like Farmgirl Flowers, have raised prices to stay afloat.
BART outage sparks push for transit funding as service resumes

3 days ago | ktvu.com | Betty Yu

BART service resumed Saturday after a systemwide outage on Friday stranded thousands of commuters and reignited calls from lawmakers and riders for increased investment in public transit. The disruption, caused by a failure in the system that powers BART’s train control operations, shut down service at all stations for several hours during the peak of the morning commute. Trains began running again around 9 a.m., but delays persisted.
Alabama police department disbanded after evidence scandal taints 58 cases

3 days ago | ktvu.com | Austin Williams

Hanceville, Alabama, located between Huntsville and Birmingham, is at the center of a police corruption scandal that led to the dismissal of 58 felony cases and the disbanding of the town’s police department. (FOX ) A small Alabama town is dismantling its police department and dismissing dozens of criminal cases after a corruption investigation revealed widespread mishandling and loss of critical evidence.
BART restores service after outage, advocates call for transit funding

3 days ago | ktvu.com | Betty Yu

BART has restored full service following an hourslong shutdown Friday morning, caused by a computer networking problem. Transit advocates say the disruption underscored the urgent need for long-term funding to prevent severe service cuts and ensure the system's future viability. Posted May 11, 2025 12:05pm PDT
Dub Nation reacts to stinging game 3 playoff loss to Timberwolves

3 days ago | ktvu.com | Zak Sos

The Timberwolves beat the Warriors 102-97 on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Oakland art students showcase skills at annual fashion show

4 days ago | ktvu.com | Tom Vacar

The bright lights of the New York, Paris and L.A. fashion scenes are always looking for fresh new talent. So, where better to find it than right here in Oakland, at a professionally produced event put on by high school students? The Oakland School for the Arts held its much-anticipated annual fashion show, a year in the making. It's such a show that not only do friends and family gather, but so do fashionistas and fashion pros, all packing into the legendary Sweets Ballroom on Broadway.