At a moment when Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding cities get more people off the streets, one person's story from Oakland shows ...

The Out of the Darkness annual event will start early Oct. 19 in the city’s Snow Park and circle Lake Merritt.

Kimberly Wright (center) cheers for a contestant during the third annual Hella Hyphy Ball at Lake Merritt in Oakland on ...

A vigil was held in Oakland on Monday to remember a U.S. Turkish citizen, allegedly killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank ...

An elderly, disabled pelican named Hank who was brought to Oakland two decades ago to live at Lake Merritt, hosted by the city’s nature center, has fallen on hard times, according to volunteer ...

The distinct chill in the air during winter means one thing for Oakland birders: it’s time to head to Lake Merritt. The cold season brings with it a plethora of migratory birds that travel south ...

But when combined, Rashid writes, the term “financial activist” refers to “anyone intentionally taking action in ways big and ...

A Dumpster fire that spread to an apartment building in Oakland's Lake Merritt neighborhood early Wednesday morning damaged four of the building's units, according to fire officials. The two-alarm ...

A Thurston County judge set bail at $300,000 for a man accused of shooting a woman last week near Yelm and evading law ...

The original acreage for the garden was allocated within Woodward Park in 1967 and opened for public viewing in 1981.

Off Lake Merritt Boulevard, near the lake's most southwest corner, sits the open air Lake Merritt Amphitheater. The paved walking path that runs around Lake Merritt protrudes at this spot to ...

When Ollie’s mother is attacked by a monster hiding in the depths of Lake Merritt, he sets out on a mission to find her—discovering instead a hidden network of monster-hunters tasked with ...