Police jumped into water “without hesitation” and saved a person from drowning in Lake Merritt Channel in the early morning ...

“They’re too controlling,” he said. A young man named Abdullah who lives in a circle of trees on the north side of Lake Merritt said he prefers being alone in the park because it’s safer ...

Both the Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations have reopened after closing due to the major medical emergency reported just before 9 p.m. The emergency created delays throughout the system, but ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations closed Wednesday night, with the closure of the Fruitvale Station due to a major medical emergency, the agency first announced at 9: ...

BART service was suspended on the San Francisco line on Saturday morning, following an equipment problem and a major medical ...

Oakland resident and nonprofit worker Nina Groleger was wandering around Lake Merritt recently when, all of a sudden, a flash of white caught her eye. When she turned toward the Rotary Nature ...

but its spirit continues in the many free mini-festivals held around the shores of Lake Merritt. And an annual favorite, Town Up Tuesday, has booked its biggest headliner yet for Tuesday, May 21: Too ...

Lake Merritt, a tidal lagoon and the nation’s first official ... Oakland, of course, is a gateway to the famous parks with really tall trees. But only some know it has one of its own. The Aurelia ...

More than 40 people were reported dead in four states as the huge storm spawned flash floods and landslides on its way north ...

Both the Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations have reopened after closing due to the major medical emergency reported just before 9 p.m. The emergency created delays throughout the system ...