The Oakland Municipal Band is kicking off its new season of free concerts at the lovely Edoff Memorial Bandstand at Lake Merritt with a patriotic program well suited to the July Fourth holiday weekend ...

The Extended Stay America Hotel adjacent to the Oakland Best Buy has been acquired by the City of Oakland to convert to a homeless shelter. 105 of the 149 rooms at the hotel will be used to provide ...

A number of other injuries were also reported. OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- At least four people were shot during a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland's Lake Merritt on Wednesday night, police said.

Oakland police investigate a fatal shooting in the parking lot of the America’s Best Value Inn on East 12th Street near First Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- An investigation is underway in Oakland after a person was found shot to death near Lake Merritt. The shooting happened just before noon at 1st Avenue and East 12th Street.

Police in Oakland are investigating a destructive act of vandalism at Lake Merritt's large public menorah that left the Hanukkah candelabrum in pieces and hateful anti-Semitic graffiti where the ...

The Oakland Police Department reported that the vandalism occurred around 1:30 a.m. and is being investigated as a hate crime. That morning, the synagogue informed its members about the incident ...

A body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in Oakland's Lake Merritt Tuesday morning, police said. Velena Jones reports. "I was surprised that there was a body in the luggage," Shomo said.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — An innocent bystander who was shot at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Labor Day is recovering in a hospital. The young woman was identified by a GoFundMe page as Kylee ...

The Lake Merritt Institute says the city of Oakland is working on a pilot project that will help to oxygenate the lake. In the meantime, the institute is fundraising for several things to help the ...

On Sunday morning at 8 a.m., Oakland resident and molecular biologist Damon Tighe said he found all types of fish washed up on the three-mile shoreline of Lake Merritt.