This week, the city of Oakland will begin clearing encampments around Lake Merritt as part of efforts to beautify the area. People living in tents have been given notice to move.

Officials estimate the park is home to between 15 and 20 full-time residents, namely on the grassy patch just above the the channel that flows from Lake Merritt to the Oakland Estuary. Encampments ...

who owned Oakland’s largest floral nursery, and William Penn Mott, the city’s parks superintendent, approached the Lake Merritt Breakfast Club with a novel idea: an amusement park for little ...

As a scientist with autism, I believe the rise in diagnoses is the result of greater awareness, better identification (especially among women and girls) and a broader definition that now includes ...

Located off East Houghton Lake Road in Lake City, Michigan, Merritt Speedway sits on the edge of a wooded area that is deeply engrained in the history of the facility. Original Merritt owners Gene ...

AUBURN HILLS – It was all smiles for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian just midway through ... who also advanced to Friday’s final. Merritt Academy’s Ella Tincher (10) and Gabby DiGiovanni ...

After years in development, the River Fly-In condominiums in Merritt Island will officially open with a ribbon cutting this weekend, making it the first condominium in Brevard County with ...

more awareness about signs and symptoms and improved diagnostic practices. As autism becomes a more prevalent topic in today's landscape, here's what to know about autism spectrum disorder.

In recent years, environmentalists and lawyers have been vocal about the need to increase protections and awareness about the value of the lake beyond its physical beauty. While some experts are ...

It’s a very important job.” However, experts say the rising prevalence of autism in the US is largely a result of increased awareness of the disorder, changes in the way doctors diagnose it ...