Imagine standing along the shores of Oakland’s Lake Merritt, but instead of seeing the downtown skyline you see Native American shellmounds, a roller coaster and grizzly bears. That’s the idea behind ...

OAKLAND — Many longtime Oakland residents have heard of the Key System, the bus and streetcars that served commuters in the East Bay for decades before the advent of BART. But few probably know about ...

Hearing Oakland police sirens outside your bedroom? Now you don’t even have to look outside to find out what’s going on. The Oakland Police Department last week launched its real-time crime mapping ...

In today’s world, there has never been a bigger demand for transparency than when it comes to how law enforcement reacts to crime. So to meet that demand, the city of Oakland, Calif., is launching its ...

Those looking for their favorite and some of the best holiday lights in Oakland County will have an easier way of finding them, thanks to the return of the Oakland County Holiday Lights map. It was ...

OAKLAND (KRON) – Starting Friday, May 1, the City of Oakland will close more streets in conjunction with its Slow Streets program to support more room for physical distancing during the coronavirus ...

The new program Oakland Slow Streets launching Saturday will close 74 miles of streets to through traffic to give Oakland residents more space to safely walk, run and cycle during the coronavirus ...

Oakland County has added a map to its COVID-19 data dashboard to see coronavirus activity by zip code. The map shows recent cases confirmed within the past 30 days. “We’ve launched a new source of ...