The A's played their final game in Oakland on Thursday. There were plenty of tears as players, fans and employees reflected on 57 years of memories.

Despite ending 2024 with a decline in homicides, Oakland marked the start of 2025 with a wave of violence, which included multiple deadly shootings on New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day.

At Oakland Cemetary, dozens or relatives arrived to honor loved ones as part of its Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration on Saturday afternoon.

Hall of Famer and Oakland Athletics great Rickey Henderson has died at age 65, according to reports.

As 2024 wraps up, here’s a look back at some of The Oakland Press’ online attention-grabbers from the past 12 months: Lake Orion student dies at national robotics competition ...

The National Day of Prayer — an annual, unified effort to bring people of all faiths together across the United States — returns Thursday with several designated locations in Oakland County.

Day of the Dead, also known as the Dia de los Muertos, is often mistakenly called the "Mexican Halloween" because of the year it's celebrated and its use of skeletons.

He’s Oakland’s most prosecuted pimp. But after human trafficking convictions and probation violations, he hasn’t spent a day in prison Latest case could see Vernon ‘Vezzy’ Lougin sent to ...

The glittering Day of the Dead celebration is more than a festive occasion; it's a reflection on life, mortality, and the ancestors who came before us, bridging history and the present.

The first days of November carry outsized cultural significance in Mexico — and across Mexican diasporas worldwide. That’s when families celebrate Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a ...

Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is not "Mexican Halloween." To celebrate, people make an ofrenda (altar) and eat candy sugar skulls (calaveras).