A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 8 in favor of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Boeing, rejecting a lawsuit brought by community and environmental groups ...

Unicorns fall from the sky, dragons guard their lairs and wishes come with a cost in “Descent of Dust and Shadows,” the latest teen drama production from Young Artists Ensemble. The world-premiere ...

Carmen Burciaga couldn’t believe her eyes. Driving along Los Angeles Avenue south of Ventura, she came upon a celebrity of sorts and just had to pull over. It was a spindly man in muddy sandals and ...

It’s not a question of size so much as timing, as two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America (and likely the world using some metrics), are being built within a year of each other in ...

GOAL SETTING—Simi Valley and Oak Park soccer players battle in a Coastal Canyon League girl’s match at Simi Valley High School on Dec. 19. The game ended in a 1-1 tie in the league opener for both ...

Ventura County’s only public university, Cal State Channel Islands, has announced a major new affordability initiative designed to expand access to higher education for California families: the ...

FESTIVE FUN—Above, Brandon Kent, left, his 1-year-old daughter Sierra, 3-year-old son Dean and his wife Morgan roast marshmallows for s’mores during the “Family Christmas Celebration” at Moorpark ...

JOLLY TIME—Above, 1-year-old Carmel Johnson and her 4-year-old brother Keith take a photo with Santa at the “Holiday on High Street” event on Dec. 6 in Moorpark. Families lined up throughout the ...

As Ventura County heads into the 2025 holiday season, the latest State of the Region Report offers something increasingly rare in today’s news cycle: genuinely good tidings. After a year marked by ...

is a holiday built around abundance—often more than we know what to do with. The turkey is bigger than we need, the leftovers don’t quite fit in the fridge, and backyard fruit trees ripen all at once ...

The holiday event known as “Wild Lights” at America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College features thousands of dazzling lights and festive displays—all in the form of animals. A huge crocodile, a giant ...

The community fell into a state of mourning after a local doctor and his wife were fatally shot outside their Wood Ranch home Nov. 30 in a shocking double homicide said to be carried out by the son of ...