CIVICS LESSON— Judges panel member Anthony Angelini, director of tourism and government affairs for the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce, above left, asks questions during the third round of the ...

A 2024-25 Ventura County Civil Grand Jury has issued a scathing report criticizing the Ventura County Animal Services Commission for significant lapses in its advisory role, communica­tion and overall ...

Angel Bernal, left, Diana Alfaro and Cassidy Perin play Òrock, paper, scissorsÓ to pass the time before graduation at Rio Mesa High School June 13 in Oxnard.

Chaos has been breaking out across Southern California in recent days over federal Immigration and Customs En­forcement raids on people in the U.S. illegally, including some convicted of heinous ...

You’re not too old for hearing aids— only too young to miss out on life. At age 91, my mother finally got hearing aids. It wasn’t the well-reasoned arguments that my sisters and I espoused, such as ...

From fireworks and parades to concerts and drone shows, Indepen­dence Day celebrations across Ventura County will span four days this year, offering family fun, patriotic music and plenty of reasons ...

CLASS OF 2025—The stadium at Adolfo Camarillo High School came alive June 3 as the class of 2025 bid farewell. Clockwise from top right: Elle Jones, left, and Joyce De Leon celebrate after receiving ...

A 30-year-old from Somis was arrested over allegations he’s responsible for gang graffiti in Camarillo. In April, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Camarillo Special Enforce­ment Unit began ...

Jordan Roberts Age: 41 Profession: Training supervisor for the Ventura County Fire Department’s Fire Communications Center. Formerly, ambulance operator/fire intern for Huntington Beach Fire ...

Transcripts, trial exhibits and other material from the unsuccessful fight in Ventura County Superior Court to block a Costco in Camarillo are now on file with the California Court of Appeal. The City ...

Monty Python’s Spamalot,” the 2005 adaptation of the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” takes the King Arthur quest for the Holy Grail and turns it side­ways as the play spends more of its time ...

I recently received a letter from a reader who asked me to address a prob­lem some of her friends are having: Ei­ther they or their significant other have been released from the hospital but are still ...