Ventura County Star Stories: News

Reporting from Iraq: Comfort food for troops can pack on the pounds

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

There are many threats for the troops deployed here, but few as insidious as the bacon cheeseburger, French fries and soda.

Troops sometimes pack on the pounds, just like civilians. Sometimes they skirt the mandatory three-times-a-week physical training or help themselves to a few more trips around the lunch line.

County liable for damage from projects

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The county could end up paying millions of dollars to residents after a judge ruled Monday that four projects built by the county diverted high water flows from the Ventura River that slammed onto the bottom of the Monte Vista bluff, causing erosion and damaging houses.

State water panel cancels workshop

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

State water regulators Monday abruptly canceled a public workshop planned for this week in Ventura, temporarily silencing dozens of local officials who had prepared for weeks to argue against tough new storm-water rules for Ventura County.

Grant funds art program at juvenile justice facility in El Rio

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Her blond dreadlocks stood out in a room of dark-haired young women who waited for her direction. Wearing an apron stained with paint, Ventura muralist MB Hanrahan instructed 11 young women to grab their brushes, mix paint in small plastic-foam cups and get ready to work.

Teen wants to combine business and neuroscience

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A Thousand Oaks teen has been inspired by his father's battle with a brain disorder to pursue a career combining his passion for business with a desire to help those with impaired brain function

Segment of highway to be named for Camarillo

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The stretch of Highway 101 from the top of the Conejo Grade to Lewis Road has been officially designated the Adolfo Camarillo Memorial Highway, in honor of the pioneer rancher for whom the city was named.

Child with rare disease awaits liver transplant

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Five-month-old Rayne Riggleman giggles as she sits on her mother's lap, her blue eyes locked on the shiny skull ring on the hand of her father, who strokes her cheek affectionately. "People who see her fall in love with her big blue eyes and chipmunk cheeks," said her mother, Andrea Capsuto, 46, of Camarillo. "She's so smart, she loves to watch everything and everybody."

Pleasant Valley district names 2 new principals

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The Pleasant Valley School District in Camarillo has announced that two new principals will help lead middle schools in the fall.

Work set to start soon on 55-acre sports park

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Work is set to begin this month on the long-awaited sports park at the Village at the Park in Camarillo, following the awarding of an $11.1 million contract for construction of the 55-acre recreational facility.

CHP officer home after 6 months of recovery

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Six months and 13 days after he was hit by an allegedly intoxicated driver, California Highway Patrol Officer Anthony Pedeferri returned home to begin a new chapter of his life.

Oak Park urged to alter selection of valedictorians

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Each year at many high schools, selected graduates are recognized as the top students — the valedictorians.

Teen wants to combine business and neuroscience

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A Thousand Oaks teen has been inspired by his father's battle with a brain disorder to pursue a career combining his passion for business with a desire to help those with impaired brain function

T.O. plan to save mobile home parks questioned

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A proposed ballot initiative designed to preserve mobile home parks in Thousand Oaks raises legal questions that could expose the city to lawsuits, according to an analysis commissioned by the City Council.

Professor will speak on women in Iran

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Nayereh Tohidi, chairwoman of the Gender and Women's Studies Department at CSU Northridge, will give a free lecture on Iran at the Thousand Oaks Library on July 30.

Church accepting food bank donations

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Beginning Monday, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church will collect nonperishable items like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, paper goods and money for MANNA, the Conejo Valley Food Bank, as part of a weeklong Vacation Bible School program.

Pacoima pilot killed in crash was avid aviator

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

An avid aviator, Russell Watts was a well-known and well-loved fixture at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.

Council, school board OK construction plan

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The Fillmore City Council and the Fillmore Unified School District board have agreed to a phased schedule to construct an effluent disposal and reuse system for Fillmore Middle School and an adjoining area.

Initiative on homes qualifies for ballot

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A measure seeking to limit the number of homes in north Fillmore received enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, Fillmore officials said Tuesday.

Business slow as sales at Fillmore stands begin

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Royce Martinez had a $40 budget for fireworks and he wanted to make sure he got the most bang for his buck.

Fillmore police to use decimeter to monitor vehicle noise

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Soon to be armed with a new device that can measure the intensity of engine and stereo noise, Fillmore police will be cracking down on loud vehicles in the community.