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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Breaking News</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/news/breaking/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/news/breaking/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Breaking News</description><language>en-us</language><category>news/breaking</category><item><title>Rincon Point residents approve sewage service
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxwcrinconsewers17/</link><description><![CDATA[Santa Barbara County election officials confirmed today that Rincon Point residents have voted to replace their septic tanks with sewage service, capping a divisive election and nearly a decade of pleas by surfers and environmentalists  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:48:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxwcrinconsewers17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Social workers approve raise
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcunion17/</link><description><![CDATA[Workers aiding people with developmental disabilities have approved a new wage pact that gives them a 3 percent raise, their first cost-of-living increase in six years.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:54:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcunion17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Firefighters gain upper hand on Piru-area blaze
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcfire17/</link><description><![CDATA[Firefighters this afternoon gained the upper hand on a 20-acre brush fire near lake Piru, authorities said.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:26:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcfire17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Third suspect arrested in hit-and-run accident
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfchitarrest17/</link><description><![CDATA[Santa Paula police arrested a third person Thursday night in connection with the hit-and-run death of a small boy earlier this week but later released her.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 19:48:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfchitarrest17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>New air quality plan adopted
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcairplan17/</link><description><![CDATA[The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District this week adopted a new plan to improve air quality in the county by instituting more stringent rules.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 19:47:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcairplan17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Morning Report: Triple-digit heat predicted for inland valleys, mountains
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport17/</link><description><![CDATA[Weather: Sunny and sweltering conditions are expected today, the National Weather Service reported.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:05:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport17/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>VC athletic dean announces retirement
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/vc-athletic-dean-announces-retirement/</link><description><![CDATA[Steve Tobias, who has managed the Ventura College athletic department as dean for the past 13 years, announced his retirement Thursday after school president Robin Calote reassigned him away from physical education and athletics.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:17:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/vc-athletic-dean-announces-retirement/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Supporters garner enough votes to get initiative on ballot
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/supporters-garner-enough-votes-get-initiative-ball/</link><description><![CDATA[Supporters of a proposed initiative that seeks to strengthen mobile home park protections in Thousand Oaks have garnered more than 10,000 signatures on their petitions to place it on the November ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 23:48:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/supporters-garner-enough-votes-get-initiative-ball/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Lanes closed on Highway 118 westbound after truck crashes, spilling batteries
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/no-headline---nxxfccrash16/</link><description><![CDATA[Lanes of Highway 118 westbound near the Ventura County line were closed today after a crash that caused a truck to go over an embankment and spill a load of batteries, authorities said.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/no-headline---nxxfccrash16/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>State Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/gay-marriage-urgent-california/</link><description><![CDATA[ The 4-3 decision paves the way for gay and lesbian residents to marry.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/gay-marriage-urgent-california/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Film studio to be built in Moorpark
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/bdxvstudioweb16/</link><description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Studios is planning to build an independent filming complex on a 37-acre site in Moorpark.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:30:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/bdxvstudioweb16/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Marrow Drive Saturday at Childrens Hospital
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/nxxfcmarrowbrf16/</link><description><![CDATA[The drive is co-organized by Maria Kent of Simi Valley and honors her 23-month-old daughter Hailey Joy Kent. Hailey had a stem-cell transplant last year at Childrens Hospital.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:54:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/nxxfcmarrowbrf16/</guid><category>news/other-news</category></item><item><title>2 jailed in hit-and-run that killed 2-year-old
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport16/</link><description><![CDATA[Two men who were being questioned Wednesday afternoon regarding the hit-and-run accident in Santa Paula that left a 2-year-old boy dead have been arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail, police said this morning.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:15:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/15/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport16/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Child killed in hit-and-run accident on sidewalk
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxwccrash15/</link><description><![CDATA[A 2-year-old boy was killed today near a Santa Paula school when a pickup truck jumped a sidewalk and crashed into the small red wagon he was riding in, then sped away, police said.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:46:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxwccrash15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Oxnard remembers fallen officers
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcoxmemorial15/</link><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies across the nation are holding ceremonies this month to honor fallen officers. Thursday has been designated as National Police Memorial Day.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:15:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcoxmemorial15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Heat wave expected to arrive this week
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcheat15/</link><description><![CDATA[A high pressure system predicted to move into northern California today will bring the first heat wave of the season to Ventura County and the rest of the state, the National Weather Service reported.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 22:22:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcheat15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Economic forecaster criticizes pro-Measure B campaign
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxtmeasureb15/</link><description><![CDATA[A noted economic forecaster took the pro-Measure B campaign to task for using his work to bolster their arguments in support of the controversial initiative at Tuesday night's City Council meeting.   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:36:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxtmeasureb15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Morning Report: 1/4 acre fire in Ventura barranca extinguished
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport15/</link><description><![CDATA[Ventura firefighters early this morning extinguished a small brush fire near Ventura Community Park, authorities said.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:32:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfcmorningreport15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Oxnard man shot to death, killing believed gang-related
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfchomicide15/</link><description><![CDATA[A fatal shooting Tuesday night in Oxnard appeared to be an isolated incident of gang-related violence, police said today.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:33:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/no-headline---nxxfchomicide15/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item><item><title>Supervisors approve new communications network
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/54-points-but-will-come-supes-subheader/</link><description><![CDATA[The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted today to spend as much as $16.7 million on a new communications network that should eliminate most of the radio &quot;dead spots&quot; that emergency workers encounter.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/54-points-but-will-come-supes-subheader/</guid><category>news/breaking</category></item></channel></rss>