Ventura County Board of Supervisors candidate Denis O'Leary keeps focus on infrastructure
Monday, May 12, 2008
Denis O'Leary stands in the middle of Wright Road in El Rio and says, "This is why I'm running for supervisor." One entire block of the street, stretching for about 200 yards, is unpaved. To O'Leary, this is a symbol of all that is wrong with county government, particularly in the 5th District, where John Flynn has been supervisor for 32 of the past 36 years. Full story »
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- Thousand Oaks resident cares for and rehabilitates squirrels
- Simi SWAT Team to compete in national contest
- Swashbuckling buccaneers overrun Lake Casitas
- Local eighth-grader finishes strong in state geography bee
Church schedules family movie night
Monday, May 12, 2008
The Camarillo United Methodist Church will offer a free family movie night Saturday, featuring "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium." Full story »
more Camarillo
- Raymond I. Ayers: Camarillo artist
- 1,150 Camarillo utility customers will pay online
- Workshops aimed at charity organizations
- Camarillo man's filly, at 14-1 odds, wins in Kentucky
Love Run supports Meals on Wheels
Monday, May 12, 2008
Runners can compete in three races June 1 when Senior Concerns puts on its annual Love Run in Westlake Village. Full story »
more Conejo Valley
- Local eighth-grader finishes strong in state geography bee
- Nominations due for annual Spirit awards
- Thousand Oaks resident cares for and rehabilitates squirrels
- Charity surprised by $1,800 tax bill
Teen dies in crash; 3 passengers hurt
Saturday, May 3, 2008
A Fillmore teen was killed Thursday in a lunchtime accident that injured three passengers in her car.
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more Fillmore
- Two found not guilty of negligence
- Lawyers argue care center death case
- Fillmore, Moorpark populations grow by 2 percent
- Fillmore seeking candidates for 2 panels
Students turning mammoth into Web site star
Friday, May 9, 2008
A group of California Lutheran University multimedia students is preserving a piece of Moorpark history with a project chronicling the discovery of an ancient mammoth in the city. Full story »
more Moorpark
- City's fourth lottery for affordable housing opens
- City OKs changes for Arts Center
- Bus driver held after probe into molestation
- Honoring the champions
Volunteer's work takes him from farm to D.C.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Ask him how he feels about receiving a prestigious award in Washington, D.C., this week and Jim Weblemoe answers quickly, saying he hopes the recognition will boost HELP of Ojai, a nonprofit agency that helps the needy. Full story »
more Ojai
- Ojai Valley's new off-leash dog park is now open
- Music Van to appear at storytelling festival
- Man on probation held in weapon case
- Drummer forms circle of musicians in Ojai to entertain city residents
11 family members without home after fire
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Eleven members of an Oxnard family were left without a home early Thursday after a fire destroyed their residence along the 1300 block of Juneberry Place. Full story »
more Oxnard
- $3 million project in Oxnard is smoothing out rough roads
- Arraignment in school shooting is postponed
- Hit-and-run driver in 3 crashes sought
- Trespassers seen at Halaco Superfund site
Hueneme dredging plan gets state OK
Saturday, May 10, 2008
A massive dredging project at the Port of Hueneme that had been held up for decades because of sediment contamination was approved Friday by the California Coastal Commission. Full story »
more Port Hueneme
- Worker injured when trench collapses
- Maritime Museum relocation plan OK'd
- Class offered for landlords managers
- Six arrested after woman attacked
Police suspect man of assault with knife
Monday, May 12, 2008
A 23-year-old Santa Paula man was in jail Sunday after police say he threatened a teenager with a knife. Full story »
more Santa Paula
- Parolee arrested after standoff with police
- Thomas Aquinas graduates 80 seniors
- Four men arrested after building vandalized
- Vintage photos sought for sequel to book about city
Simi SWAT Team to compete in national contest
Monday, May 12, 2008
Members of the Simi Valley Police Department SWAT Team are headed to a national competition this month in Colorado, where they will train and compete alongside some of the world's top police forces. Full story »
more Simi Valley
- Police select 2008 Officer of the Year
- Elder broadcasts radio show from Reagan Library
- Landfill accepting trash free for a day
- Funds OK'd to continue campaign to shop in Simi
Students to attend leadership summit
Monday, May 12, 2008
Students from the five Ventura high schools will take part in a leadership summit Friday at City Hall. Full story »
more Ventura
- Farmers market plans poster contest
- Library friends to hold used-book sale
- Ventura to consider minor 911 fee changes
- Red Cross offers disaster training
Rescuers come to aid of baby, swimmer
Monday, May 12, 2008
A baby who fell into a pool and a distressed swimmer kept the Ventura County Sheriff's Department busy on opposite sides of the county Sunday afternoon. Full story »
more County News
- Church schedules family movie night
- Charity surprised by $1,800 tax bill
- County Web site promotes recycling
- Simi SWAT Team to compete in national contest
Coyotes attacking kids puzzle the experts
Monday, May 12, 2008
The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sandbox at a public park, but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks, and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal. Less than a week later, a coyote in a mountain resort town some 35 miles away grabbed a girl by the head and tried to drag her from a front yard until her mother scared it away. Full story »
more State
- New speaker takes over in time for budget crunch
- Many to miss tax rebates
- Scientists may have way to solve red tides
- Bicyclist injured during pro-bike ride
Obama has super haul over past week
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday, when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats that will decide the party's nomination for president. Full story »
more National
- Military bolsters vehicles' armor
- Military considering new cremation policies
- Data in shuttle Columbia's disk drive survive accident
- Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
World Briefs: May 10
Saturday, May 10, 2008
more World
- Beirut attacked by Hezbollah fighters
- More aid — and rain — on way to devastated Myanmar
- Iraqis report arrest of leader of al-Qaida in Iraq
- Violence, deaths swell in Lebanon
Cason Point: It doesn't take a genius to see that these moms are proud
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Success has many mothers. Many proud mothers. Many proud mothers bearing camcorders. Most moms take pride in their kids — except, maybe, those with offspring on cable reality shows that require them to reveal too much information. Full story »
more Colleen Cason
- Cason Point: Poet's verse makes sense of adversity
- Cason Point: Survivor gets a crash course in growing up
- Cason Point: The system works, if you work at it
- Cason Point: Scammers are making themselves at home
Local eighth-grader finishes strong in state geography bee
Monday, May 12, 2008
Kirklann Lau doesn't know if he has a good memory or just studies well. The eighth-grader from Sequoia Middle School in Newbury Park said he only knows that he had a goal from last year to do a good job in his school's geography bee, which led him to study hard. Full story »
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