Council OKs revised Moorpark street plan
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Moorpark City Council this week unanimously approved a redesigned conceptual construction plan to improve a narrow corridor on Princeton Avenue. Full story »
more Local News
- Simi resident collects Americana
- Squadron returns from six-month deployment in Pacific
- Moorpark starts holiday early with 3rd of July
- Firefighters to burn brush in Fillmore training exercise
Simi resident collects Americana
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Working as an engineer keeps Don Stalker focused. The 54-year old Simi Valley resident works for Communications and Power Industries Inc. in Camarillo. But he’s been sidetracked recently by a newfound hobby that has become something of a time consumer. Full story »
more Camarillo
- Passengers can ride in a B-25 Mitchell bomber for $425
- Man suspected of selling OxyContin
- Kids medical care project scrapped as cuts loom
- Neurologist testifies in murder trial
Illness, injuries befall hiking trio
Friday, July 3, 2009
Eight hundred miles down, 1,600 to go. Full story »
more Conejo Valley
- KCLU-FM wins 7 'Mark Twain' news awards
- Health center offers classes for charity donations
- Mary Froba hopeful, grateful, happy at age 100
- Condo plan rejected for Newbury mobile home park
Firefighters to burn brush in Fillmore training exercise
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Ventura County firefighters will conduct a training burn together with firefighters from the city of Fillmore beginning Monday. Full story »
more Fillmore
- Fireworks in Fillmore heating up for holiday
- Fillmore won't meet deadline for adopting budget
- 3 suspected of illegal drug use in Fillmore
- Fillmore will examine mobile-home initiative
Moorpark starts holiday early with 3rd of July
Saturday, July 4, 2009
For the Idol family of Simi Valley, it didn’t matter that it wasn’t really the Fourth of July on Friday. Full story »
more Moorpark
- Council OKs revised Moorpark street plan
- Moorpark modifies anti-smoking ordinance
- Moorpark to use federal grants for new buses
- Moorpark eliminates police DARE program from budget
'Pastie Lady' organizing clothing optional 'Freedom Ride' in Ojai
Friday, July 3, 2009
The “Pastie Lady” is back in Ojai and looking for some followers. Full story »
more Ojai
- Teen charged with murder in Ojai Valley stabbing
- Teen charged with murder in Ojai Valley stabbing
- Grooming kids to care about pets
- Public meeting on gangs draws 300 in Ojai
Oxnard school district settles teacher's lawsuit
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Oxnard School District board has approved settlement agreements with a former learning director at its junior high campuses. Full story »
more Oxnard
- Oxnard gets $20 million in stimulus money for water project
- Oxnard man not guilty of swiping election signs
- Oxnard residents discover their homes are in flood plain
- Arts and crafts come to harbor
Squadron returns from six-month deployment in Pacific
Saturday, July 4, 2009
An E-2 Hawkeye squadron from Mugu returns early friday morning after a six month deployment aboard the USS Stennis. Full story »
more Port Hueneme
- Port of Hueneme dredging completed
- Sea Cadets learn more than the ropes
- Freighter crashes into pier at Port of Hueneme
- Port Hueneme passes balanced budget
Italian motorcycles center of Oil Museum exhibit
Thursday, July 2, 2009
As the director of the California Oil Museum and with a passion for Italian motorcycles, Jeanne Orcutt has long wanted to host an exhibit with a sole focus on bikes that she believes stand out from all others. Full story »
more Santa Paula
- Santa Paula approves raise for interim city manager
- S. Paula names 2 new planning commissioners
- Santa Paula approves low-income housing project
- Wind power company to open production center in Santa Paula
CPR instructor halts class, rushes to save a life
Saturday, July 4, 2009
It was supposed to be a typical Saturday for Simi Valley resident Bryan McQueen, but by the end of the day, he had saved a life by being in the right place at the right time with the right set of skills. Full story »
more Simi Valley
- Witness speaks about Simi dental office slaying
- Details of shootings emerge
- 3 arrested in cocaine dealing investigation
- Neighbors of suspect and slain wife shocked by shooting
Train hits car on Ventura tracks; no injuries
Saturday, July 4, 2009
An Amtrak train barreled into a car stuck on the tracks in Ventura on Friday night. The driver of the car escaped before the impact, and no one was injured, according to the Ventura Police Department. Full story »
more Ventura
- It's dog-beat-dog at Day 2 of Summerfest Show
- Woman killed in drive-by shooting
- Ventura woman killed in drive-by shooting
- Police believe killer targeted Ventura Keys woman
Man enters not guilty plea in Ventura standoff
Saturday, April 25, 2009
A 39-year-old man who is accused of shooting up his Ventura neighborhood after he had been drinking pleaded not guilty to charges of assault with a firearm upon a peace officer during his arraignment Friday.
Jeffrey Stephen Fennell of Ventura also pleaded not guilty to shooting into an inhabited dwelling and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
Full story »
more County News
- 2 budget-cutting plans urged dropped
- It's dog-beat-dog at Day 2 of Summerfest Show
- Squadron returns from six-month deployment in Pacific
- New citizens reflect on Independence Day
Menus serve up calorie counts
Thursday, July 2, 2009
An order of onion rings at Carl’s Jr. has always had 530 calories. The difference on Wednesday was that customer Jessica Coe was legally entitled to that information — and she ordered the onion rings anyway.
“I’m on vacation. But I might read about calories if I was on a diet or worried about it,” said Coe, 18, sitting in a booth at the fast-food chain’s location on Las Posas Road in Camarillo.
Full story »
more State
- IOUs, proposed cuts to education after budget deal fails
- Commission votes to cut state legislators' benefits
- State budget deal goes bust
- Clock ticking on last chance to plug state budget gap
Police search for Jackson's doctor
Friday, June 26, 2009
Police investigating Michael Jackson's death were looking for one of the pop king's doctors after seizing a car that they said may contain drugs or other evidence.
Full story »more National
- 'Charlie's Angels' star had cancer
- Jackson lived like king but died awash in debt
- Michael Jackson was much more than the King of Pop
- Michael Jackson's health woes took center stage
World mourns 'tortured genius'
Friday, June 26, 2009
more World
- FBI joins effort in hostage standoff with pirates
- Leaders grapple for economic solutions
- Engine trouble possible cause of crash in Amsterdam 4 Americans, 5 Turks killed
- Bangladesh breaks border guard revolt
Cason: Weirdness went hand in glove in Jackson's case
Sunday, June 28, 2009
For a moment in January 1987, I considered the possibility the Earth might rock and then roll off its axis. Full story »
more Colleen Cason
- Cason Point: Rules on teen use of booze need bite
- Cason Point: County lawyer shares traits with nominee to nation's highest court
- Cason Point: Amazing solace: How what was lost now is found
- Cason Point: Here in the Golden State, it's too grim to be grinning
SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish
Saturday, July 4, 2009
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers. Full story »
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