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Arraignment in school shooting is postponed

Friday, May 9, 2008
The arraignment of 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused of shooting an Oxnard schoolmate in the head, was postponed again Thursday and rescheduled for June.
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Hit-and-run driver in 3 crashes sought

Friday, May 9, 2008
A hit-and-run driver crashed three times in Oxnard on Thursday night — once into an ambulance loaded with a patient — and later eluded capture on foot, police said. Full story »

Trespassers seen at Halaco Superfund site

Friday, May 9, 2008
The locked gates, chain link fence, and the big signs warning of the danger of radiation and heavy metals have not been enough to deter trespassers from slipping into the Halaco Superfund site near Ormond Beach. Full story »

Killer gets life without parole for '05 murders of two Oxnard men

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Convicted killer Jimmy Hunter on Wednesday was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for murdering two Oxnard men in 2005. Full story »

Coastal panel delays power plant hearing

Thursday, May 8, 2008
The California Coastal Commission has put off, for at least a month, a hearing on whether to overturn an Oxnard City Council decision and allow Southern California Edison to build a peaker power plant at Mandalay Beach. Full story »

Boys and Girls Club gets approval for playground

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Plans for a new playground next to the Boys & Girls Club at Southwest Community Park moved forward Tuesday, with the Oxnard City Council telling the club it can go ahead with the project.

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Council looks at ways to improve city

Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Oxnard City Council reacted with a mixture of interest and caution Tuesday to a proposal by Councilman Tim Flynn that the city revisit the "safe, clean, attractive, prosperous neighborhoods" policies it adopted in 2005. Full story »

5 college athletes initiate claims

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Five community college basketball players declared ineligible by their schools in January filed multimillion-dollar claims Monday against the Ventura County Community College District. Full story »

Carriage Square area street repairs set to start

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Work to rebuild and resurface streets in the Carriage Square neighborhood is set to begin Thursday, the Oxnard Public Works Department announced. Full story »

Maritime Museum relocation plan OK'd

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Ventura County Maritime Museum won approval Tuesday for its plans to move to a bigger building on the other side of Channel Islands Harbor.
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Oxnard to fight power plant before coastal panel

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Oxnard city officials will square off against Southern California Edison at a Coastal Commission hearing Thursday in Marina del Rey over whether the utility that serves 13 million people can build a small power plant at Mandalay Beach. Full story »

Leader's conviction seen as a blow to Black Mafia

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The murder conviction of John "Rocky" Lewis this month crushed the leadership of a violent and dangerous criminal street gang that began on the streets of Oxnard, prosecutors say. Full story »

Aftermath of foreclosures

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Just reduced — three-bedroom, two-bath Oxnard home with unhinged wrought iron gate, brightly scrawled graffiti, weeds, abandoned car and squatters. Full story »

Free safe boating event scheduled for Saturday

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
A Safe Boating Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.
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Officials give details on fatal hit and run

Monday, May 5, 2008
Orange County Sheriff's Department officials released more information Sunday about the possible suspects who deliberately ran over and killed an Oxnard man early Saturday morning. Full story »
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