Oxnard News

Come Dec. 8, Chopperfest 2013 rides into Ventura. This annual event serves not only as a gathering for motorcycle enthusiasts, but also as a tribute to David Mann, an artist considered by many to be the "Norman Rockwell" of the genre.

Westlake Village's Carden Conejo School Participates in Second Annual Hunger Awareness and Action Week, Collects 2,462 Pounds of Food -Carden Conejo school, a private school that instructs 205 students from pre-school through eighth-grade in Westlake Village, participated in Ventura County FOOD Share's "Hunger Awareness and Action Week" that ran a ... (more)

RICHARD QUINN/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Phyllis "Cookie" Dimant sits with Dr. John Arnold in Arnold's Oxnard home.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star OXNARD, Calif.-Most races are for adults, some for kids - but this one is for babies! Santa to the Sea is expanding its race options of a half marathon, 5k and 1k to its first-ever Diaper Dash.

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Luz Rule receives her order of a deep fried oyster taco from Charlie Cannon at The Jolly Oyster Kitchen food truck.

An Oxnard man who was detained Tuesday during a traffic stop was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm, police said.

As fast-food workers across the nation prepare a new wave of strikes to raise their wages, Oxnard will protest at McDonald's against low wages and in support of the workers' call for $15 per hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.

About seven people were turned away Sunday night at the West Ventura County Winter Warming Shelter when it opened for its three-month run.

Respected tennis professional Nathan Willingham has suffered enough. Arrested in May of 2013, Willingham was charged with suspicion of drug use and possession of drug paraphernalia, along with two young house guests.

Francisco Romero said he was one of hundreds of Oxnard residents who marched Oct. 13 to protest against alleged police brutality.

When Marvin Long was a "little guy" in a poor neighborhood in Canton, Ohio, the Salvation Army was there for his family.

The Oxnard City Council will decide Tuesday night whether to award a nearly $2.3 million contract to a company that was fined for a recent workplace death.

Eilseo Medina, a well-known labor leader from Oxnard, has lost nearly 20 pounds during a hunger strike in an effort to pressure House Republicans to overhaul immigration laws, a group spokesperson said Monday.

The Ventura County and Oxnard fire departments responded with paddleboards and jet skies and were able to pull the body out of the water, said Capt.

Here's a look at some recent reports on Alameda: The new Mama Papa Lithuania Restaurant at 1241 Park St. is "quaint and charming," according to a recent review in the East Bay Express.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Mendel Lang watches his father, Rabbi Aryeh Lang, light a menorah made of 1500 balloons Sunday at the Grand Chanukah Festival at Ventura Harbor in Ventura.

Safety in America for the past 25-plus years has been defined almost universally by a failed two-pronged approach.

Nine people were still displaced Saturday morning after a fire caused $30,000 in damage to a single-story home Friday in Oxnard, officials said.

FILE PHOTO / THE STAR Carmen Tapia from Nancy's Bakery and Deli prepares to sell a bunuero as Patricia Huarta prepares a batch of tamales during the Oxnard Christmas parade and tamale festival.

Skies are expected to be partly cloudy today in Ventura County with a chance of showers lingering until early afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard.