Piru News

Trout: The local mountain waters are seeing good action at Big Bear Lake, Green Valley Lake, Lake Gregory, and Lake Hemet all worth fishing.

Fish in many freshwater lakes and reservoirs tested in Southern California have highly elevated levels of mercury and some fish also have high levels of PCBs , according to a report issued by the State Water Resources Control Board in May.

As Independence Day nears, authorities are reminding Ventura County residents that illegal fireworks can burn in more ways than one.

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved its $1.68 billion budget for the coming year Tuesday, a budget balanced by cuts to most of the county's basic government services.

June is Eeyore month in California. "And how are you?" said Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore shook his head from side to side.

Show will be a 2 hour event with Juan Garcia and Shaun Latham as opening acts and headlining the show will be Felipe Esparza.

Juan Carlo / Star staff Lee Wells climbs a ladder to tape the door of a shop for painting as Cory Schoenneman works across the street Saturday to give the town of Piru a face-lift. Members of about 40 local churches took part in the sixth annual Takin' it to the Streets program put on by the umbrella organization Area Christians Taking Initiative ...

California Environmental Protection Agency State Water Resources Control Board First Year Results of Contaminant Monitoring Program show Mercury and PCBa TMs Remain a Problem in Sport Fish in California Lakes The State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program has released the first findings from the largest survey ...

The owner and a manager of a Los Angeles carwash whereA workers were harassed, intimidated and fired by management more than year ago when they tried to form a union now face charges from the National Labor Relations Board .

Red Cross honors heroes The Red Cross is currently seeking nominations for SCV residents who have taken action in a time of crisis to help others in the past year and consistently show exemplary compassion.

Photo by Joseph A. Garcia / Star staff Piru 05/23/2009: Servando Arredondo , Fontana, along with others wait for a catch along the shore at Lake Piru.

All month we've been proving that it's not all bad news by investigating the positive things taking place throughout the Tri-Counties. It's a special series that we're calling, "What's Right." KEY News Ventura County Bureau Chief Tracy Lehr has our next stop.

On 3-11-2009, a male subject fired several handgun rounds at a group of individuals standing in the 3900 Blk of Citrus View Drive, in Piru.

A 9-year-old girl who drowned at Lake Piru on Saturday will be buried at Piru Cemetery on Wednesday.

The Fillmore Historical Museum is displaying vintage wedding dresses and photos from 1886 to the 1960s, 340 Main Street, Fillmore.

Confusion surrounds much of the controversy between the District Office and School Employees.

By From staff reports Originally published 12:01 a.m., May 12, 2009 Updated 06:22 p.m., May 11, 2009 Streets in the Piru and El Rio areas will be closed this week.

Statement provided by Fillmore Teachers Association The Fillmore Unified School District Board of Education is currently considering a set of budget reductions recommended by the District Administration to balance the budget deficit that the District currently faces due to the State fiscal crisis.

The Jesusita Fire started Tuesday in the Cathedral Peak area above San Roque Canyon.

How-to manuals on green design have flooded bookstores, but some new offerings give a historical perspective on homes and design in the Bay Area and beyond.