Simi Valley News

Concerned about how much fire-protection service the city's residents are getting compared to tax dollars spent, the Thousand Oaks City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved looking into alternatives to the Ventura County Fire Department.

The actions of a 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley, who allegedly recorded a woman in the store's bathroom using a hidden camera, shocked the store's manager.

The California Highway Patrol was searching today for a man suspected of crashing a car near some railroad tracks north of Ventura and then fleeing even though his injured girlfriend was trapped inside, authorities said.

Police and Fire: Ventura County Sheriff's Department investigators launched a death investigation early this morning after firefighters extinguished a burning pickup truck near Camarillo and found a body inside, authorities said.

A 28-year-old clerk at the "Family Christian Book Store" was arrested Sunday after authorities found a hidden camera in the store's restroom.

Joel Mier, a seventh-grader at Somis School, plays trumpet during advanced band class.

Number of police officers: 238. Salary ranges: Officer: $5,144 to $7,288 monthly or $61,728 to $87,456 annually; sergeant: $5,973 to $8,461 monthly or $71,676 to 101,544 annually Simi Valley Population: 125,814. Number of sworn police officers: 110.

A Simi Valley man was arrested Thursday afternoon after a home in the city was burglarized.

From design and construction to energy and water efficiency, Simi Valley will be the first city in Ventura County to have a green building ordinance.

In the spirit of the Halloween season, here's a timely story with a plastics angle from the Los Angeles Times and the Ventura County Star .

In the eight years he has hosted the hippest haunted house in Simi Valley, Kyle Killips has dealt with his share of monsters, bloody ghouls and even a sadistic clown.

From left, Nelson Lopez, Sean Williams, Michael Von Frausing-Borch, Michael Gilbert and Johnny Iucci pose for a portrait by their popular haunted house in Simi Valley.

A member of Danza Mexica Cuahutemoc joins in a Day of the Dead procession, along Ventura Avenue, to "awaken the dead" during a ceremonial celebration on Saturday afternoon.

The Family Kitchen and Wine Bar in Simi Valley will begin holding a series of Friday fundraisers for the Oxnard College Regional Fire Academy.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a suspected gang attack Friday at a Simi Valley shopping center that left a 21-year-old man in critical condition, police said Wednesday.

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Anne Snyder, public health nurse, answers calls at a public health office in Oxnard, where volunteers deal with questions about swine flu.

Kyle Killips stands next to some of the ghoulish figures he uses for Haunted Halls, an attraction he hosts every Halloween at his mother Cindy Fike's house in Simi Valley.

His death came hours after witnesses said he was assaulted. Glenn Hanamoto Investigators are continuing to look into an assault on a North Hills man that occurred hours before he was found dead in his motor home Sunday near Mugu Rock.

By From staff reports Originally published 06:02 p.m., October 19, 2009 Updated 06:02 p.m., October 19, 2009 A grand jury has indicted Jaime Paredes for a July 1 mass shooting at a dental office in Simi Valley, prosecutors announced Monday.