Simi Valley News

The Ventura-based community organizing group known as CAUSE - short for the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy - filed paperwork through its new political action fund showing it had spent about $14,000 supporting one of the 13 candidates.

A large funding disparity in next year's Metrolink budget will cause some Ventura County riders to see a slight fare increase beginning July 1. A large funding disparity in next year's Metrolink budget will cause some Ventura County riders to see a slight fare increase beginning July 1. Metrolink, a regional commuter rail service that operates in ... (more)

A former sixth-grade teacher and mother of two pleaded guilty to having sex with a student, Southern California authorities said Friday.

The Murphy Auto Museum will hold a one-day display of vintage trailers , especially selected by David Neel, on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Owners will welcome visitors to peer inside their treasured vehicles and visit with them about the comforts of vintage trailering.

The Ventura County Star reports Malia Brooks pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 14. A day earlier, she pleaded not guilty to five charges.

The Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties announces the addition of four industry experts to its roster of more than 30 advisors offering free one-on-one advising and workshops to help the businesses grow.

Star file Take the controls of a bulldozer and other vehicles during the annual Touch-a-Truck event at the Thousand Oaks Community Center on Saturday.

Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Simi Valley Police Detective Casey Nicholson addresses the media Wednesday during a news conference regarding Malia Brooks, who is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.

A former sixth-grade teacher suspected of having an affair with a Southern California student has pleaded not guilty to having sex with a child.The Ventura County Star says 32-year-old Malia Brooks entered pleas on Wednesday to charges of lewd conduct, oral copulation and sexual penetration with a person under 14.She remains jailed on $2 million ... (more)

A Malia Brooks who was a teacher at Garden Grove Elementary was The Star's featured Cook du Jour in October 2011.

Highway 101 southbound Conejo Grade Traffic is extremely slow on the southbound side of the Conejo Grade through Newbury Park.

A 65-year-old man who was shot in the chest by his stepson in Simi Valley last week has been released from the hospital, officials said.

Retirement and estate planning consultant, Hal Reniger has launched Mackinac Strategies, a financial services firm specializing in retirement plan exit strategies and Social Security benefit maximization.

Thousand Oaks High shows it will have the muscle to compete in powerful Marmonte League by winning the Ventura County Hogs Tournament.

The Knights of Columbus, Simi Valley Council No. 5803 , is presenting its 26th Annual Chili Cook-Off and Car Show on Sunday on the parklike grounds of St. Rose of Lima School in Simi Valley.

A brush fire was burning in Simi Valley on Thursday afternoon, and police were urging people to avoid the area.

Citing the shaky state of water sources vital to Central Coast residents, a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that a local agency acted within the law when it denied Pismo Beach's request to annex a 182-acre property into the city last year.

Rae Zimmerman credited her Stretch and Walk class at the Simi Valley Senior Center for increasing her strength enough to put her walker in the closet.

A Simi Valley man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for soliciting another person over the Internet to sexually assault a child, Ventura County prosecutors said.

Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Simi Valley Police on the right stand outside of the house where a shooting occurred in Smi Valley Tuesday morning.