Ventura County News

A trial that lasted three weeks ended today when jurors reached a verdict in about two hours in a civil case involving a Simi Valley police officer accused of negligence when his patrol car seriously injured a pedestrian.

Share + Nov 12, 2009 4:13 am US/Pacific Ventura County residents can get the H1N1 vaccine Thursday in a special one-day clinic provided by the Ventura County Health Care Agency's Public Health department.

Ventura County public health officials are encouraging pregnant women to get vaccinated for swine flu at a special vaccination clinic Thursday in Simi Valley.

Moorpark-area water customers could see their water rates go up by another 16 percent next year.

Camarillo Christian Women's Club will hold a Country Fair luncheon Friday at Spanish Hills Golf and Country Club.

Three people were injured this afternoon when two vehicles collided head-on in Simi Valley, authorities said.

Swine flu vaccinations will be given at an all-day clinic Nov. 12 in Simi Valley.

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.

Beginning today, Ventura County's four public health clinics will be providing swine flu vaccine from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both injectable and nasal spray vaccines will be given.

A Simi Valley motorcyclist who was fatally injured in a collision with a sport utility vehicle last week died from blunt force head injuries, authorities said Tuesday.

A motorcyclist injured in a crash in Simi Valley on Friday died Saturday afternoon, the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office reported Sunday.

Rabbi Moshe Bryski, executive director of Chabad of the Conejo, is offering a four-part series based on the keynote address he gave at the November 2008 International Conference of Shluchim.

A vehicle Tuesday crashed, rolled over and slid into a house in Simi Valley. The accident, which was initially reported at 11:07 a.m., happened in the 3300 block of Royal Avenue, according to Derek Bell, who was overhead in Sky 9. Ventura County Fire were on scene with one of their heavy rescue units, Bell reported.

Simi shuts family's haunted house attraction : Local News : Ventura County Star : "A popular haunted house in Simi Valley that attracts thousands of children each Halloween has been shut down because the city deemed it an unsafe structure.

Dr. Michael C. Lu, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and public health at UCLA, will discuss what a woman can do before she gets pregnant to give her child the best start in life.

Simi Valley Democrats will be debating if labor unions are effective at their next meeting.

Even if you're no Einstein, local author Robert Piccioni can teach you why the crazy-haired genius matters By Brett Johnson Friday, October 9, 2009 Karen Quincy Loberg / Star staff 09-25-09 Camarillo studio: Robert L. Piccioni, Ph.D., author of Everyone's guide to Atoms and the Universe {CQ}, posing for a studio portrait in Camarillo.

If you go The city of Simi Valley will celebrate its 40th birthday from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road.

From staff reports Originally published 07:16 a.m., October 1, 2009 Updated 07:57 a.m., October 1, 2009 Police and Fire: A parolee was arrested on suspicion of auto theft in Simi Valley after a foot chase early this morning, police said.

As of 3:45 p.m. The fire has increased to over 1500 acres. Below is a press release from the Ventura County Sheriffa s Office of Emergency Service: The Ventura County Emergency Operations Center has been activated due to the Guiberson Brush Fire.