Ventura County News

More black students in California are earning bachelor's degrees than a decade ago, but enrollment in the state's public universities is stagnant and many are turning to costly for-profit schools, according to a report released this week.

JOE LUMAYA/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Adrienne Jacob adds ornaments to a Christmas tree that she and her family started decorating on Black Friday.

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JOE LUMAYA/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Emily Ayala, co-owner of Friend's Ranches in Ojai, checks the antifreeze on one of her wind machines as she prepares for freezing temperatures that are expected through Friday morning.

Troubled Disney child star Amanda Bynes says she's "doing great" after undergoing five months of rehab.

The South African-born violin and cello-maker, now 56, was in Robertson, South Africa, in 1991.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office is searching the area near Moorpark City Hall and two schools after reports of a person who might have been armed and making threats, officials said.

In this June 5, 2011 file photo, Amanda Bynes arrives at the MTV Movie Awards, in Los Angeles.

The burn, which is coordinated by the Ventura County Fire Department, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District and the California Department of Forestry, is the first part of a vegetation management plan designed to increase protection against wildfires.

To some who are suspicious of the motivations behind the new K-12 educational standards known as Common Core, the proof is in a word and the devil is in the details.

When City Councilman Brian Brennan first joined the council in 1997, his desire to affect the handling of environmental issues came with him.

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.

A freeze warning and frost advisory will remain in effect until Friday morning in Ventura County, according to the National Weather Service .

One item on the Ventura County Transportation Commission's agenda Friday is a staff recommendation to support a California constitutional amendment to lower the voter threshold to pass local transportation finance measures to 55 percent.

Falling temperatures across the Southland have local growers worried. A "hard freeze" could be devastating.

Life Systems Group has introduced a new, patent-pending product called LifeTank - designed to provide households with fresh water in the case of a disaster that interrupts water supply.

Simi Valley police on Wednesday identified the man and the longtime neighbor he shot before killing himself, but said they still don't know why he did it.

The Ventura County Transportation Commission has ushered in a new era for local transit.

A Thousand Oaks fast-food restaurant was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money late Tuesday afternoon, Ventura County sheriff's deputies reported.

A freeze warning and a frost advisory will be in effect starting midnight Thursday, but areas throughout the county are expected to form frost late Wednesday bringing in low temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.