Ventura County News

Tree removal in T.O. sparks anger The city of Thousand Oaks last week began removing trees along Pederson Road, a picturesque drive just off Highway 23. Eleven trees in total were scheduled for removal to be replaced with a more sidewalk- and road-friendly species, but area residents say they are not happy with the decision that was made in order ... (more)

It's easy to look around and assume that our local government, businesses, even our neighbors aren't doing much to make our planet a better place to be.

The panel's approval of an employment agreement with Greg Nyhoff echoed the vote tally a week earlier, when the council announced its decision to hire him.

After a months-long battle with the city of Irwindale over complaints about a spicy odor, Sriracha sauce creator David Tran said Wednesday that he is now seriously considering moving his factory to another location.

STAR file Thousand Oaks played Camarillo in a nonleague football game last year, but the two schools weren't happy with being placed in the same football league as Westlake, St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian for the next releaguing cycle.

Ventura County releases results of its 2014 Homeless Count. Numbers show a significant drop, but there are questions about the figure from Oxnard.

Law enforcement personnel raided locations in five Southland counties Wednesday as part of a multi-agency investigation into dozens of commercial burglaries allegedly committed by members of a Long Beach gang, authorities said.

Jesse Ruiz, 31, was arrested April 10 in connection with the March 29 shooting of Norma Elizalde.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star The Ventura College Foundation is awarding $300,000 in scholarships to nearly 200 Ventura College students in May. The Foundation received over 400 applications for the scholarships, which range from $500 to $9,000 and ... (more)

A man convicted twice for the same murder can sue the Ventura County Sheriff's Department for failing to read him his rights, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.

The two Republicans running in the 26th Congressional District primary appealed to party activists for support Tuesday at a candidates forum before the Camarillo Republican Women Federated.

Since 1982, Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP has provided clients in Ventura County and throughout the state full-service solutions for a variety of legal matters.

Dr. Terry Stanger appeared before Ventura County Superior Court Judge Ryan Wright and pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of selling or transporting a controlled substance and one count of unlawful prescription of a controlled substance.

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider raising rents and fees at the county's airports in Oxnard and Camarillo in fiscal year 2014-15.

PAI will own and operate the ATMs reflecting VCCU's branding, giving Ventura County Credit Union members surcharge-free access to cash at these Rite Aid locations beginning late April 2014.

Trying to plug up what Ventura City Council Member Mike Tracy called "general fund leakage," officials took a closer look at grants and subsidies as part of a budget workshop Monday night.

Re: your April 12 article, "Debt drives official to file": I would like to mention that Sylvia Munoz Schnopp is certainly not the first Ventura County public official to file for bankruptcy.

He thinks about it before going to sleep. He has dreams about it, and it's the first thing on his mind when he wakes up.

A wind advisory is posted for much of Southern California as dry and gusty Santa Ana winds blow through the region, accompanied by above-normal temperatures.

THE STAR FILE PHOTO Fillmore Western Railway engineer Larry Jennings a train before it departs from the Fillmore depot in 2013.