Ventura County News

The death was originally ruled suspicious, and the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office determined the man died of blunt-force trauma, police said.

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Sitting at a booth on The Tavern's patio, sipping at Figueroa Mountain's pale ale, my companion and I thought back to the very first stop we made for this year's Winter Wine Walk in downtown Ventura.

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Fixed-gear bicycles will no longer be allowed on county park trails following a decision Tuesday by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.

A Simi Valley man said he paid for repairs to his home that were never completed by companies that prosecutors allege bilked him out of thousands of dollars.

There was a time when things were more predictable. There were no dropped calls, banks were lending and shore duty was just that - shore duty.

Hours at the Pass & ID offices at Naval Base Ventura County have been changed, ensuring consistent coverage at both the Point Mugu and Port Hueneme locations during peak hours.

In its last meeting of 2013, the Fillmore City Council chose its mayor for next year and approved 3 percent increases in residents' sewer and water bills.

Spaying or neutering dogs and cats will be mandatory in unincorporated areas of the county with some specific exceptions under an ordinance passed Tuesday by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors .

JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Firefighters battle a brush fire Tuesday in Moorpark near the Rustic Canyon Golf Course.

Mandarins growing in Ventura County have risen in value, and packing and shipping houses here may soon undergo inspections, thanks to freezing conditions affecting citrus crops in the Central Valley.

Dubbed the "Happy Camp Fire," the blaze was burning in a grassy area near Happy Camp Canyon Road, said Ventura County Fire Department Spokesman Mike Lindbery.

A brush fire erupted early Tuesday morning near Moorpark in Ventura County, scorching about 50 acres.

Ventura County Fire spokesman Bill Nash says the blaze was sparked about 2 a.m. Tuesday near a housing development, ranching property and a golf course in Moorpark.

Gusty winds will continue throughout Ventura County until Tuesday afternoon and a freeze warning will remain in effect until 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

State regulators have told a Simi Valley psychiatrist he can no longer practice medicine and that his request for a rehearing has been denied, an attorney said Monday.

Los Angeles County elections officials say a partial recount of ballots has brought no change in the outcome of a special legislative election last month.

There is still a freeze warning for interior sections of Ventura County, and the high desert is looking at a hard freeze.

Doug Messner donated to Bellringer this year in memory of his friend, Douglas Baisch, who had a story and good joke to tell at every occasion.