Ventura County News

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Peter Camacho Jr. portrays Jesus while fellow members of Victory Outreach, Esteban Morales and Richard Bustos, play centurions leading him to his crucifixion in the opening act of "Jesus Remember Me" on Sunday in Port Hueneme.

CHUCK KIRMAN/THE STAR Kids collect colorful plastic eggs at the Ventura County Animal Services' Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday.

Avila, an Oxnard resident was hit by a vehicle about 5:30 a.m. near Seventh and F streets, officials said.

At least one person was taken to the hospital by helicopter Saturday following a crash that closed the highway for almost two hours outside of Fillmore, officials said.

CHUCK KIRMAN/THE STAR Applicants wait in line Saturday outside Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.'s Ventura office to be among the first to apply for a spot in the Wagon Wheel Family Apartments.

Officials said Colin Taylor Volpe, 32, held up a JP Morgan Chase Bank located in the 2100 block of East Ponderosa Drive about 2:10 p.m. Volpe - described as a transient - was held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas on a charge of being a fugitive from another state.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 20--FROM THE FIRE Three days after the fire that evicted more than 15 doctors and providers, Keith Kappes' 34 years as a dentist lay scattered in moving boxes and plastic tubs.

Authorities say a 65-year-old resident returning from church services stumbled upon an apparent burglary attempt in his home on Friday evening.

A Westlake High School coach was arrested Thursday for having sex with a 15-year-old.

What was supposed to be a cheap bite at Del Taco turned out to be small fortune for some Southern California customers.

Authorities evacuated the area around the 200 block of North Montgomery Street in Ojai after a high-pressure gas line ruptured, the Ventura County Fire Department is reporting.

JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Han, a chaplain at Naval Base Ventura County, sits inside the unique A-frame Chapel of Faith at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu.

An unstable air mass moving across the Los Angeles region could bring a chance of thunderstorms to local mountains and the Antelope Valley on Friday afternoon, forecasters warned.

JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR F. Dino Inumerable is administered the oath as Ventura County Superior Court judge by Judge Bruce A. Young on Friday at the Hall of Justice in Ventura.

The board of trustees unanimously voted this week to approve Matt Baldwin as the school's next principal, beginning in July.

Gov. Jerry Brown , keeping with his tradition of offering pardons to convicted offenders on Christian holidays, announcing on Good Friday that he issued 63 pardons, including three for Ventura County cases.

Marsha Bailey, center, founder and CEO of Women's Economic Ventures, receives a $50,000 check for the WEV en Espanol Program from Rashi Kallur, vice president of Citi community development, and Ray Torres, branch manager/vice president of the Santa Barbara Citibank branch.

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Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 18--Thousand Oaks officials have seen a surge of applications for wireless antennas and modifications in city planning pipelines during the past 15 months.

My first visit to the Shanghai Beer Garden was a couple of days after the "soft opening" back in late January.