Ventura County News

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 08--Ventura police officers used to use pushpins to map crimes in the different beats of the city.

Last week, Ventura County's major tree growers opened their "choose and cut" sites for the holiday season, and environmental messages are featured prominently in their sales strategy.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 07--Wedding and event planner Debbie Copsey liked what she saw at The Gardens at the Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star Homeless pups from throughout Ventura County are the focus at the fourth anniversary celebration for Camp Bow Wow Agoura Hills, the premiere doggy day camp, training and overnight camp.

The names provided include people who started an insurance application on the Covered California website but didn't complete the process.

JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Donald C. Robinett receives a standing ovation from his daughter Catherine Drettler and others after a reading about his life in the military, which included being in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Residents have until midnight Tuesday to pay their taxes without late penalties.

Widespread fears that Affordable Care Act exchanges would fail to guard customer information are already coming true in California, where the state exchange is giving selected insurance agents customer contact information, resulting in unwanted calls and emails to Californians who have checked out the exchange but declined to buy insurance.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star This fall the Simi Valley Education Foundation arranged a wonderful partnership with our local car dealers in Simi Valley - Driving Education -- that benefited public schools in Simi Valley! We are happy to report that ... (more)

Robert Blatt started an application but abandoned the effort before selecting a plan through the state’s health insurance marketplace.

Juan Carlo/The Star The county is working on a commuter bicycle path that will between Ventura and Camulos Ranch.

The stories of about 80 servicemen and women who came to the Ventura County Community Foundation for a veterans' claims workshophad similar themes.

Contributed photo Bubbles is a little star. A volunteer favorite, this sweet, gentle rabbit has a bubbly, outgoing personality and loves attention.

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.

The free event is open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.camarilloquilters.org or call 402-4738.

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.