Ventura County News

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.

Raymond Morua, seen here making a speech in 2012, has lost his job as an aide to Rep. Lois Capps after being charge with felony DUI and hit-and-run stemming from an accident Friday that critically injured a Santa Barbara woman.

The McCune Foundation has awarded almost $330,000 for community organizing and social justice projects in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Frost or light freezes were reported Monday morning in wind-sheltered areas in Los Angeles County valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

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.