For more than 45 years, a woman found dead in a Westlake High School parking lot had no name. Now, investigators say, Maricela Rocha Parga is no longer “Jane Doe Ventura County,” but a mother whose ...

Even having survived a combat tour in Iraq, George Retes Jr. says he wasn’t prepared for the three days he spent in federal custody—shackled, pepper-sprayed, and held incommunicado while his family ...

High in the oak-studded hills above Simi Valley, scientists have confirmed infestations of the goldspotted oak borer—a tiny beetle no larger than a small grain of rice—that has already killed hundreds ...

When people think of the public library, the first image that comes to mind is rows of books with their spines neatly aligned; the quiet rustle of pages turning; the soft thud of a return bin closing.

In last week’s edition we inadvertently removed from an article about a human trafficking awareness program that Soroptimist International of Simi Valley was host of the event.

A politically charged Thousand Oaks manslaughter case that made international headlines in 2023 may finally go before a jury this month. The court this week scheduled Loay Alnaji, a former Moorpark ...

Royal High School is celebrating one of its own, Alex Edgar, a distinguished graduate who was recently selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in recognition of his impact in the field of civic ...

Simi Valley recorded a strong year of film and television production in 2025, with 296 total production days that contributed an estimated $5.25 million in direct economic impact to the local economy, ...

If you are the parent of an 11th-grade teen, the college planning and application process has already begun, even if you are not fully ready or aware. Most high school juniors have or will be taking ...

Kristine McCaffrey delivered a blunt message to the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District board: Ventura County’s water future will be drier, more expensive and less predictable—but it does not ...

As record-setting holiday travel continues across the country, the American Red Cross is asking donors to make an appointment to give blood now to help keep the nation’s blood supply strong into 2026.

It’s not a question of size so much as timing, as two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America (and likely the world using some metrics), are being built within a year of each other in ...