Ventura County Star

A traffic collision in Ventura Saturday morning caused minor injuries to at least one person, authorities said. More »Ventura crash causes minor injuries

The city of Thousand Oaks and the Conejo Recreation and Park District will host a Community Safety/Wellness Day. More »Thousand Oaks hosts Community Safety & Wellness Day

For Gloria Friedrich-Reed and M. Eugene Fussell, earning a Lifetime Achievement Award from St. John’s Healthcare Foundation is a humbling honor. More »St. John's Healthcare Foundation to honor supporters

When Jo Ann and Mark Goldsmith got involved with the Sparkle Dot Trail Run, they had only known Amanda Shoemaker a short time before her unexpected death. More »Simi Valley trail run will benefit Amanda Shoemaker Sparkle Dot Foundation

An array of music — including performances by an elementary school choir — will highlight a spring California Connections concert, by the Village Voices Chorale. More »Benefit chorale group members put their money where their mouths are

A community memorial service for Thousand Oaks City Councilman Tom Glancy will take place on Saturday. More »Public celebration scheduled for former T.O. Councilman Tom Glancy

The Thousand Oaks City Council will be asked to consider eliminating nine positions that were funded by the now defunct redevelopment agency. More »Thousand Oaks council to consider eliminating nine positions

Hueneme High School presented its sixth annual Children’s Literacy Fair on Friday in Oxnard. At more than 25 stations on the school’s baseball field, high school students presented stories, plays and other … More »Hueneme High School hosts children's literacy fair

The state Department of Conservation will hold a workshop Wednesday in Ventura County on hydraulic fracturing. More »Hydraulic fracturing workshop set for Ventura

A roundup of events and information of interest across western Ventura County. More »West county community briefs

Mina is a black/brown shorthair Chihuahua mix who came to the shelter Feb. 23 as a stray. More »Ventura County pet of the week

Nini is a 2-year-old, female, terrier mix. Not a lot is known about her because she was transferred from another shelter. More »East county pet of the week

Zena is a spayed, female, dachshund/Chihuahua mix who has been waiting at the shelter since November. More »West county pet of the week

One hundred congregants walked out of a Camarillo church May 13 with $100 bills in their pockets. But there was a catch — they have to give the money to the less fortunate. More »Camarillo church gives $10,000 to help members help others

Memorial Day will be celebrated with a variety of events in Ventura County. More »Military sacrifice will be honored at Ventura County Memorial Day events

The whales are back in force, so please, drive carefully. That message to boat and ship skippers comes from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in hopes of avoiding injury or death to a whale … More »Whales return in force to Channel Islands; boaters beware

Four babies have been reported abandoned in Ventura County in the past decade since a state law created a safe surrender program to prevent such acts. Three of the babies survived. On Monday, the fourth … More »Questions unanswered in abandoned baby case

Plans for a hot new bowling center that would feature concerts have some people excited. But in the wings, waiting and watching, is Kathy Higgins, who has operated Ventura Bowling Center since 1995. More »Manager fears chic makeover of old-time bowling alley

Ojai horse trainer Scott Weis was the first Californian inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association’s Hall of Fame. Oh, yeah ... He has racked up more than $4 million over the last 30 years for … More »Ojai horse trainer makes the cut when it comes to winning

The 45-year-old niece of a woman stabbed to death nearly three years ago in the Ventura Keys was arrested Friday for the slaying, police said. More »Niece arrested in 2009 Ventura Keys slaying of Wendy Di Rodio

A 44-year-old Santa Paula man was arrested this week in Ventura on suspicion of lewd conduct at the E.P. Foster Library, authorities said. More »Santa Paula man accused of lewd conduct at Ventura library

Taxpayers are being charged twice for a sheriff’s academy paid for with community college bond funds, the Ventura County Grand Jury said. More »Ventura County taxpayers paying twice for sheriff's academy, grand jury says

Authorities today identified the suspect in an apparent gang-related shooting in Piru Thursday that left two men injured. More »Authorities identify suspect in Piru shooting