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The "Pastie Lady" is back in Ojai and looking for some followers. Gennifer Moss, 34, who calls herself "Earth Friend Gen," triggered community strife and gained local celebrity, including the nickname "Pastie Lady," for her frequent jaunts and bike rides through downtown Ojai wearing nothing but handmade flower pasties and a hemp G-string. Her ...

By From staff reports Originally published 04:32 p.m., July 2, 2009 Updated 04:32 p.m., July 2, 2009 Murder charges were filed Thursday against a 14-year-old boy in connection with the death of another teen in the Ojai Valley on April 26, according to prosecutor Stacy Ratner.

Rose Valley Campground in Los Padres National Forest, seven miles northeast of Ojai, will close at 9 a.m. Saturday and reopen the following day at noon so a project at the campground can be completed.

By Chris Stolz Originally published 02:53 p.m., June 19, 2009 Updated 02:53 p.m., June 19, 2009 Ojai-Bridget Campbell, of Ojai, speaks passionately as she addresses the police and experts at the town hall community meeting in Ojai Thursday night.

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office is reportedly trying to determine whether it wants to try an Ojai teen charged with murder as an adult.

West Ventura County bus service provider Gold Coast Transit will implement a series of route changes and eliminations next month that officials say are needed to live with declining revenues.

The Ventura County Grand Jury issued a report Friday saying there is overcrowding at two of the county's three jails, which if allowed to continue could lead to a court order to cap the county's inmate population.

An Oak View man arrested after the stabbing death of Seth Scarminach in the Ojai Valley was released without being charged this week, authorities said.

An Ojai Valley teenager is dead and another is in custody following a gang related stabbing.

A quiet community is in shock after a teenage boy is stabbed to death at a party.

Authorities say a 16-year-old boy is dead and a 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a stabbing at a party in Ventura County.

By From staff reports Originally published 04:27 p.m., April 26, 2009 Updated 04:31 p.m., April 26, 2009 A Ventura teenager was killed early this morning outside of a home in Meiners Oaks, said a senior deputy Ventura County medical examiner.

James Glover II / Star staff The California Department of Food and Agriculture is attempting to eradicate the gypsy moth.

By From staff reports Originally published 03:20 p.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 03:20 p.m., April 23, 2009 Fire destroyed a single-family home in Meiners Oaks on Thursday.

An emergency action in the eyes of the state seems more like a "paramilitary" move to some residents of Meiners Oaks, who don't want their properties sprayed with pesticide to eradicate an infestation of gypsy moths.

Agricultural officials were greeted with mixed reactions from residents as they began spraying to eradicate gypsy moths today in the Meiners Oaks area.

After years of leasing properties in western Ventura County, California Coastal Horse Rescue finally has a place to call home.

Other Smart car owners admire the vehicle of David Asherson of Van Nuys, bearing a Ed Hardy-inspired design, as members of a new area Smart car owners group meet Saturday at a Camarillo park for a drive to the ...

The 19th annual fundraiser, presented by the Ojai Mardi Gras Wake Up Krewe and Foundation of American Roots Music, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai.