Oxnard News

More poor people now live in U.S. suburbs than its big cities, new research shows, but Ventura County isn't particularly affected by the trend.

Three Ventura residents were sentenced to federal prison Monday for fraud that cost hundreds of investors across the U.S. more than $27 million, federal prosecutors said.

A man who fell asleep while driving and caused an accident that killed a 45-year-old Oxnard woman was sentenced to four months in jail Monday.

One suspect was arrested and two remain outstanding following a chase that ended with the suspects fleeing on foot in Ventura Friday.

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Food - specifically strawberries - took center stage at the 30th California Strawberry Festival, where Larissa Nelson, of Fillmore, narrowly beat out the returning champion in the annual Berry Blast-off Smack-Down finals, Nelson and Winona Krieger faced off using only hot plates to create gourmet treats for a panel of five judges in the cook-off.

Isabelle Massey, 2, holds her mom Sarah's hand as they make their way around the California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Oxnard police recommend visitors to this weekend's California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard take a shuttle to get there, since it is expected to attract a crowd of about 70,000 Saturday and Sunday.

Oxnard city officials say the search for a new city manager won't begin until later this year, but the four sitting councilmembers discussed what other steps could be taken in the meantime.

Oxnard's pothole-riddled streets and alleys need $116 million in major repairs, a backlog City Council members Tuesday called a top priority in budget decisions.

The Ventura County Community College District will spend up to $19,500 to see whether a move to Oxnard College makes sense.

Middle-school student Marina stands at the gate of the school in Oxnard, Calif., where an eighth-grade student shot a gay classmate twice in the back of the head.

The small group of cyclists from Hueneme High School had planned ahead of time to meet at Oxnard's Plaza Park to grab some free treats, sign up for an iPad raffle and get their bikes tuned up by Performance Bike staff members.

This is interesting. Chef Casey Lane has shuttered the downstairs cafe at The Parish , with plans to reopen as Parish Wine Bar .

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved releasing deed restrictions on a portion of park property in south Oxnard to allow a new fire station to be built there.

Courtesy photo Greg Totten , Michael Reagan, Steve Tobias and Spencer Garrett take a moment to strike a pose at the 2011 Michael Reagan Golf Classic at the Ojai Valley Inn Spa.

Nolan Quinn, berry category director for The Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, says larger pack sizes are gaining in popularity.

Today, the city of Oxnard is expected to ask the County of Ventura to amend the quit claim deed to College Park to allow facilities to be built other than public park uses.

Gold Coast Transit's 24-year-old fare boxes are being replaced with new magnetic swipe readers that the company said will make for smoother, faster boarding.

OXNARD, Calif. - Authorities in Oxnard say Samantha Torres, a missing 13-year-old girl, has been found safe, CBS Los Angeles reports.