Simi Valley News

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star Fairy Tales in the Park, presented by Children's Dental Group with Gypsies in a Trunk, continues their season of free Fairy Tales in the Park in June with, Hansel and Gretel.

Juan Carlo/The Star About 40 white doves are released at the end of the annual Ventura County Peace Officers Memorial ceremony Thursday at the Government Center in Ventura.

AT&T customers throughout the county will now have the ability to stream, download and upload faster as the company opened it 4G LTE network throughout the area, officials said.

A 27-year-old Simi Valley man was arrested Wednesday after firing a gun inside his residence and then barricading himself inside, police said.

Susie Komar of Camarillo shouts at a passing motorist as she takes part in a protest Tuesday outside the IRS office in Camarillo.

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a 59-year-old Simi Valley man to eight years in prison after he was found guilty of drunken driving with a blood-alcohol level of twice the legal limit, according to prosecutors.

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.

Tom Bergh, director of the Santa Susana Rail Road Depot, waves as he demonstrates a velocipede Sunday during the Santa Susana Railroad Depot's 110th anniversary celebration in Simi Valley.

David Gatchel, a sophomore at Camarillo High School, plays a Rachmaninoff solo at "Notes to Remember - A Bill Israel Memory Rectial" on Sunday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley.

An armed bank robber wearing a Spider-Man mask eluded a police dragnet that forced lockdowns at three Simi Valley schools and an order for residents to stay inside their homes, officials said.

Although county managers described Sedell as knowledgeable on issues affecting the $3.7 billion pension fund, leaders of the Ventura County Taxpayers Association objected.

Highway 101, Conejo Grade: One lane was blocked on southbound 101 at the Conejo Grade after a two car collision.

A: Huntington Beach at M.L. King; B: Simi Valley at El Modena; C: Riverside North at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; D: Servite at Thousand Oaks; E: Westlake at Valencia; F: Mission Virjo at Santa Margarita; G: Alemany at Canyon Springs; H: Brea Olinda at Long Beach Wilson.

Camarillo reached a record high temperature Sunday, while other Ventura County cities hit near record highs, the National Weather Service said.

Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Ventura County Fire Department trainees Victor Hernandez and Daniel Palmer clear dry brush along a hillside near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley on Thursday.

THE MAIN EVENT: A DOZEN FOOD TRUCKS PARTICIPATE IN MAY 18TH COMMUNITY EVENT AT GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH FEATURING 27 KIDS ACTIVITIES FROM ADRENALINE RUSHES TO THE PRINCESS PALACE AND MICKY'S LAND.

The winning team L to R - Vi Prevas, Keith Scott, David Bertiaume, Walter Kroetsch, Robert Johnson, April Parfitt and Diane Stanley.

The Ventura County Fire Department is reporting a brush fire around the Rocky Peak Road exit along westbound Highway 118 in Simi Valley.

Two powerful military planes were parked on the tarmac near Point Mugu while the Springs Fire raged out of control last week.

Sinaloa Middle School teacher Ryan Rosuck is surprised in her classroom Thursday by the Helpful Honda Guys, who awarded her with digital cameras, iPads and other gifts in Simi Valley.