Ventura County News

A former Simi Valley High School science teacher was sentenced Wednesday to six months in Ventura County jail for holding up a 7-Eleven store at knife point in 2011.

A large funding disparity in next year's Metrolink budget will cause some Ventura County riders to see a slight fare increase beginning July 1. A large funding disparity in next year's Metrolink budget will cause some Ventura County riders to see a slight fare increase beginning July 1. Metrolink, a regional commuter rail service that operates in ... (more)

A former sixth-grade teacher and mother of two pleaded guilty to having sex with a student, Southern California authorities said Friday.

The Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties announces the addition of four industry experts to its roster of more than 30 advisors offering free one-on-one advising and workshops to help the businesses grow.

The Ventura County Star reports Malia Brooks pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 14. A day earlier, she pleaded not guilty to five charges.

The Ventura County Astronomical Society will meet at 7:15 p.m. June 21 at Moorpark College Forum, 7075 Campus Road.

Star file Take the controls of a bulldozer and other vehicles during the annual Touch-a-Truck event at the Thousand Oaks Community Center on Saturday.

A former Simi Valley elementary teacher who had sexual contact with an underage student accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Thursday.

Starting Saturday, the Simi Valley Library will be closed for renovations until its July 1 grand reopening under private management.

A former sixth-grade teacher suspected of having an affair with a Southern California student has pleaded not guilty to having sex with a child.The Ventura County Star says 32-year-old Malia Brooks entered pleas on Wednesday to charges of lewd conduct, oral copulation and sexual penetration with a person under 14.She remains jailed on $2 million ... (more)

A Malia Brooks who was a teacher at Garden Grove Elementary was The Star's featured Cook du Jour in October 2011.

Retirement and estate planning consultant, Hal Reniger has launched Mackinac Strategies, a financial services firm specializing in retirement plan exit strategies and Social Security benefit maximization.

Thousand Oaks High shows it will have the muscle to compete in powerful Marmonte League by winning the Ventura County Hogs Tournament.

The Knights of Columbus, Simi Valley Council No. 5803 , is presenting its 26th Annual Chili Cook-Off and Car Show on Sunday on the parklike grounds of St. Rose of Lima School in Simi Valley.

A brush fire was burning in Simi Valley on Thursday afternoon, and police were urging people to avoid the area.

A Simi Valley man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for soliciting another person over the Internet to sexually assault a child, Ventura County prosecutors said.

Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Simi Valley Police on the right stand outside of the house where a shooting occurred in Smi Valley Tuesday morning.

The Simi Valley Public Library's transition from a county-operated facility to a privately run one is going smoothly, the new director said.

Police Tuesday were investigating domestic dispute that resulted in the shooting of two people and the death of another in Ventura County.

Simi Valley police are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital after the suspect was killed by an apparent self-inflicted wound.