Ventura County News

Sacramento is getting 200 new jobs in the mortgage industry, sopping up some of the talent left over from the housing crash.

The state's top oil regulator told lawmakers Tuesday that Californians have nothing to fear about an oil production stimulation practice known as acidization that is expected to become much more broadly used as producers seek to extract billions of barrels of previously unrecoverable shale oil reserves.

The warning was issued for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and will be in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell , who established the Gold Team California initiative to retain and attract employers to Ventura County and the state, earned this year's Workforce Investment Board Champion for Prosperity ... (more)

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star Due to popular demand SCAN Senior Resource Center has added additional seating at its July "Eat-to-Beat Cancer" class.

The Ventura County Fire Department was at the scene of a brush fire this afternoon along the 1400 block of East Telephone Road east of Fillmore.

After a gunman's Dec. 14 rampage in Newtown, Conn., that resulted in the death of 20 children and six adult staff members, more can be done to improve security at public elementary schools in Ventura County, according to the county grand jury.

Authorities today determined that a 40-year-old man who was found dead in a mobile home Sunday killed himself a short distance from where his cousin was found shot multiple times.

The proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, currently shows about $16 million in revenues and $14.3 million in expenses.

A 69-year-old man who collapsed while waiting for a bus Sunday in Oxnard died at a hospital, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office.

The American Red Cross and public safety agencies in Ventura County will take part in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive next week in Camarillo.

Volunteer Olivia Simonson helps Oxnard resident Mike Espinosa choose a dog from the Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center's animal catalog.

DNA evidence found on the body of a transient woman strangled nearly three years ago cannot conclusively be linked to the man accused of killing her, a forensic expert said Monday.

A trio of utility assistance plans for Oxnard's poorest residents, with costs ranging from $200,000 to $2 million a year, will be considered by the City Council on Tuesday night.

The $1.8 billion budget for Ventura County government will be aired in hearings today and possibly approved that evening.

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 juvenile was taken to a hospital after a hit-and-run crash Sunday in Camarillo, sheriff's deputies said.

The collision occurred about 5:10 p.m. in the intersection of Edgemont and Carmen drives.

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

The California Highway Patrol responded about 5:30 p.m. on Highway 33 near the Portrero John trail by Rose Valley Road, officials said.