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13 min ago | Hispanic Business

Sacramento Gains Jobs in Mortgage Industry

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

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

13 min ago | Hispanic Business

Using Acids to Unlock Shale Oil OK, Regulator Says

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.

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Related Topix: Agoura Hills, CA, Geology, Science, Kern County, CA, Bakersfield, CA

4 hrs ago | CBS Local

Winds, Low Humidity Prompt NWS To Issue Red Flag Warning

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.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA

5 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

Assemblyman Jeff Gorell Among 2013 WIB Award Winners

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)

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Related Topix: Ventura, CA, Education Etc.

9 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

Popular "Eat-to-Beat Cancer" Class to Be Offered in Ventura on July 9

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.

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Related Topix: Ventura, CA, Medicine, Nutrition, Life, Food

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Ventura County Star

Crews battle more than 5-acre brush fire east of Fillmore

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.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Fillmore, CA

Ventura County Star

Editorial: How to upgrade Ventura County schools' security

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.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Ventura County Star

Authorities say man found dead in Oxnard mobile home killed himself

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.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Oxnard, CA, Craig Stevens

Ventura County Star

Moorpark council to consider ways to close budget deficit

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.

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Related Topix: Moorpark, CA

Ventura County Star

Man waiting for bus in Oxnard collapses, dies

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.

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Related Topix: Oxnard, CA

Ventura County Star

Red Cross to host law enforcement blood drive contest in Camarillo

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.

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Related Topix: Camarillo, CA

Ventura County Star

Santa Paula animal center celebrates one year as no-kill shelter

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

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Related Topix: Santa Paula, CA, Oxnard, CA, Camarillo, CA, Santa Barbara, CA

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Ventura County Star

DNA evidence inconclusive in strangling death, expert testifies

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.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Oxnard, CA

Ventura County Star

Oxnard council to consider utility subsidies for poor residents

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.

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Related Topix: Oxnard, CA

Ventura County Star

Public hearing set on county budget

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

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Mass Transit

CA: Some Ventura County Metrolink Riders to See Fare Increase in July

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)

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Related Topix: Simi Valley, CA, Ventura County (Simi Valley, CA), Oxnard, CA, Camarillo, CA

Ventura County Star

Juvenile taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Camarillo

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

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Related Topix: Camarillo, CA

NBC Los Angeles

Boy on Bike Fatally Struck by Car

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

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

WHAS11

Former 6th grade teacher admits sex with boy

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

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Related Topix: Simi Valley, CA, Ventura County (Simi Valley, CA), Louisville, KY

Ventura County Star

Motorcyclist taken to hospital by helicopter after crash on Highway 33

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

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