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Roundup: Arrests made in Ventura attempted kidnapping and Oxnard holdup on bus
1 arrested after attempted kidnapping in Ventura An Oxnard man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of an attempted kidnapping on Ventura's westside a day earlier. The Ventura Police Department said...
2024 Ventura County Agri-Tech Fair
The Farm Bureau of Ventura County Announces the 2024 Ventura County Agri-Tech Fair. The 2024 Agri-Tech Fair will be held at the Oxnard Marriott on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The theme is: Learn, Invest, Grow. The fair is designed to be a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge innovations, and advancements in agricultural practices and a platform for fostering meaningful connections within the industry.
All the world’s a stage: Opera star Juliana Zara returns to her Ventura County roots
The road from Oxnard’s public schools to Europe’s opera stages is hardly well traveled — but it can be done. Just ask Juliana Zara, one of international opera’s brightest young stars, whose journey has included Rose Avenue Elementary School, Fremont Middle School, Oxnard High School and — most importantly — the Performance Theatre for Young Artists (PTYA) in Ventura.
Diamondhead man charged with 3 cold case murders in California
VENTURA CO., Calif. (WLOX) - A Diamondhead man previously charged with murder in North Carolina is now believed by officials to be responsible for three more deaths on the other side of the country. On Wednesday, 73-year-old Warren Luther Alexander was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in Ventura...
Letter to the editor: VCCF supports local journalism
The Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) extends heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the California Journalism Awards, presented by the California Newspaper Publishers Association. We are particularly proud of the achievements within Ventura County, especially applauding Tony Biasotti and Dua Anjum from the Ventura County Star, who received three first-place awards and one first-place honor, respectively. Since April 2022, thanks to the generosity of anonymous donors, VCCF has supported two reporting fellowships at the Ventura County Star...
Suspected serial killer who was long-haul truck driver charged after DNA links him to 47-year-old murders
A suspected serial killer has been charged with the murders of three women in Southern California nearly 50 years ago. Kimberly Fritz, 18, Velvet Sanchez, 31, and Lorraine Rodriguez, 21, were all strangled to death in 1977, but investigators ran out of leads at the time. "While believing these three...
Wildfire burning in Riverside County prompts evacuations as another burns in Santa Clarita
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- A wildfire burning in the Homeland area of Riverside County prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, firefighters are battling a blaze burning in Santa Clarita that has already scorched several acres. The Hills Fire burning in Riverside County remains at 71 acres but it is now...
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