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$20,000 bid, tears and a special grandpa mark VC Fair's junior livestock auction
What's $16 multiplied by 1,294 pounds? Raul Reyes knows. The 19-year-old from Carpinteria sold his nearly 1,300-pound grand champion steer for the answer to that math problem — $20,704 — at the Ventura County Fair's junior livestock auction on Friday. ...
Drones replace fireworks at Ventura County Fair
VENTURA, Calif.-Move over fireworks, drone shows have taken their place at the Ventura County fair. One of the drone characters is name Churro and the show includes all kinds of fair fun in the sky over the rides by the beach in Ventura. It takes place at 9 p.m. each night. One of the final The post Drones replace fireworks at Ventura County Fair appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
This is California’s safest large county, Data Shows
Ventura County is grappling with the most severe housing shortage in the United States, according to a recent study by Up For Growth. The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metropolitan area has been identified as having the worst housing deficit in the country, with a shortage exceeding 31,000 units. Despite this pressing issue,...
There's still time to enter a few city council and other races
There's still time — though not much — to run for some local city council seats and other races in the Nov. 5 General Election. Filing deadlines for nominees have been extended to 5 p.m. Wednesday for council and other seats where incumbents have chosen not to seek reelection. In addition to council...
Mississippi man arrested for 1977 Ventura County strangulation murders, police suspect more victims could be out there
VENTURA, California — Investigators from the Ventura County Cold Case Unit have arrested Warren Luther Alexander, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of murder related to a series of strangulation murders that occurred in 1977. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office has filed three counts of first-degree murder against...
Guest column: Educating our kids from cradle to career
The start of the new school year is always a magical time as classrooms and schoolyards come roaring back to life after summer break. The Santa Paula and Oak Park Unified School Districts were the first in Ventura County to welcome students this year, with classes starting last Wednesday. By the end of August, all 19 of our local districts and 12 charter schools will be back in session for the 2024-25 school year. Ventura County’s public...
Suspected serial killer accused of strangling 3 Southern California women in 1977 extradited, facing murder charges
A man from Mississippi has been arrested in connection with the strangulation murders of three women in Ventura County nearly half a century ago. In February 2023, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit began re-examining the deaths of the three women – Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez – each of whom was killed in 1977, the Ventura County DA’s Office said.
'We haven't been this full in a very long time:' County animal shelter hits crisis levels
Ventura County animal shelters are waiving adoption fees and asking owners of lost pets to claim them after admission levels reached crisis levels. As of last week, Ventura County Animal Services had 205 dogs occupying 146 of its indoor and outdoor kennels. By Sunday, about 50 dogs had been adopted and capacity had moved...
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