Three major pest control companies will pay a combined $3.15 million to settle allegations that they illegally disposed of pesticides and other hazardous waste, prosecutors announced Nov. 19. The ...

COMMUNITY SHOPPE—Deanna Essid, above, her niece, Poppy, 3, and nephew, Hank, 4, shop at the Celebrate Thankfulness Crafts Fair Nov. 22 in Camarillo. Nine local artists were featured. Food donations ...

Now that Thanksgiving’s out of the way, many people turn their attention to the arrival of the other butter ball—Santa Claus. “Will he bring me what I want?” ask some believers. “Does he get ...

Some Broadway musicals have trou­ble standing the test of time. Changing technology and shifting social norms can erode a show’s relevance. Not so with “A Chorus Line,” Michael Bennett’s venera­ble ...

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has put in gear what some call generational changes to the way building and zoning permits are issued. On Nov. 18 at the urging of District 1’s Matt LaVere and ...

In a matter of days, much of America will sit down for the feast of all feasts—Thanksgiving. Why do we do it? How did it come to be? Is it stuffing or dressing? We’ve put together a quiz about this ...

A key player representing local home­owners associations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, throwing a cloud of uncertainty over HOA interests in the region and further complicating the ...

The reinstatement of a Las Virgenes Unified School District teacher, suspended two months ago after posting inflammatory comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has ...

The powerful storm system that swept through Ventura County beginning last week, brought lightning, thunder and downpours, dumping just shy of 6 inches of rain in Camarillo and bringing the total so ...

Thousand Oaks resident and Acorn theater and music critic Cary Ginell has received a gold medal from the Will Rog­ers Medallion Awards for co-writing the upcoming documentary “The Birth and History of ...