A visual arts teacher at Rio Mesa High School received the surprise of a lifetime on May 27 when she learned she was chosen ...

How fitting, really, that someone who grew up in the surfing-friendly community of Leucadia in North San Diego County should ...

Before Jennifer Barbettini became a supervising victim advocate for the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, where ...

Nesting bird season is here! Trim trees, shrubs and groundcover primarily in the fall and winter to protect bird nests and ...

It was a normal Thursday work day at Rat Boi, a women’s apparel business at 265 S. Laurel Street in Ventura, when the earth ...

Four completely original plays, presented to the community over four days. For free. That’s the New Art City Theatre Festival ...

A new circus is coming to town this weekend! But the faces stepping into the spotlight are familiar to anyone who loves the ...

The summer season has officially begun. I beg of you three things: Don’t forget the sunscreen, take the long way home from ...

Last week was Public Works Week, and the American Public Works Association’s 2025 theme was “People, Purpose, Presence.” ...

On May 19, 2015, the Refugio oil spill erupted from a corroded pipeline near the 101 Freeway into a drainage culvert, covering Refugio State Beach and wildlife in thick crude oil. More than 120,000 ...

Donna Lynn Caskey, affectionately known as Banjo Gal, has been sharing her music here in Ventura County for the last 20-plus years. Born in Virginia, she is the youngest in a family of 10 children ...