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School district OKs solar power systems

The Oxnard Union High School District board on Wednesday night could vote on whether to approve a planned solar panel project for six comprehensive schools.

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Oxnard man will stand trial for murder in Christmas Eve shooting

Alex Compian will stand trial for killing his Oxnard neighbor.

Authorities investigate Oak Park fight that injured 3 people

The Sheriff's Department was investigating a fight in Oak Park that left three people injured last week, authorities said Wednesday.

Ventura rock city

Ventura rock city

The public is invited to visit any VCFD fire station on Saturday morning, 9/11,

The public is invited to visit any VCFD fire station on Saturday morning, 9/11, to honor the firefighters who perished on September 11, 2001. The short ceremony will begin in front of the stations at 6:45 a.m and conclude with the ringing of the bells at 6:59 a.m., the time the World Trade Center South Tower collapsed. We will never forget the 343 firefighters who lost their lives that day.

Swastikas scrawled in Thousand Oaks neighborhood

Racist graffiti and swastikas scrawled on garage doors and cars in a Southern California neighborhood are being investigated as a hate crime.

Truck crashes, narrowly missed Nyeland Acres home

Pickup truck rolls over and lands on roof after driver fails to negotiate a turn in Nyland Acres Tuesday evening.

Edison expects power to be back on in Ojai this evening

Power outage in Ojai leaves 10 customers in the dark late Tuesday afternoon and early evening.

Two arrested after vehicle burglarized in Oxnard

Oxnard police arrested two Oxnard men on Tuesday in connection with a vehicle burglary at the intersection of San Marino and Olive streets.

Longtime Camarillo businessman Kildee dies

Bob Kildee, a Camarillo civic leader and longtime owner of a clothing store, died Sunday at the age of 90.

Suspicious bottle was not a bomb

Harbor Boulevard closed for about 10 minutes this afternoon while robot is sent in to check suspicious wine bottle for possible bomb. The bottle had no bomb, only a wire protruding from the top.

DA searches Oxnard mayor's home

In the ever-widening probe into possible misuse of public money and contract irregularities in Oxnard, Ventura County District Attorney investigators served a search warrant last week at Mayor Tom Holden's home. The Sept. 1 search of his historic downtown home is now the eleventh search warrant served in the case over the last month.

Smithsonian exhibit on bracero guest workers opens Thursday in Camarillo

A historical exhibit about a temporary World War II-era immigration policy that resulted in millions of Mexican nationals laying down permanent roots in the United States opens Thursday at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo.

Fire damage to Oxnard bridal shop estimated at $175,000

A fire at an Oxnard bridal shop this weekend caused about $175,000 in damage, fire department officials said today.

College offers lecture series

This fall’s lecture series at Oxnard College will include talks on the art of storytelling, the challenges of growing up deaf in a hearing family and doing jobs no one else wants to do.

Oxnard School District settles dispute with developer, city

Oxnard School District officials have signed off on a proposed settlement of a lawsuit against developer D.R. Horton and the city of Oxnard.

Area Democrats celebrate Labor Day with picnic

Labor Day picnicking took on a political edge Monday as the Tri-Counties Central Labor Council along with the Working Blue Democratic Club of Ventura County held their second annual picnic at Freedom Park in Camarillo.

Bridal dresses destroyed by fire

All Occasions Bridal, at 480 Meta Street, caught fire sometime before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the time when workers at the adjacent Stereo City store dialed 911 to report smoke coming from the store.