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The Thousand Oaks City Council voted to fill the seat that will be left vacant by departing Councilman Dennis Gillette through an appointment.

Authorities are responding this afternoon to a report of a hazardous materials incident near Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks.

Sen. Sharon Runner, elected last year in a special election in the district that includes Santa Paula and Fillmore, announced Wednesday that she will not seek re-election next year.

Applications are available to Thousand Oaks residents who want to fill the City Council seat being vacated by Councilman Dennis Gillette on March 1.

Two Oxnard teens were arrested today in connection with a robbery that occurred at a park in January, police said. Another teen was arrested earlier this month for the same robbery, police said.

The bulk of a man’s childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million.

Ventura police are investigating three reports a man trying to lure children into his car that started in November and occurred as recently as this weekend, officials said.

A Southern California Edison representative told the Santa Paula City Council this week that on Thursday, the company will start notifying its more than 180,000 customers in Ventura County of plans to replace old electric meters with "smart meters."

CSU Channel Islands invited the public to campus to talk about the future of a large park there, and most people who came Tuesday said they want the model-boat and model-plane facilities they already have.

A wind advisory is in effect in the coastal valleys of Ventura County until noon today, the National Weather Service reported.

Nine health insurance providers score better than they did last year in a consumer poll, but cost confusion often is a problem.

Simi Valley police were looking for a vehicle Tuesday night that fled the scene of an accident after it collided with another vehicle near Cordero Avenue and Cochran Street.

Two people were arrested in Ventura on Tuesday evening on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle.

Lawyers were in court Tuesday discussing the trial of a man accused of killing a teenager near Santa Paula in 2003. Jury selection is scheduled to start next week.

Dr. Charles Hair is stepping down as chairman of the board of the Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association after almost 30 years.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum’s latest temporary exhibit is "Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon."

Ventura County firefighters have ordered the evacuation of homes around the 500 block of Aspen View Court in Oak Park because of a leak from a natural gas line.

In a production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" at La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks, two real-life sisters square off in the battle to win the heart of Prince Charming.

An off-duty Ventura County sheriff’s deputy feared he was going to be run over when he opened fire at a sport utility vehicle on his property near Moorpark after a confrontation with some suspected thieves, authorities said Tuesday.

It's hard to keep a good man down. In the case of 103-year-old Port Hueneme resident George Kenneth Seaton, it's hard to keep him down off the ladder.

Erik Gonzalez who has thyroid cancer, was invited by the Make-A-Wish Foundation to Skatelab for a special surprise.

Ballet Magnificat Omega, a professional Christian ballet company, will perform "Hiding Place" on Sunday at Camarillo Community Church.

Fifteen people were forced from their apartments because of a fire in the 600 block of West Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard this afternoon.

Most of us want to remain in our own homes but we will likely need some help with personal care as well as with maintaining our homes.

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