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There had been a devastating tornado in Oklahoma, and my thoughts turned to those I know who live there and serve churches there. This is how we live now. We are immediately connected to the latest tragedy.

Goodbyes and new beginnings were the themes at Moorpark College's 46th commencement exercises Thursday evening in the college quad.

Bernadette DiPietro latest exhibit is a series of photos of clotheslines taken on cruises around the world.

The Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra will perform original arrangements more than a century old Friday at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks.

One adult and four juveniles graduated Thursday from Ventura County drug courts.

Armed with chalk and enthusiasm, more than 80 art students got creative in the quad area at Camarillo's Monte Vista Middle School, spending the better part of the school day drawing as part of the school's chalk art festival.

Ventura County's FOOD Share will be featured in national advertisements designed to show the community of people who make possible the feeding of the hungry throughout the region.

Taking a break from her U.S. tour, Lissie — the stage name for Elisabeth Corrin Maurus — is swinging by her adopted hometown of Ojai to perform at the Libbey Bowl on Saturday for a concert benefiting Changing Tides Orphanage ...

The annual Ventura County Peace Officers Memorial was held Thursday, drawing survivors of officers killed in the line of duty, friends and law enforcement personnel from across the state.

More than two dozen professionals — from a helicopter mechanic to a financial planner to the mayor of Oxnard — shared information about their work to Oxnard students during a career fair at Blackstock Junior High School.

A transient has pleaded guilty to sending an email to California Lutheran University this month threatening a campus shooting.

The former lawyer for a Thousand Oaks physician convicted of sexually assaulting a patient testified Friday he doubted some of the doctor's accounts as they prepared for trial.

Bert Perello and Jo Ann Olivares were the biggest earners in the race for Oxnard's open City Council seat, the latest campaign finance statements show. Voters will choose from 13 candidates on June 4.

The first batch of ag users wanting to hook up to Oxnard's recycled water plant are getting closer to regulatory approval of the deal, but expected approval at a meeting Wednesday was delayed.

Revenue continues to outpace expenses in Westlake Village, the City Council was told Wednesday night.

Ventura County consumers looking to buy individual health insurance policies next year through California's new purchasing exchange will have four health plans to choose from.

Southern California Edison is reporting a power outage in Oxnard near the corner of Gonzales Road and North Rose Avenue affecting nearly 1,500 customers, the company said.