CATCH THE BEAT- Percussionist Ted Benedict, center, who has performed at Carnegie Hall and with Duke Ellington, joins a group of middle and high school students who will open the entertainment program at the annual Wine & Moonlight fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Moorpark. The event will take place Sat., June 21 at the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. More...
Local restaurants and grocery stores have pulled out of their kitchens and off their shelves tomatoes that could possibly be contaminated with salmonella after more than 150 people across the country have been infected. More...
Angelica Paredes, all set to move on to a four-year university, is not only progressing toward her own dream of becoming a pediatrician specializing in neonatology, she's also realizing her parents' objective to achieve a better life for the next generation. More...
Those movie tough guys may be great at extricating guns out of bad guys' hands with bullwhips, but it turns out they know nothing about snakes. Doctors say cutting and sucking venom out of a snakebite- a favorite on-screen tactic- is actually one of the worst things to do. More...
FRI., JUNE 13 Senior Prom Simi Valley Council on Aging hosts annual Senior Prom, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Starlighters band plays. Formal attire encouraged. Refreshments served. $6 per person. (805) 583-6041. More...
Four Moorpark High seniors talked frankly about boys, school drama and social pressures to groups of middle school girls, encouraging them to make educated choices as they move forward to the next chapter of their lives. More...
Pepperdine pitcher must decide between going pro or returning to school for his senior year
Brett Hunter woke up in the best possible mood on June 6, and the good vibes had nothing to do with "Folgers in his cup." Instead of coffee, the Pepperdine junior pitcher received a phone call from Oakland Athletics scout J.T. Stotts telling him he had been chosen with the 12th pick in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball FirstYear Player Draft. More...
The following took place within incorporated areas of Moorpark: Sometime between May 3 and 13, known suspects towed a victim's car from its parking spot in the 11800 block of Barletta Place. On May 26 an attempted burglary took place to a home in the 12700 block of Summer Street. More...
LoVEFest, a fundraising concert and silent auction benefiting AIDS-affected orphans at Lily of the Valley orphanages in South Africa, will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sun., June 29 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...
Teens for Humanity held an awards ceremony recently for local students who attended a Peace Leader Camp. The event took place recenty at Romio's Restaurant in Moorpark. More...
Okay, so I'm a guy. My wife, Mrs. Nut, is a woman. When we discovered that "Sex and the City" and "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" would be playing simultaneously, we thought, great! Chick flick. Guy flick. Everybody's happy. More...
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank the people of the 24th Congressional District for your support on Tuesday and for the past 22 years. It is an honor and a privilege to serve the people of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in Washington, DC. This is a critical time in our nation's history and we have many challenges ahead. More...
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." - Pablo Picasso We proudly present kids' artwork of their fathers' faces in today's edition. You can't miss them on pages 17 through 20. Some are colored with crayons and others are sketches. More...
Chief Deputy says sheriff asked him to step down