As 2025 ends and a new year begins, Moorpark residents and officials can look back on a time marked by resilience amid regional disasters, and civic projects and active community engagement pegged to ...

Hirsch, a relentless advocate for nuclear safety and the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the hills above Simi Valley, has died at his home in Ben Lomond, California. He was 78. The ...

is a holiday built around abundance—often more than we know what to do with. The turkey is bigger than we need, the leftovers don’t quite fit in the fridge, and backyard fruit trees ripen all at once ...

FESTIVE FUN—Above, Brandon Kent, left, his 1-year-old daughter Sierra, 3-year-old son Dean and his wife Morgan roast marshmallows for s’mores during the “Family Christmas Celebration” at Moorpark ...

Question: My daughter uses bad language on a fairly regular basis. Mean, disrespectful words are common when she is expressing emotions and needs. She’s 7 years old, and I’d like to nip foul language ...

CLEANUP TIME—Local volunteers reprise their annual Agoura Hills Creek Cleanup at Lindero Creek near the Kanan-Agoura roads intersection Sept. 14. Members of the Agoura High water polo team were among ...

The holiday event known as “Wild Lights” at America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College features thousands of dazzling lights and festive displays—all in the form of animals. A huge crocodile, a giant ...

WOMEN WHO WOW!—Above left, Miss Moorpark, Michelle Alvarado, 17, and Miss Simi Valley, Allie Cano, 17, welcome guests to the Moorpark Women’s Club’s 120th anniversary fundraising luncheon March 23 at ...

A well-known architect to the stars and disgraced faith leader imprisoned for committing lewd acts against a girl under 14 has lost his bid for a new trial. In May 2022, Jeffrey Cooper, 73, onetime ...

If you think rents are problematic, listen to what Dan Hamilton, director of economics for Cal Luthern’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting has to say. “Ventura County’s housing market is in ...

We don’t mean to be party poopers, but the next email you receive could be an invitation to a fraudulent fete meant to steal your riches. Between now and into 2026, there’s going to be all sorts of ...

I get gloomy, I think about the 101 Freeway. I know, the freeway itself can be a source of gloom, what with the congestion and irritation that comes with it. But if you look for it, I’ve got a s neaky ...