The powerful storm system that swept through Ventura County beginning last Friday, brought lightning, thunder and downpours, dumping just shy of 5 inches of rain in Thousand Oaks and bringing the ...

After years of heightened calls for more housing, a wave of long-approved residential project construction is finally breaking across the city, signaling a tangible shift from planning to progress in ...

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The Thousand Oaks New West Symphony put on an amazing performance by playing the music to the movie “E.T.” while simultaneously showing the entire movie. That’s right; we were treated to a first-class ...

The U.S. Department of Justice in October arrested a man involved with what was to be Thousand Oaks’ first homeless housing project, claiming he committed fraud to secure around $25.9 million in state ...

Get ready to “fall back” this weekend. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sun., Nov. 2. So, before going to bed on Saturday, remember to turn clocks back one hour. The extra sleep is a bonus.

The rhythmic chant rang up and down the corridors of Walnut Elementary School Oct. 17 as students, staff and teachers current and past waited to say thank you, congratulations and farewell to the ...

PRINCESS—Bella (ID No. 5706561) is affectionately known as the prima donna of the care center—and she’s earned the title. This 11-year-old declawed beauty knows exactly what she wants and isn’t shy ...

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a resolution, championed by Supervisor Jeff Gorell, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislators and the California Board of ...

In the quiet Oakbrook neighborhood of Thousand Oaks, the holiday season transforms one home into a vibrant display of handcrafted art and festive joy. At the center of it all is Nancy Nester, a ...

A Westlake Village store known for its unbelievable lottery luck has hit the jackpot again, this time bigger than ever. Village Spirit Shoppe in the County Line Shopping Center on Lakeview Canyon Road ...

“Hairspray,” the musical version of John Waters’ 1988 cult comedy about segregation in the early 1960s, opened last week at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks with a special surprise— the ...