Residents of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties took steps toward helping cancer research when they teamed up for an inaugural American Cancer Society Gold Coast Invitational golf tournament on July 19. More...
The Simi Valley medical offices of Kaiser Permanente are seeking volunteers to spend time with hospice patients to provide support and companionship. More...
Stacey Chandler and her husband, Michael, have launched SimiJobs.com, an online career board that targets job seekers in the city of Simi Valley. More...
A Federal/State Basic Payroll Tax Seminar will be presented free of charge from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 17 at the East County Job & Career Center, 980 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley. More...
The Simi Valley High football team has its sights set even higher this year after finishing 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Marmonte League last season, good enough for a fourth place finish. More...
Construction to expand a transitional living facility for people who are homeless and affected by mental illness is expected to begin later this month, officials said. More...
The Simi Valley City Council has voted to help fund the Ventura County Crisis Intervention Team, a program that teaches police officers how to handle the mentally ill using less force. More...
JAMES FARRALLY/Acorn Newspapers STRAIGHT TO THE POINT-Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks defends America's anti-terrorism policy during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley last Friday. More...
Close to 700 people work for Rancho Simi Park and Recreation District, but only 77 get paid. The rest are local volunteers who help support the 45 parks and 32 trail systems in the Simi Valley and Oak Park areas. More...
Professional artist Jane Holmes, who has exhibited at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks, will demonstrate a pastel layering technique at the Simi Valley Library when the Simi Valley Art Association meets at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 17. More...
Dennis Rast, a 38-year veteran of Simi Valley Unified School District, has been appointed acting principal of the High School at Moorpark College. More...
At 3:20 p.m. Aug. 22 at Target in the 2900 block of Cochran Street, police arrested a person for petty theft. The loss was $3,270 when a thief stole jewelry between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 21 in the 2000 block of Lindale Avenue. More...
Six Los Angeles and Ventura County Jewish organizations will gather on Sat., Oct. 3 with local supporters to observe the Jewish holiday Sukkot. The noon to 3 p.m. More...
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, and Camarillo are donating 233 new backpacks to children in Ventura County More...
Nearly 500 people, including 240 bikers, gathered on "Miracle Mountain," just off Highway 33 on Sat., Aug. 28 for the inaugural Tri-County Teen Challenge Benefit. More...