A 90-bed, $180-million new wing at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center sits devoid of patients due to a delay by the state Department of Health, which must inspect the building and give it a required stamp of approval. "We don't know when they're coming to survey us," said Kris Carraway... More...

More than 28 million Americans have hearing loss, and a growing number of them are baby boomers. As a generation raised on rock 'n' roll and other loud noise, this group has a young state of mind but is often in denial about growing older and the damage it has done to its hearing. More...

SAT., SEPT. 15 Support Local Sheriff Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station open house, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 27050 Agoura Road. Displays, demonstrations by sheriff's department, L.A. County Fire Department engine, paramedic squad, children's activities. Vendors sell food, drink. Free ad... More...

Wearing a colorful, loosefitting collared shirt and sandals, Willie Stark looked like Jimmy Buffet's fishing buddy. Stark wasn't pursuing a marlin- he was visiting the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on a temperate afternoon with his wife, Fran, from their home in Chandler, Ariz. More...

Issue not large enough to warrant closuresdistrict says Although enrollment figures in Simi Valley schools are sliding, the drop in number of students is not cause for alarm, according to Lowell Schultze, associate superintendent of business services for the Simi Valley Unified School D... More...

For the last three years one of the main goals of the Royal High girls' cross country team was to beat league champion Thousand Oaks High in a race. Last season the Highlanders finally did, and now it's the rest of the Marmonte League that is trying to catch up with them. More...

BEST BROS- Winston and Monty, beautiful purebred British shorthairs, are 10-month-old brothers. A backyard breeder was overcrowded and didn't want them. Winston is a little shy, but with the right home he will open up and be the sweet boy he is. Monty is affectionate and loving. Perhaps... More...

A 39-year-old man was arrested at the corner of Pride Street and Royal Avenue on Aug. 31 and charged with a hit-and-run, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance and possession of a meth pipe. On Sept. 2 on the 1900 block of Ridgegate Lane, a 21-year-old man was arrest... More...

"Where were you when the world stopped turning that Septem ber day? . . . Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow and go out and buy you a gun? More...

There could be good news for the many parents who strive to find the right daily balance as they juggle the demands of work with carpooling kids and teammates to soccer practice twice a week. While it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, it's also ... More...

"3:10 To Yuma" Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Alan Tudyk MPAA rating: R (for violence and adult language) Running time: 118 minutes Best suited for: More...

Shame on Darleen Principe and the Acorn for the Sep. 7 story on the mom who faces deportation. Ms. Principe has neither the fortitude nor honesty to call Liliana what she really is- an illegal alien and a lawbreaker. Instead, she is referred to as an "undocumented immigrant," which... More...

Members of the state Legislature should hang their collective heads in shame that they couldn't pass a budget until Aug. 21, more than 50 days after the 2007-08 fiscal year actually began. Due to their ineptitude and that of the "governator," who finally signed the $145-billion-plus bu... More...

Against a backdrop of clear blue skies and rolling hills, hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to march in the second annual 9/11 Simi Valley Freedom Walk. For Jean Fitzpatrick of Westlake, the walk was a time of reflection. More...

This gated Chanteclair Estates home has been upgraded with completely remodeled kitchen and downstairs bath. The kitchen features granite countertops, large center island, tumbled travertine backsplash and flooring, stainless steel appliances, six-burner stove, double oven, maple cabine... More...