Courtesy Ashlie Munoz PIONEER ROYALTY—Simi Valley High School seniors Evan Green and Samantha Castagna are honored as the school's Homecoming King and Queen last month at halftime of the Simi Valley-Calabasas football game. More...

Thoughts on Marriage My husband and I are coming up on 25 years of marriage. My parents have been together more than 50 years. Surprisingly, according to statistics, it isn't highly probable that children of parents who remained married will have successful marriages. More...

Kimberley O'Toole already has a wall in her home covered with her three daughters' artwork. But last Thursday, her daughters—triplets Ashley, Allison and Amber—and their classmates got to share their artwork with a much wider audience thanks to the Big Springs Elementary School student art show. The third-graders made paintings of bridges over lily pads. More...

Eight-year-old Corey Pool woke up early Saturday morning, but it wasn't to watch cartoons. Instead of sitting in front of the television, Pool put on his football pads and helmet because he was ready to "score some touchdowns, hit someone hard and make someone cry. More...

A 21-year-old woman was arrested Nov. 13 in the 5100 block of Hidden Vista Court for knowingly or maliciously preventing or dissuading a witness or victim from giving testimony at a trial. On Nov. 13, a 26-year-old man was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance in an alley on Second Street. More...

Lighthouse Bible Church will have a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 27 at the church, 4910 Cochran St., Simi Valley. The public is invited. "The Simplicity of Christmas" program will be presented at 7 p.m. Fri. and Sun., Dec. 12 and 14. Admission is free. More...

The Ventura Superior Court will celebrate Court Adoption and Permanency Month with a special adoption calendar at 1:30 p.m. today, Nov. 21 in Courtroom J6 at the Juvenile Courthouse, Judge Steven Z. Perren Juvenile Justice Complex, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, El Rio. More...

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Hollywood's always been a place larger than life. Even Hollywood's mythology is far more grandiose than whatever mundane mythology you'll find about Topeka or Dayton or anywhere else. More...

I have been a registered Republican since before I was drafted during the Vietnam War in 1967 and I am so fed up with being taken advantage of as a taxpayer. More...

Californians have long looked at the economic struggles experienced in other parts of the country—places like Ohio and Michigan—as not affecting them. But in this current economic downturn, even The "Golden" State is feeling it—even in areas generally considered affluent. More...

WELL-DESERVED REST—Janice Somple of Simi Valley, right, and Denny Poplawski visit San Marcos Square in Venezia, Italy, to celebrate Janice's retirement after 33 years of teaching high school English. Venezia was a stop on a Mediterranean Sea cruise the pair took in July. More...

Disembarking from a 20-hour plane ride to the Republic of Zambia in Africa, Tony Maddox took a moment to take in his surroundings: the blue skies, massive clouds and vast, green expanse. More...

FRI., NOV. 21 Economic Outlook Luncheon 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview, Camarillo. Mini expo 11 a.m. Lunch, program 11:30 a.m. Dr. Bill Watkins, executive director UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast, delivers 2009 economic forecast for city, county, state, country. Chamber of Commerce presents 2008 business survey. More...

Prudential Real Estate ranked "Highest in satisfaction for home sellers among national fullservice real estate firms," in J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Home Buyer/ Seller Study. The study measures customer satisfaction of home sellers with major national real estate companies. More...