A Simi Valley man is facing nine felony charges and potentially more than a decade in jail after being accused of swindling upwards of $250,000 from the estate of a deceased client. More...

Three-term Assemblymember Julia Brownley announced Monday that she is joining the race for the newly drawn 26th Congressional District. More...

The arraignment of Jose Escobar- Monterrozo, who is charged with the slaying of Simi Valley resident and mother of two Claudia Menjivar, has been continued until April 2. Escobar-Monterrozo, 35, was scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 17. More...

The Outstanding Professionals Employment Network helps unemployed professionals jump-start their job searches. OPEN will provide a fiveday workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day from Mon. More...

Liberty Tax Service has opened a new office in Simi Valley at 1115 E. Los Angeles Ave. in the Mountain Gate plaza between El Pollo Loco and Valley Produce. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during tax season. More...

Postseason wrestling is a merciless, unforgiving grind. Boys become men. Young men break down. The broken rise again. More...

SUDDEN DEATH—Royal High soccer player Alvaro Magana, center, stretches to control a pass during Tuesday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1 second-round playoff matchup against Loyola. More...

The Highlanders want to do one thing. “ Keep winning,” said Craig Griffin, the head coach of the Royal High boys’ basketball team. More...

Feb. 8 At First Street and the 118 Freeway, a 37-year-old man was arrested for driving on a suspended license. In the 5900 block of E. More...

My 8-year-old son has to make his bed every morning. But there’s a problem. More...

The local branches of the YMCA will present weeklong spring camps in Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and Agoura Hills to coincide with times when school is not in session. More...

Brighter Horizons, the 10th annual career exploration day for children in grades five through nine, will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Sat., March 10 on the campus of California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

In another attempt to help stimulate the local economy, city leaders signed off on a request last week permitting Simi Valley auto dealers to display some of their new vehicles on the grass areas along First Street. More...

I’m a local business owner who was fortunate to receive redevelopment funding. I can safely say I would not be in business without these critical dollars. More...

I did not think it was always necessary to tell the truth. As a salesman, if a little bit of shading of the truth could make me a sale, it was okay to shade it. More...

I am writing to thank Dan Smith for last month’s brilliantly hilarious letter in praise of Newt Gingrich. His demonstration of comic genius had my family and I in stitches. More...

OFF THE BEATEN PATH—Above, from back left, Rose Teszler of Newton, Mass., T. More...

The City of Simi Valley invites the public to submit design ideas to the city’s flag design contest to create the first official Simi Valley flag. The deadline to submit a design is 5 p.m. Wed., Feb. 29. More...

The Simi Valley Senior Center presents the following programs. Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at the center, 3900 Avenida Simi. For more information and registration, call the center at (805) 583-6363. More...