For more than 45 years, a woman found dead in a Westlake High School parking lot had no name. Now, investigators say, Maricela Rocha Parga is no longer “Jane Doe Ventura County,” but a mother whose ...

Even having survived a combat tour in Iraq, George Retes Jr. says he wasn’t prepared for the three days he spent in federal custody—shackled, pepper-sprayed, and held incommunicado while his family ...

Three Simi Valley teenagers charged with hate crime allegations in an Aug. 1 assault at the Simi Valley Regal Cinema have been sentenced, the Ventura County District Attorney’s office announced Friday ...

Prospective jurors packed into a Ventura County courtroom this week as the murder trial of Zarbab Ali, the Simi Valley man accused of killing his estranged wife, moves closer to opening statements.

The high-stakes race to replace Jacqui Irwin as representative for the California 42nd Assembly District in the 2026 election has its first contender— plus another possible candidate who’s still a ...

The Simi Valley City Council is beginning to mull the possibility of banning all-electric vehicles on sidewalks, including e-scooters and e-boards. The idea was sparked during a presentation to the ...

The Simi Valley City Council this week agreed to pursue an ordinance regulating short-term vacation rentals, a move aimed at allowing their use while addressing concerns raised over the past year. The ...

Kristine McCaffrey delivered a blunt message to the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District board: Ventura County’s water future will be drier, more expensive and less predictable—but it does not ...

Big changes are coming to the Simi Valley Town Center, with plans for a major revitalization revealed during the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee meeting on Jan. 9. In ...

A politically charged Thousand Oaks manslaughter case that made international headlines in 2023 may finally go before a jury this month. The court this week scheduled Loay Alnaji, a former Moorpark ...

More than a month has passed since Raushan Aitpayeva disappeared from her Simi Valley neighborhood, leaving her family desperate for answers. The Simi Valley Police Department has assigned a detective ...

This is a special time of year when we enjoy shopping, browsing, catching a show and gathering for meals. Years ago, that was the vision for our Simi Valley Town Center. The landmark property with a ...