The official start time is 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5. The state has delayed the start of the commercial crab fishing season for the sixth year in a row. The reason is to protect endangered humpback whales ...

Darin Schindler, Ventura's chief of police, looks back at 36 years in local law enforcement ahead of his upcoming retirement.

Even though Christmas tree recycling is an annual ritual, differing rules, dates and deadlines in various parts of Ventura ...

Editor's note: This is the second story in a series for The Star's annual year in review and focuses on business in Ventura ...

The Mountain Fire holds the year's top spot for page views, but basking sharks, rocket launches and other topics also ranked ...

Two people and two dogs died in a head-on crash on Highway 126 east of Fillmore Tuesday afternoon. Others were injured.

SeaWorld is paying the city of San Diego $8.8 million to settle a lawsuit over back rent. As part of the settlement, the San Diego theme park, located on land owned by the city, has also agreed to ...

Madame Leota's Somewhere Beyond is decorated with a crystal ball, fainting couch and the chandelier Leota used in séances.

Camden Kocur led Oaks Christian to an undefeated Marmonte League campaign and into the semifinals of CIF-SS Open Division ...

The first felony charges under California's Proposition 36 have been filed. Dustin Towery, 25, pleaded not guilty Monday to the charges Monday in an alleged shoplifting case in Kern County Superior ...

The law doubles the time tenants have to respond after receiving an eviction notice from five business days to 10.

Ten days after being struck by a car while on a bicycle, a 44-year-old Oxnard man died from his injuries, authorities said. Antonio Rodriguez had been on his bike in Oxnard's La Colonia ...