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Hazardous materials investigation leads to shelter-in-place
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On Feb. 12, at around 5:15 p.m., the Ventura County Fire Department responded to a call regarding a Hazardous Materials incident on the 1300 block of Calle Avellano in Thousand Oaks. Nearby residents were ordered to shelter in place for nearly four hours, remaining inside and avoiding any outdoor activity until the source of…
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Bethany Christian School plans for merge in 2026
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On Jan. 10, Bethany Christian School [BCS] , a kindergarten through eighth-grade school in Thousand Oaks, announced a plan to merge with Hillcrest Christian School [HCS], a kindergarten through twelfth-grade school, at the start of the 2026-27 school year. The decision made by the school’s church elders will permanently close the BCS campus, but…
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T.O.’s emergency housing provides for community
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Thousand Oaks’ 9.5 million dollar emergency homeless shelter began importing modular homes on Jan. 17. These 18-foot-by-11-foot buildings from Lit Homes, a Portland manufacturer, will take up one acre of the 6.5-acre site at 1205 Lawrence Drive in Newbury Park, CA. The shelter currently consists of 30 of the 50 total beds for temporary…
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Body found on highway off Camarillo Springs Highway
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Authorities have verified that the body discovered along Highway 101 is that of 39-year-old Guadalupe Coronel Mora, a missing former nurse from Salinas. This discovery was made after on Jan. 30, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office [VCSO] reported that a woman was seen walking alongside the freeway. When deputies could not locate the women…
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Violence occurs at party located in Woodland Hills
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Early in the morning on Jan. 9, one person was killed and six people were injured in a shooting at a house party on Winnetka Avenue and Hatteras Street in Woodland Hills. The gunman began shooting at the crowd on the dance floor as he was escorted off the premises after his involvement in…
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ICE raids advance throughout the country
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Shortly after his inauguration, President Trump’s administration changed the federal policy on immigration, reversing one that had been in effect since 2011. This policy reversal made it legal for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] to make arrests in churches, hospitals and schools. The Department of Homeland Security spoke on this policy,…
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Numerous fires demolish LA County communities
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Los Angeles has long been an arid place, full of dry brush, making it particularly prone to wildfires. Each year, wildfires engulf open space and threaten structures, and each year they are worse than the last. On Jan. 7, the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire broke out within a few hours of each…
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Cybertruck explodes at Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
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A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel on Jan. 1. The driver, Matthew Livelsberger, 37, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the vehicle was immersed in flames and injured seven bystanders. The explosion was caused by fireworks, camping fuel and gas tanks detonated using either a car bomb or an improvised…
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Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th president
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On Jan. 20, 2025 President Donald J. Trump took his oath of office inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at 9 a.m. PST, marking the beginning of his second term in the White House. His running mate, Vice President J.D Vance, was also sworn into office marking the beginning of the Trump-Vance administration. The inauguration…
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Tornado touches down in Northern California
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On Jan. 3, the first tornado of the year occurred in Paynes Creek in Tehama County, California. After a large thunderstorm with high winds, these conditions caused a tornado to develop between 5:18 to 5:21 p.m. Since there were no injuries or damage in Tehama, the tornado was not rated, so it is labeled…