As 2025 ends and a new year begins, Moorpark residents and officials can look back on a time marked by resilience amid regional disasters, and civic projects and active community engagement pegged to ...

is a holiday built around abundance—often more than we know what to do with. The turkey is bigger than we need, the leftovers don’t quite fit in the fridge, and backyard fruit trees ripen all at once ...

Hirsch, a relentless advocate for nuclear safety and the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the hills above Simi Valley, has died at his home in Ben Lomond, California. He was 78. The ...

FESTIVE FUN—Above, Brandon Kent, left, his 1-year-old daughter Sierra, 3-year-old son Dean and his wife Morgan roast marshmallows for s’mores during the “Family Christmas Celebration” at Moorpark ...

Question: My daughter uses bad language on a fairly regular basis. Mean, disrespectful words are common when she is expressing emotions and needs. She’s 7 years old, and I’d like to nip foul language ...

WOMEN WHO WOW!—Above left, Miss Moorpark, Michelle Alvarado, 17, and Miss Simi Valley, Allie Cano, 17, welcome guests to the Moorpark Women’s Club’s 120th anniversary fundraising luncheon March 23 at ...

Many people assume that cities fund most older adult services. In reality, they do not. Programs like Meals On Wheels, caregiver support, transportation assistance, home safety modifications and ...

The holiday event known as “Wild Lights” at America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College features thousands of dazzling lights and festive displays—all in the form of animals. A huge crocodile, a giant ...

Drivers traveling through Moorpark on Los Angeles Avenue in either direction should prepare for some extra noise and occasional delays as Caltrans begins a major two-year pavement preservation project ...

CLEANUP TIME—Local volunteers reprise their annual Agoura Hills Creek Cleanup at Lindero Creek near the Kanan-Agoura roads intersection Sept. 14. Members of the Agoura High water polo team were among ...

A well-known architect to the stars and disgraced faith leader imprisoned for committing lewd acts against a girl under 14 has lost his bid for a new trial. In May 2022, Jeffrey Cooper, 73, onetime ...

If you think rents are problematic, listen to what Dan Hamilton, director of economics for Cal Luthern’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting has to say. “Ventura County’s housing market is in ...