A small, sturdy book arrives in the mail, its glossy cover a gateway to a grander world for a toddler in Simi. This simple scene is the heart of a budding local movement as “Dolly Parton’s Imagination ...

Simi Valley recorded a strong year of film and television production in 2025, with 296 total production days that contributed an estimated $5.25 million in direct economic impact to the local economy, ...

Walk into a grocery store in Ventura county today and try not to laugh—or cry. The shelves are full, but the prices scream scarcity. What used to be routine errands now feel like financial endurance ...

Four members of a sophisticated burglary crew who admitted to a coordinated, multimillion-dollar theft in Simi Valley are scheduled to be sentenced next month and face more than four years in custody, ...

After months of debate fueled by frustration over power shutoffs, the idea of creating a countywide public electric utility in Ventura County is effectively on hold—if not dead—after supervisors ...

The announcement that Rep. Julia Brownley will not seek reelection in 2026 instantly transformed California’s 26th Congressional District into one of the most politically significant open seats in the ...

A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 8 in favor of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Boeing, rejecting a lawsuit brought by community and environmental groups ...

Regarding the Simi Valley Police policy on illegal aliens (“Police chief clears air regarding ICE actions,” Dec. 27): very enlightening article. Being a little old-fashioned, I always thought that ...

ROUND THE CLOCK—Graduates take selfies as confetti rains down at the conclusion of Santa Susana High’s commencement ceremony on June 5. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers A Ventura County Fire ...

In what is being called the wettest Christmas period in Southern California in more than 50 years, a significant “atmospheric river” event made its way through the region during the last full week of ...

Much thanks go out to the Simi Valley City Council for agreeing to the terms for new contracts with both the police and city workers. It is nice to see the long-overdue negotiations conclude just in ...

It’s not a question of size so much as timing, as two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America (and likely the world using some metrics), are being built within a year of each other in ...