AHEAD OF THE CARVE—Newbury Park resident Rose Fieland, 8, displays the pumpkin she has chosen to take home during Conejo Recreation and Park District’s “Pumpkin Patch & Splash” event on Oct. 4. Kyle ...

The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing. Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business. The ...

SHARING MEMORIES—Above, Karsten Lundring, left, and Shawn Howie lead a celebration of life for James Kallas last month at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Kallas was the first professor to ...

While local photographer Ed Lawrence was documenting the waning days of the Conejo Valley’s ranching past as it gave way to modernity, sheep grazed in meadows near companies like IBM and home builders ...

An independent investigation found “a preponderance of the evidence” substantiated claims that former County of Ventura Executive Officer Mike Powers sexually harassed a female employee and used a ...

OLD-TIME HOLIDAY MAGIC—Above, Newbury Park resident Barrett Pollard-Jones, 6, visits with Santa Claus on Dec. 6 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park. Electra the reindeer is ready for her ...

In this edition, emergency medicine department medical director Dr. Faraaz Bhatti answers questions about emergency room visits. Should I call 911 or drive myself into the hospital? If you’re in doubt ...

Few facts were given in last week’s letters about climate change. How about these: Nobody disputes that Phoenix, Arizona, is getting hotter; could it be the massive influx of new residents who then ...

Part of this year’s Borderline memorial was presenting attendees the opportunity to help make a difference in others’ lives by contributing to a cause dear to the hearts of the victims’ families. Here ...

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 ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas are holidays built around abundance—often more than we know what to do with. Turkeys are usually bigger than we need, the leftovers don’t quite fit in the fridge, and ...

Paralympics gold medalist Hunter Woodhall, left, and his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall talk to a very excited Amelia Welch, 8, during a meet-and-greet opportunity during the daylong event. Hunter Woodhall ...