The Five07 Turkey Day Dash has given the Conejo Valley something extra to be thankful for. The 2025 Thanksgiving morning run and walk set a new fundraising record, generating more than $81,000 for ...

A politically charged Thousand Oaks manslaughter case that made international headlines in 2023 may finally go before a jury next month. The court this week scheduled Loay Alnaji, a former Moorpark ...

For those living in areas ravaged by fires, it’s probably no surprise that rebuilding can be a slow process. But a new study released by researchers from Pepperdine University, coinciding with the one ...

DOWNFALL—A large oak tree crashes to the pavement in the Westlake Plaza shopping center at Westlake Boulevard and Agoura Road on Jan. 2 during last week’s wild weather. The tree is one of the few that ...

The race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley is quickly heating up on the local political stage, with multiple candidates entering what is expected to be a highly competitive, fiery contest ...

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 ...

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 ...

MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers GOOD GIRL—Daisy dog likes to carry the paper around on her walks, according to her owner, who was out with the golden retriever in Thousand Oaks following last weekend’s ...

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 ...

Just as the City Council is starting the new year with a new mayor, having elected Mikey Taylor as its leader, so too will Thousand Oaks’ other elected public agency boards have new leadership. The ...

I would like to give a shout out to the City of Thousand Oaks team that so promptly took care of a downed tree on our greenbelt. The tree must have fallen overnight, and within hours of daylight ...

A federal grand jury has indicted an Illinois man accused of making a threat against a Hanukkah celebration in Thousand Oaks last month, authorities said. Glen Benson of Onarga, Illinois, was indicted ...