Ventura County Archives

California Wine, Tariffs and AI Take Center Stage at UCSB’s 2025 Economic Summit

May 12, 2025 4:33 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Business owners, industry leaders, and students cut their work and school days short to attend the 2025 South County Economic… Continue Reading

Father Detained by ICE at Oxnard Gas Station, Leaving his Two Children Still in Car

May 13, 2025 11:10 am Alissa Orozco

OXNARD, Calif. – A local advocacy group reports a father was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at an Oxnard gas station,… Continue Reading

CSU Channel Islands recognized as one of the nation’s top producers of Fulbright scholars

May 12, 2025 5:25 pm Andrew Gillies

CAMARILLO, Calif. – California State University Channel Islands has been recognized by the U.S. State Department as one of the nation's Fulbright Top… Continue Reading

SeaPerch allows Kids in Santa Paula to Test Underwater Robot

May 10, 2025 9:17 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Engineers and scientists of the future tested underwater robots. The students from the Santa Paula Unified School District… Continue Reading

Workers vote unanimously to authorize strikes at six local Planned Parenthood locations

May 12, 2025 12:09 pm Andrew Gillies

CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. – Healthcare workers at Planned Parenthood California Central Coast have voted unanimously to authorize a strike over… Continue Reading

CIF-SS Baseball playoffs first round local matchups

May 12, 2025 10:51 am Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The CIF-Southern Section released it's playoff brackets for high school baseball. Ventura was placed in rugged Division 2… Continue Reading

Run For Their Lives await Hostage Release and Peace

May 11, 2025 9:19 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Members of the grassroots organization "Run For Their Lives" meet every Sunday at Shoreline Park to call for the release of… Continue Reading

Great weather for those celebrating Mothers Day in Ventura

May 11, 2025 11:57 pm Andie Lopez Bornet

VENTURA, Calif. – It was a busy and beautiful Mother’s Day up and down the coast. Ventura Harbor Cove at the Ventura Harbor saw steady crowds… Continue Reading

In honor of Mother’s Day we shared some photos

May 11, 2025 11:53 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- In honor of Mother's Day weekend we shared photos of the moms who make our station possible. Happy Mother's… Continue Reading

Car Donations Fuel Local Nonprofits Like KCLU on the Central Coast

May 10, 2025 8:39 pm Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. – More and more people are donating their old cars to a variety of charities. Vehicle donation programs arrange for free pickups.… Continue Reading

Chino man pleads guilty to identity theft in real estate fraud scheme

May 10, 2025 5:10 pm Caleb Nguyen

VENTURA, Calif. – Jonathan Martinez, a 37-year-old Chino man, pleaded guilty to felony identity fraud after stealing over $84,000 from a Thousand… Continue Reading

Fillmore gang member arrested for drug and firearm offenses

May 10, 2025 4:34 pm Caleb Nguyen

FILLMORE, Calif. – Several law agencies across Ventura County arrested a 23-year-old Fillmore gang member for drug and firearm-related offenses… Continue Reading

Local CIF-SS boys tennis playoff results

May 10, 2025 12:35 am Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - CIF-SS Second Round Boys Tennis: Division 3: San Marcos 13, La Quinta 5 Cate 11, Redlands 7 Agoura 9, Temple… Continue Reading

Comeback falls short as DP loses CIF-SS D3 semifinal to Oaks Christian

May 10, 2025 12:25 am Mike Klan

GOLETA, Calif. - Time ran out on Dos Pueblos High School girls lacrosse. The Chargers furious comeback fell two goals short in a 12-10 home loss… Continue Reading

Skeletal remains of two Simi Valley residents with gunshot wounds recovered Sunday evening

May 8, 2025 4:43 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – The skeletal remains of two people were recovered Sunday and identified as 65-year-old Stephanie Elizabeth Perez and… Continue Reading

Father Larry Gosselin Reacts to the Selection of Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025 12:19 pm Alissa Orozco

MALIBU, Calif – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to succeed Pope Francis as the next leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, and will… Continue Reading

Fire crews put out fire in an office at a car dealership on Auto Center Drive Thursday

May 8, 2025 12:22 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA, Calif. – Fire crews extinguished a fire in a small office at a car dealership in the 6400 block of Auto Center Drive early Thursday morning.… Continue Reading

Local CIF-SS playoff scores for lacrosse, volleyball and tennis

May 7, 2025 11:29 pm Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - CIF-SS Boys Lacrosse Quarterfinal: Division 2: Dos Pueblos 11, Huntington Beach 8 Oaks Christian 11, Village… Continue Reading

State Senator Limón leads Bipartisan Coalition to Urge Congress to protect Head Start

May 7, 2025 5:12 pm Mina Wahab

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The future of Head Start weighs heavy on champions of childcare and early education like Jennifer MacDonald. “Do they not… Continue Reading

Two teens facing felony charges related to Ventura High bomb and shooting threat

May 7, 2025 5:56 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA, Calif. – On Wednesday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that two 15-year-old Ventura High students are facing… Continue Reading