Kevin Ray James, killer The man who killed teller Monica Leech during a robbery of a Thousand Oaks bank nearly 30 years ago has been sentenced. Kevin Ray James will serve 19 years to life in prison.

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 ...

PICKED AS A TOP BROKER— The Los Angeles Magazine list of 2024 Real Estate All-Stars includes Karen Sandvig, an agent with Cold Banker Realty—Westlake Village. “This is a great honor and recognition of ...

The City of Agoura Hills announced the showings for its Free Outdoor Movie Nights on select Saturdays this summer in the park. This year’s lineup features several blockbuster favorites, shown outdoors ...

Three cheers for Westlake High School students regarding their walkout to protest the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations. Shame on the school staff members who have failed those students ...

PUSHBACK—Environmental advocates and local residents accuse federal officials and Boeing of breaking promises to clean up the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site. MICHELE ALLER-WILLARD/Acorn Newspapers ...

Shony Alex Braun survived four Nazi death camps because of music and the violin. It’s a story that has been told through the music he wrote afterward, and now in a film documentary about his life, his ...

I was disappointed to see all of our beautiful pines removed from Thousand Oaks Boulevard near the intersection of Westlake Boulevard. The stumps are still there as a reminder with small oak trees ...

California’s 42nd Assembly District, a long-held Democratic stronghold, could be in play for the Republican party in the 2026 election. Ted Nordblum, a GOP small business owner from Newbury Park who ...

Here is my personal review of the year 2024 for the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District. Customer belief: The 2023 LVMWD water report survey found 38% of its customers drank bottled water, but no ...

BEGIN HERE— Entrance to the Calabasas Landfill. Acorn file photo Fire seems like a distant memory in light of the bountiful rain this week, but dealing with the cleanup from the two recent wildfires ...

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning was investigating a possible homicide after deputies discovered a woman’s body at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks the night before. VCSO ...