With Santa Clara returning to 11-man and Del Sol fielding a varsity team, The Star ranks all 25 local football programs ahead of the 2025 season.

The National Weather Service issued extreme heat and red flag warnings for parts of Ventura County. Here's what to know.

To keep cool as summer heats up, children play at the splash pad at Rancho Tapo Community Park in Simi Valley on July 7.

Brady Smigiel, California's reigning Mr. Football, and two other Division I commits headline the list of the local quarterbacks.

Fernando Vargas Jr., the son of a local legend, and Ventura resident Callum Walsh and will fight in a battle of unbeatens on ...

The psychoactive compound in kratom contributed to 46 overdoses in Ventura County since 2018, county health officials said.

Buena defeated Villanova Prep 29-27, 25-23, 25-22. For the Wildcats, Zoe Sercu had seven kills and Jasmin Warner had five kills. Foothill Tech lost to Viewpoint, 25-12, 26-25, 25-22.

Colorado authorities are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a ranger in a state park and fled the scene. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the ranger was struck in the torso on Aug. 19 ...

While being arrested for trespassing, Devon Flanagan, an assistant attorney general in Rhode Island, told officers, "You're gonna regret this." ...

Ventura County schools remain the safest place for immigrant children because local boards have turned legal protections into ...

For decades, the state has raced to end its reliance on fossil fuels. But now its last two refineries are closing, forcing a policy about face.

Letters include how pathway to citizenship for undocumented is being blocked; and how Newsom's special election regarding ...