TOY STORY-The general manager for Silver Star, A.J. Patterson, left and Marissa Fischer, administrative assistant, place food and toys in bins located inside the Nissan showroom in the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall. More...

This year the gift to give is the gift of sight. The EyeCare America Seniors Eyecare Program may be the best gift you can give this holiday season. More...

Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki, Shin Koyamada Rated: R (for strong, sometimes bloody violence) Running Time: 154 minutes Best Suited For: Historical drama buffs, male-bonding addicts, Tom Cruise fans Least Suited For: The squeamish More...

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The Westlake football team defeated host Moorpark, 38-7, in a California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division IV semifinal last week, which puts the Warriors up against vaunted St. Bonaventure for the championship tomorrow night. More...

Sara Miller McCune, founder, publisher, and chairman of Sage Publications, Inc. headquartered in Thousand Oaks, received the national "Spirit of Entrepreneurship" award for 2003 at the recent Entrepreneur of the Year awards, sponsored by Ernst and Young, LLP. More...

LISA ADAMS/T.O. Acorn PLEASE ADOPT ME-This is Sammie. She's a Harrier mix who's ready to be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills. More...

A suspect was arrested for grand theft at 11:50 a.m. Dec. 4 on Olsen Road, east of Erbes Road. More...

Chabad of the Conejo has a variety of events planned to observe the Chanukah holiday, including "olive press" demonstrations which will visit local Jewish schools and senior homes. More...

LISA ADAMS/T.O. Acorn PLAY BALL-Aaron Angree, left, an 8-year-old from Thousand Oaks, watches mom Jamie sign him up to play in the Conejo Valley Little League for the 2004 season. More...

Concerning Diego Cruz’s letter "Opposes open space tax," Mr. Cruz questions the proposed open space tax of one-eighth to one-quarter percent to purchase open spaces in Ventura County, calling it an "outrage!" More...

Growing up, my brother and I endlessly heard this line from one or other of the Parent Units if we failed to clean our plates: "There are people starving in India. More...

Parties these days can be hazardous to the health, especially those wild, hypnotic bashes known on the street as raves. This holiday season when teenagers have their time off from school, chances are good that somebody somewhere will be hosting a rave. More...