KEEPING TRACK OF A NATURAL RESOURCE- Gary Busteed, above left, a park biologist based with the Thousand Oaks offices of the National Park Service, and Nate Petersen, a volunteer, check the GPS location of a trail that crosses a stream in Rancho Sierra Vista Park. The park service is expanding its mo More...
California American Water, the drinking water provider for parts of T.O. and Newbury Park, filed for a general rate case last Wednesday that would increase residents' monthly water bills beginning in 2008. More...
Edgar de Jesus never imagined there would be a fatal shooting outside his Thousand Oaks apartment. When he heard the loud blast of gunshots, he jumped up and looked out his upstairs window to see one man lying on the ground and another man giving first aid, he said. More...
The Thousand Oaks City Council denied an appeal to the decision of the planning commission to uphold the installation of a Cingular wireless antenna device on the southwest corner of Westlake Boulevard and Cresthaven Drive. More...
Dr. Andrew Weil, a Harvardtrained physician, bestselling author and world-renowned expert on healthy living, has been called an alternative medicine guru, but it's not a title he embraces. More...
Recommendations from the board of governors of the city of Thousand Oaks and local philanthropist Richard Carpenter carried a lot of weight when the City Council voted to designate The Pacific Festival Ballet as the city's resident ballet company. More...
Just be yourself. You hear it from counselors, this column and Mom. It's good advice. But what if being yourself means being rejected by your favorite college? That's exactly what can happen to someone whose only "deficit" is being reserved. In a society where the extrovert ge More...
SHARING GREETINGS AND BUSINESS CARDS- Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce ambassador Dr. Ron Goldstein, center, is flanked by Harold and Carol Reniger, owners of Baskets and Bows. The Chamber hosted a mixer at Mid-State Bank and Trust in Thousand Oaks last week. For informati More...
A lightning-fast response by deputies to a 911 call of a bank robbery in progress at the World Savings Bank in Thousand Oaks wasn't fast enough. More...
CHANGING SEASONS- Autumn colors surround the Church of Latter-day Saints at 3645 N. Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. Services are offered at 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call (805) 241-9416. More...
As Americans prepare Thanksgiving meals, it is imperative that they keep safety in mind since cooking fires are more likely to occur on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year. The incidence of home cooking fires on Thanksgiving is roughly three times the daily average. More...
It's always a concern when a police officer kills someone, but it's also a fact of life in America. Violence is far too common in the United States. Our country is the most violent industrialized nation on earth. More...
UP IN THE SKIES, IT'S A PLANE-Seymour Horowitz of Thousand Oaks is ready to take off at Airventure, the world's largest air show, in Oshkosh, Wis. More...
This one-story home on a quiet street is the best priced 4-bedroom in the area with incredible views of Mt. Boney. This home is highlighted with hardwood floors in entry and kitchen. The kitchen has More...
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Early American history in the spotlight during Harvest Festival