Daniel Contreras, a 32yearold construction worker, was killed Monday morning when a trench he was digging in Thousand Oaks collapsed on him. The Oxnard resident was digging a 4½-foot-deep trench to put in a sewer line for a home when loose dirt and shale from the trench began to fill in on him. More...

After the Women's Health Initiative was published, women became aware that synthetic hormone replacement carried risks that they had not previously been aware of. More...

March is always a little interesting for avid film folk- - too soon after the Academy Awards to think about next year's contenders and too early for summer blockbusters. So we're confronted with the studios' secondstring efforts and a host of (occasionally phenomenal) independent offerings. More...

THURS., MARCH 22 Polyantha Roses Ventura County Rose Society meets Cowan Conference Center, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. 7 p.m. questions/answers by consulting rosarians. 7:30 p.m. feature speaker James Delahanty, club past president. Topic: Polyantha roses. Visitors welcome. Janet Sklar (818) 993-6622, Dawn-Marie Johnson (805) 523-9003. More...

The following Azusa Pacific University students made the academic dean's list: +Laura M. Anderson of Thousand Oaks, graduate of Thousand Oaks High School, sociology +Sean M. More...

By beating Mexico in a bestof-three game series last week, the United States Field Hockey team has earned a chance to compete in the 2007 Pan American Games this July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. More...

Sensei Kru Ken Rose has recently opened the Ken Rose Mixed Martial Arts Center at 1200 Lawrence Drive, Unit 430, Newbury Park. The center offers classes in Muay Thai, grappling, mixed martial arts, conditioning, speed, footwork and sports enhancement. More...

SHY AND SWEET- Sarah, a 5-year-old female black Labrador/retriever mix can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road, just west of Kanan Road. To take Sarah home, ask about identification No. A3629572. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit the Internet website at http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...

Newbury Park A police officer arrested a male, on a charge of disturbing the peace by fighting at 11:37 p.m. March 2 in the 700 block of Newbury Road. A male, 21, was arrested and charged with possession of a switchblade knife at 3:38 a.m. March 2 in a parking lot at the end of Alessandro Drive. More...

Hanna Madell was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on March 10 at Temple Etz Chaim. She is an honors student at Los Cerritos Middle School and the daughter of Gina and Dale Mandell of Thousand Oaks. Aaron Friedman will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Sat. More...

PASSIONATE PLAYER- Jessica Kane, a longtime volleyball player, uses a volleyball as an accessory during her walk down the runway at Modelette 2007, a fashion show presented by the Conejo Valley chapter of the National Charity League, on Sunday in Thousand Oaks. More...

If you watch "Law and Order," then you know that detectives have to balance testimony, evidence and probability. A wife explains that her husband is innocent, but the police suspect him because they see blood on his shirt. The husband blames the mistress, so the police investigate her until they establish her alibi. More...

A popular principal at Wildwood Elementary School won't be returning next fall despite an outpouring of support at last week's Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education meeting. School districts are usually secretive about personnel matters, so we may never know the real reasons why CVUSD isn't renewing the contract of Darlene Hale. More...

Here is a single-story property with more than .5 acre that has an large, gated, paved side space currently used as an RV pad. The property features a fully enclosed pipecorral, an outbuilding complete with electricity and air conditioning and is zoned for two horses and one pony. More...