The Ventura County Fire Department wants to alert county residents to a fraudulent enterprise in the area soliciting funds for the benefit of firefighters injured fighting the Zaca Fire. None of the agencies involved in fighting the Zaca Fire- including the Ventura County Fire Depar... More...

When packing for that muchneeded vacation, don't forget to take your child's car seat for airplane flights or for driving to or at your final destination. All 50 states have some sort of mandatory car seat usage law on the books. More...

Actor Patrick Warburton wilturn the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center into a professional theater every weekend in September with his production of "Darwin in Malibu." Warburton has cast himself as Darwin's defender Thomas Huxley in the modern comedy that focuses on the argum... More...

THURS., AUG. 30 Scouts Go Hawaiian Girl Scouts host "Go Girl" Hawaiianstyle celebration for ages 5 to 12, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Ave., Thousand Oaks. Learn about Girl Scouting, hula dancing, crafts, songs. Open to public. Free to attend, $10 Scout registratio... More...

Freshmen, transfer students and their parents attended an orientation last Saturday at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. The all-day event was an opportunity for students and their parents to learn about CLU. About 600 freshmen and transfer students are newcomers to Cal Lutheran... More...

Westlake Warriors Last season's results: (1st in Marmonte, 12-1 overall) Westlake surprised a lot of people last year by beating Moorpark in the final regular-season game to win the league title. The Warriors did a fine job of capturing the close contests in 2006, going 3-0 in games decided b... More...

The third annual "Day of the Horse" will be presented beginning at 10 a.m. Sat., Sept. 29 at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, 1300 Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks. Most breeds will be represented at the free program. Horse owners will answer questions and discuss details about their ... More...

Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/ or drugs: a male, 30, at 8:34 p.m. Aug. 11 on the 101 Freeway at Ventu Park Road (also charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription); a f... More...

BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers GUESTS ALWAYS WELCOME- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 1 W. Avenida de Los Arbolesbetween Moorpark and Lynn roads at Mountclef, offers worship services on Sundays at 8:309:45 and 11 a.m. Starting on Sun., Sept. 9, the early service will begin at 8:15 a.m. For more info... More...

THE PEAK OF PERFORMANCE- The Conejo Valley Apex boys' U16 soccer team celebrates their victory in a preliminary tournament in Encinitas, Calif., on Aug. 11 and 12. The Apex lost to the Burbank Fury in the finals the following weekend in Thousand Oaks after the teams played a scoreless game through a... More...

Let's be rational; an eyesore is not a valid reason for bringing in a Home Depot. What you really want is a good neighbor who won't be subject to numerous civil cases for code and environmental violations. More...

Last week, as I was walking downstairs to my car in a San Francisco parking garage, I missed a step. What immediately followed was a series of cracking sounds. The sounds came from my left ankle. More...

Staff writer Nancy Needham explains everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about disposing of batteries on pages 10 and 11. We're not talking about batteries for the Gremlin, we mean those little tiny ones that power your keychain flashlight or garage door opener. More...

July sales of Conejo Valley single-family homes totaled 142. This compares to 148 sold in June and 156 a year ago, according to Allen Reznick, president of the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors. Median sales price for singlefamily homes in July was $824,324; in 2006 it was $850,00... More...