PRAISE FROM THE BRASS–Michael Richardson of Las Vegas receives a Leaders Award from Lt. Col. Thomas A.
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A dog wash fundraiser is scheduled to help puppies and kittens waiting at animal shelters find new homes. More...
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested in connection with a residential burglary after he allegedly stole the homeowner’s vehicle in Thousand Oaks on June 3 and led police on a high-speed pursuit that ended in the Saticoy area. More...
By Nancy Needham
nancy@theacorn.com
“It’s about time,” said Planning Commissioner Mark Lunn as he made a motion for a 2,000- seat $8.9-million football stadium at California Lutheran University. More...
By Soumya Karlamangla
Special to the Acorn
Former Thousand Oaks residents Melinda Sullivan and Robert Roldan were chosen to compete as two of the final 11 contestants on the seventh season of the FOX television show “So You Think You Can Dance?” More...
The Ventura County Fusion, a regional soccer franchise and reigning champs of the Premier Development League, will play an exhibition game against professional soccer club Cruz Azul of Mexico’s First Division at 7 p.m. More...
The Thousand Oaks Police Department will host a program, Start Smart, to educate newly licensed and future drivers from 6 to 9 p.m. Wed., July 7 at the Thousand Oaks Police Station, East County Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
A benefit rock concert with five bands will take place from 5 to 10 p.m. Fri., July 2 in the auditorium of the Christian Church of Thousand Oaks, 301 W. Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks. More...
Even the cuddliest, fuzziest, sweetest dog can bite if provoked. And most people are bitten by their own dog or one they know, with children bitten more often than adults. More...
GOOD TIMES FOR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR—Volunteer Lee Ginsburg, above at left, passes out cupcakes to Morgan Ginsburg, 7, Isabella Prince, 5, and Zoe Prince, 2, at the bake sale booth during R More...
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS—The Newbury Park Panthers girls’ U10 AYSO all-star soccer team took first place in the Patriot’s Cup Tournament earlier this month at Peppertree Park. More...
The Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, a nonprofit organization founded to give young artists a professional performance experience, was invited to perform as the guest orchestra at the 100th annual convention of the Music Teachers’ Association of Ca More...
The 14th annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival will begin with a family-friendly staging of “The Comedy of Errors” weekends from July 1 through 18 outdoors at Kingsmen Park on the campus of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks. More...
Fire chiefs from all of the county’s fire departments have agreed to use their stations as public drop-off points for worn American flags. More...
Mark your calendars now or buy tickets to Comedy in the Conejo IV coming Sun., Aug. 8 to The Canyon, 28921 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. The evening of fun and laughter is from 6 to 10 p.m. and will include live and silent auctions. More...
The Women’s Artistic Network, an eastern Ventura County group of poets, writers, artists, musicians, photographers and women in the arts, announces the second annual Carol E. Doering Poetry Contest. More...
The 32nd annual Ventura County Greek Festival will be Fri. to Sun., June 25 to 27 at the Camarillo Airport. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. More...
WANTED FOR THEFT–Adam Raudonis, a recent graduate of Westlake High School, photographed our June Squirrel of the Month. More...