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Foster children leave troubles on shore for day at sea

Annual fishing trip a rare treat for disadvantaged kids
By Jonathan Kuperberg
jonathan.kuperberg@gmail.com
Danielle munched on a potato chip and smiled as she talked about her day. More...

Routine probation search in T.O. leads to 6 arrests

Methamphetamine found inside home

A probation search in Thousand Oaks last month led to the arrests of six people on various charges. On July 23, Thousand Oaks deputies and a K-9 unit searched a home in the 3000 block of Camino Calandria, near Weathersfield Elementary School. More...

Man helped make training films during World War II

By Randy Williams
Special to The Acorn

Growing up on the back lot of one of Hollywood’s legendary studios, serving his country as a World War II moviemaker and later building a career in show business— Gene Marks and his films have enjoyed a lifetime together. More...

Drug court disbanded for lack of funding

State-mandated program focuses on treatment over jail
By Darleen Principe
darleen@theacorn.com

Certain nonviolent drug offenders in Ventura County will still have the opportunity to seek treatment in lieu of incarceration despite the recent disbanding of the county’s collaborative drug court program. More...

Boys, 7, injured in fall from UPS truck

Two 7-year-old Thousand Oaks boys were injured last week when they fell off the back of a UPS truck. At about 3:15 p.m. More...

Police find loaded weapon at home of suspected dealer

A Thousand Oaks resident was arrested last week on charges of selling marijuana in his apartment. Working on a tip, narcotics investigators conducted a probation search at the home of James Lucky Rose III, 31, in the 600 block of Hampshire Road. More...

Patriotic landmark destroyed

VANDALISM IN OPEN SPACE—Acorn reader Tony DeFranco sent us these photos of a red, white and blue flag post that was destroyed near his home in Lynn Ranch. More...