CELEBRATING AMERICA—Fireworks light up the sky during the City of Camarillo’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show at the Camarillo Premium Outlets.

By ops@our-hometown.com on July 12, 2025 ...

Scott Steepleton has written four articles about the legal battle over the Camarillo Costco, all of which have been thinly disguised editorials. He has made no attempt to interview anyone from Ventura ...

It is now nearly two weeks, since I learned of an ICE base of operations in Camarillo. The time has truly come to say, Not In Our Backyard; Not In Our Names. Not In Our Backyard; Not In Our Names will ...

The article pointed out how that incident occurred amid the backdrop of other violence that grew from the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack against Jews—events such as the May 21 murder of two Israeli Embassy ...

The Roadless Area Conservation Rule is a federal safeguard that has protected 58 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands from roadbuilding and indus­trial logging for over two decades. The ...

Ultimately, what kids do over summer vacation depends on each family’s values, budget, and bandwidth. Some will thrive in structured camp environments. Others will benefit from long, lazy afternoons ...

A 2024-25 Ventura County Civil Grand Jury has issued a scathing report criticizing the Ventura County Animal Services Commission for significant lapses in its advisory role, communica­tion and overall ...

As stepped-up immigration enforce­ment continues in Greater Los Angeles, Agoura Hills was the scene of an apparent detention of a man by federal agents that left one witness disturbed. It happened at ...

From fireworks and parades to concerts and drone shows, Indepen­dence Day celebrations across Ventura County will span four days this year, offering family fun, patriotic music and plenty of reasons ...

You’re not too old for hearing aids— only too young to miss out on life. At age 91, my mother finally got hearing aids. It wasn’t the well-reasoned arguments that my sisters and I espoused, such as ...