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Platform Harmony and pipelines shut down after the 2015 Refugio oil spill have been restarted under orders by federal officials who cited a need for “military readiness.” vcreporter.com/news/offshore-…

The Ventura City Council has voted to ban the sale and use of glue traps, which are considered inhumane by PETA. vcreporter.com/news/ventura-b…

Vita Art Center in Downtown Ventura is celebrating Women’s History Month with “She Persists,” an exhibition of women artists from Ventura County who have been career artists for 20 years or longer. vcreporter.com/features/cant-…

In celebration and support of Namba Performing Arts Space’s mission, a group of musicians will be putting on a benefit concert to raise funds. The eclectic trio of Mike Collins, Jodi Farrell and Michael Henszey will bring their talents to Namba on Sunday. vcreporter.com/music/helping-…

There was a time in 1982 when the world population of California condors dipped to 22 and they were all placed in a captive breeding program in a dire bid to stave off extinction. More than four decades later, recovery efforts have reached a new milestone. vcreporter.com/news/condor-po…

The Channel Islands Maritime Museum is getting ready for its annual Art Comes Alive celebration, mixing the museum experience with theater to create an interactive, entertaining and memorable walk through centuries of nautical history. vcreporter.com/art_and_cultur…

Ventura County Sheriff’s Office officials have released more than 12 hours of body-camera video shot by deputies who responded to the July 10, 2025, raid by federal agents at Glass House Farms near Camarillo. vcreporter.com/news/ice-raid-…

People can now see nine Giant Pacific Seahorses at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on Stearns Wharf after a two-year absence. vcreporter.com/news/seahorses…

Lake Casitas had a watershed year in 2024 when it topped its spillway at elevation 567 feet and released water down Coyote Creek and the Ventura River for the first time since 1998. The lake topped the dam spillway again this year on Feb. 18. vcreporter.com/news/flowing-i…

The Oxnard Tennis Center, a beloved community resource in central Oxnard for more than four decades, has reopened after city leaders invested $1.4 million on its reconstruction. vcreporter.com/features/tenni…

Two films have dominated the Academy Awards race this year, with “One Battle After Another” (13 nominations) and “Sinners” (a record breaking 16 nominations) winning most of the Best Picture awards from critics and guild groups. Could there be a surprise? vcreporter.com/opinion/purple…

This weekend, Ojai Playhouse hosts a long afternoon of short takes, with a spotlight on all of the 2026 Oscar-nominated Short Films, each clocking in under 40 minutes. vcreporter.com/art_and_cultur…

“Solving the immigration issue doesn’t have to be difficult. There’s an alternative to punching down at the weak, the workers, the immigrants who are desperate and trying to create a better life,” Ojai resident Bryan Rosen writes. vcreporter.com/opinion/power-…

Korinna Domingo founded the nonprofit Cougar Conservancy in 2020 when one of the big cats was legally killed in the county after eating numerous sheep. Now there’s an added level of protection to hopefully help some of the animals thrive in the future. vcreporter.com/news/cougars-l…

Even before the last wave was caught at the 44th Annual Rincon Classic, participants, organizers and spectators alike were considering it a year to remember. vcreporter.com/features/atlan…

Olympic snowboarder Maddie Mastro was spotted in Milan wearing stylish clothes designed right here in Ventura. vcreporter.com/features/olymp…

Maricela Rocha Parga was a pregnant young mother working at a Downtown Los Angeles restaurant and studying to be a nurse at night when she went missing during 1980. vcreporter.com/news/cold-case…

Playwright Kimberly Demmary is back, and that means two things: plays that explore the depths of women’s lives and supernatural themes mixed with human, primarily female, insights. vcreporter.com/art_and_cultur…

Camerata Pacifica, one of the country’s leading chamber groups, will bring a wind-focused classical music program to the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks this weekend. vcreporter.com/music/classica…

An annual Conference for Social Justice in Education will be held Saturday at California State University, Channel Islands and members of the educational community are encouraged to attend. vcreporter.com/news/social-ju…