Health insurance premiums have risen for workers

Ventura County Star Top Stories - Mon Nov 09

Pay more, maybe get less. That's the unfortunate reality facing many workers in Ventura County as they choose next year's health insurance plan.

Ventura church hosts Mexican nuns on a mission

Ventura County Star Top Stories - Mon Nov 09

Sister Teresa Hernandez sells items to raise money for a program that helps women learn skills that will allow them to earn a living.

Ventura to consider restrictions on tattoo parlors

Ventura County Star Top Stories - Sun Nov 08

Ventura's City Council will consider opening a dialogue tonight on restricting tattoo parlors, including limiting hours of operation or parts of town where parlors could operate.

Streamlined rail travel envisioned

Ventura County Star Top Stories - Sat Nov 07

Passenger rail advocates from across the state, gathered in Ventura this weekend, learned Saturday about a new effort to improve train travel in Southern California.

Getting worked over by counterfeiters

Ventura County Star - Sat Nov 07

The Labor Department released the report last week we all knew was coming. U.S. worker productivity jumped more than 9 percent in the third quarter.

More enter top county pay bracket

Ventura County Star Top Stories - Sat Nov 07

Twenty-four employees of the county of Ventura made more than $200,000 last year, up from seven who earned that much two years earlier, according to a review of public records by The Star.

McInerney dealt a setback by Ventura court

Ventura County Star - Fri Nov 06

A state appellate court this week dealt a setback to efforts by attorneys for teen murder suspect Brandon McInerney to preserve the possibility of shifting his trial to juvenile court.

Bears Losing Fur

KNX-AM Los Angeles - Fri Nov 06

Bears in a zoo in eastern Germany have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.

Patagonia's 5K Salmon Run to start in Ventura

Ventura County Star - Fri Nov 06

Patagonia Inc. will hold its 16th annual 5K Salmon Run on Saturday, which this year will benefit the Matilija Coalition.

Women want separate trial in Oxnard case

Ventura County Star - Thu Nov 05

Attorneys representing two co-defendants in the capital murder case of Jeffrey Aguilar were in Ventura County Superior Court today seeking to have their two female clients put on trial separately from him.