A survivor who escaped years of brutal exploitation told a Simi Valley audience last week that human trafficking rarely looks like the abductions seen on television—and that awareness and community ...

A majority of Simi Valley voters appear willing to support new school bond measure in 2026, even as residents continue paying off two existing bonds, according to a new feasibility study presented to ...

When Oak Park resident and licensed clinical social worker Ophra Ashur became a grandmother and started reading with her son’s young daughter, Lila, she thought she saw room for improvement in how the ...

Simi Valley recorded a strong year of film and television production in 2025, with 296 total production days that contributed an estimated $5.25 million in direct economic impact to the local economy, ...

Walk into a grocery store in Ventura county today and try not to laugh—or cry. The shelves are full, but the prices scream scarcity. What used to be routine errands now feel like financial endurance ...

After months of debate fueled by frustration over power shutoffs, the idea of creating a countywide public electric utility in Ventura County is effectively on hold—if not dead—after supervisors ...

As local students returned to school this week in Simi Valley, two Royal High School graduates found themselves learning the ropes right along with students. Royal High School welcomed a new principal ...

More than a month has passed since Raushan Aitpayeva disappeared from her Simi Valley neighborhood, leaving her family desperate for answers. The Simi Valley Police Department has assigned a detective ...

From applying Einstein’s theory to the spread of wildfires to calculating the effect of paddle technique on the spin of a ping-pong ball, local students had a strong showing at the 70th Annual Ventura ...

It’s not a question of size so much as timing, as two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America (and likely the world using some metrics), are being built within a year of each other in ...

While a firestorm raged in Los Angeles County, firefighters in Simi Valley made quick work of a blaze that broke out in the 2800 block of Madera Road on Wednesday afternoon. Nearly 100 firefighters ...

For decades, Simi Valley has been a cornerstone of Hollywood’s film-making industry. Our city’s breathtaking landscapes, rich history and film-friendly policies have made it a go-to destination for ...