After more than four decades of coaching, being a program director and a pioneer in the local Special Olympics and disability community, Thousand Oaks resident Pat Hendrickson is retiring. Hendrickson ...

Following years of public pressure for redevelopment at a well-known Thousand Oaks commercial site—and the recent roll-out of a soil cleanup plan demanded by environmentalists—construction is set to ...

While many teenagers spend their time preparing for college or lining up jobs, 19-year-old Arjun Malaviya has been navigating war zones, exploring the world’s least-visited nations, and building bonds ...

Get out into the great outdoors—on the town or out of town—with a variety of tours and activities offered by the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, a support organization working in partnership with the ...

THRILLS—Mark Wilder entertains a crowd during the Ventura County Fair on Aug. 1. Kaylee Sky, 13, and her 11-year-old brother, Carson, try out the Windsurf ride Everlee McDonald, 3, left, her nephew ...

The event, which serves as the society’s most important annual fundraiser, is more than just a gathering—it’s a spirited homage to the rich cultural and civic legacy of the Conejo Valley. With its ...

One of the largest health networks in Southern California managing nearly 600,000 members announced that its Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection program will now be included as a benefit in their members ...

PALE PATRON—Thousand Oaks resident Rick Farris submitted this backyard visitor photo taken by his wife, Pat. The squirrel, he said, is a native California ground squirrel that is leucistic, meaning ...

WAVES, DUDE—At right, surfer Blaze Roche executes a radical cut-back in the open division of the 11th annual Point Mugu Surf Contest at Naval Base Ventura County on July 26. More than 50 surfers ...

The Ventura County community has come together to mourn the death of two Thousand Oaks men who were fatally shot July 28 by a gunman targeting a Reno, Nevada hotel-casino. A third person was also ...

Thank you to the editor and publisher of the Acorn for verifying and printing the identity of those who get their Letters to the Editor published. It helps me avoid vexing people that I might ...

TRAGIC LOSS—A GoFundMe account to raise money for the son of Andrew Canepa features the two of them together. Courtesy of GoFundMe There are times we preach haughtily from Page 6 of this newspaper. We ...