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7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (178+ words) Oxnard residents will be able to weigh in during the next general election on whether to renew a local sales tax that's been in place since 2008. Budgeted at $20 million a year, that tax has supported the city's public safety services,…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (264+ words) Authorities identified two men killed in separate crashes in Ventura and Oxnard recently. In the first, Roderick Walker Sr. , 58, died May 29, after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Spinnaker Drive in Ventura, according to…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago  (187+ words) (This story has been updated with more information about the outcome.) Authorities rescued a man who threatened to jump from the overpass of Highway 101 at Oxnard Boulevard June 22. Callers began to report the man "straddling the overpass" around 8 a. m. , and officers…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (391+ words) (This story has been updated with additional information from the Oxnard Police Department.) The Oxnard Police Department is investigating a shooting by one of its officers early June 17. An officer attempted to make a traffic stop of a car near…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (573+ words) (The story has been updated with information from the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office.) An Oxnard man has been charged with two counts of murder after two bicyclists died a week ago, according to authorities. Gabriel Esquivel, 24, was charged with…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (243+ words) An Oxnard man received more than three years in state prison for the death of two people in a 2023 high-speed crash during his Ventura County Superior Court sentencing on June 15. Sharbel Touma, 23, previously pleaded guilty to two felony counts of…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (490+ words) Oxnard-based Christian nonprofit Rescue Mission Alliance will take over local homeless shelter Spirit of Santa Paula. The Santa Paula City Council voted unanimously on June 17 to approve an agreement providing an additional $50, 000 dollars in financial support for the operation of…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (50+ words) The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office identified a man whose body was found by the side of the road near Oxnard June 7. Authorities identify man found dead off side of road near Oxnard Authorities identified a man whose body was…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (194+ words) A 53-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oxnard May 30 when he was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Fifth Street and Harbor Boulevard. Officers with the Oxnard Police Department and emergency personnel were called to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (195+ words) Ventura County's celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that falls on June 19, is scheduled on June 20. The region's 35th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration will feature entertainment and food from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. at Oxnard Plaza Park, 500 S. C St. Admission is free. Oxnard…...