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Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > traffic > 06/22/2026 > man-threatens-to-jump-from-highway-101-overpass-in-oxnard > 90643089007

Man rescued after threatening to jump from 101 overpass in Oxnard

19+ hour, 58+ 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…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > crime > 06/15/2026 > authorities-identify-man-found-dead-off-side-of-road-near-oxnard > 90560762007

Authorities identify man found dead off side of road near Oxnard

1+ week, 16+ 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…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > crime > 06/17/2026 > oxnard-man-charged-with-murder-in-crash-killing-two-bicyclists-on-pch > 90594749007

Oxnard man charged with murder in crash killing two bicyclists on PCH

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (54+ words) An Oxnard man faces murder charges after a possible DUI crash on Pacific Coast Highway that killed two bicyclists last week. Oxnard man charged with murder in crash killing two bicyclists on PCH An Oxnard man has been charged with…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > crime > guns > 06/09/2026 > la-colonia-shooting-oxnard-police > 90476761007

UPDATED: 1 injured in stabbing first reported as shooting in Oxnard

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (62+ words) Oxnard Police Department officers responded to a stabbing that was initially reported as a shooting in Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood on June 8. (This story has been updated with the latest information.) An Oxnard man was arrested on June 10 for an…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > traffic > 06/07/2026 > 2-men-killed-in-separate-crashes-in-ventura-oxnard-identified > 90448849007

2 men killed in separate crashes in Ventura, Oxnard identified

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (36+ words) Authorities identified two men killed in separate crashes in Ventura and Oxnard recently. 2 men killed in separate crashes in Ventura, Oxnard identified Authorities identified two men killed in separate crashes in Ventura and Oxnard recently....

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > traffic > 05/31/2026 > cyclist-killed-in-oxnard-hit-and-run-crash > 90342272007

Cyclist killed in Oxnard hit-and-run crash

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (71+ 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 Fifth Street and Harbor Boulevard. Cyclist killed in Oxnard hit-and-run crash A 53-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > crime > guns > 06/02/2026 > 5-teens-arrested-oxnard-robberies > 90374820007

5 teens arrested in separate Oxnard robberies, 1 at The Collection

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (48+ words) Oxnard police arrested five teenage males in connection with two separate armed robberies, one at The Collection mall and the other at an ampm store. 5 teens arrested in separate Oxnard robberies, 1 at The Collection Two 17-year-olds arrested in robbery assault…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > crime > 05/29/2026 > oxnard-man-sentenced-for-smuggling-reptiles-into-u-s-mexico-jose-manuel-perez-34 > 90313059007

Oxnard man sentenced to over 5 years for smuggling over 1, 700 reptiles

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) An Oxnard man was sentenced to 65 months in prison in U. S. federal court on May 28 for smuggling at least 1, 700 reptiles from Mexico. Jose Manuel Perez, 34, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of smuggling goods into the country and one count of…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > news > local > communities > ventura > 05/18/2026 > oxnard-man-72-convicted-of-hate-crimes-in-ventura > 90143179007

Oxnard man, 72, convicted of hate crimes in Ventura racial attack

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (81+ words) An Oxnard man was convicted by a jury for multiple felony hate crimes after a racially-motivated attack on a Black couple on May 7. Oxnard man, 72, convicted of hate crimes in Ventura racial attack An Oxnard man has been convicted by…...

Ventura County Star
usatoday. com > story > sports > high-school > softball > 05/17/2026 > herrera-pitches-oxnard-into-the-cif-ss-softball-quarterfinals > 90131435007

Herrera pitches Oxnard into the CIF-SS softball quarterfinals

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (935+ words) Destinee Herrera is working on a postseason shutout. The Oxnard High sophomore extended her playoff shutout streak to 12 innings as the Yellowjackets shut out visiting Apple Valley 4-0 in a CIF-Southern Section Division 4 second-round softball game on Saturday, May 16. Herrera tossed…...