Breaking News: RV Propane Tank Explodes on Grapevine

UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2010, 3:15 p.m.)—CHP reports that all southbound traffic lanes are open. An update on the hillside fire will be posted as soon as available.

UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2010, 3 p.m.)—CHP …

Lawmen Seek Lockwood Valley Buried Treasure

Lawmen Seek Lockwood Valley Buried Treasure

By Patric Hedlund

Ventura County investigators got a search warrant to dig around a Lockwood Valley property last month, looking for a few million dollars in buried cash. Profits from marijuana sales were their target. …

Hurry: Only Two Weekends Left for Mountain Shakespeare Fest

By Patric Hedlund

“It was like country summer stock in New England,” Harvard alumnus Richard Hoegh said enthusiastically after the Mountain Shakespeare Festival’s performance last weekend. “The Taming of the Shrew” is being performed in …

The Movies Are Back in Town

The Movies Are Back in Town

By Gary Meyer

Visible Scars, a low-budget film being shot on Mt. Pinos Way and in Lake of the Woods, Monday, July 12 is “more of a psychological thriller, than a slasher film,” says the …

Contest for Tinkerers and Innovators at Energy Fair

By Tom Haugen, Energy Faire Co-Coordinator

Rising home heating bills, both gas and electric, are taking a bigger bite out of everyone’s budget now, so nearly everyone is looking for ways to save on energy …

‘Party Thieves’ Break Into Lebec Church

'Party Thieves' Break Into Lebec Church

They took hot dogs, buns, lemonade, four tall speakers, spotlights, a monitor and a video projection system. They left behind the church’s offerings and its computer, but doused the office with fire extinguisher foam, as …

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Last Census Calls Coming

The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that 7.5 million citizens will be called to verify census information. The calls are in addition to home visits to verify unclear information on returned census forms.

Census callers ...

Suicidal Woman Tasered

On Monday, July 12, 2010, at about 3 p.m., deputies from the Frazier Park substation were dispatched to the 2900 block of Harriet Drive in Frazier Park to investigate a woman attempting to commit suicide ...