Brandon McInerney, now 17-years-old, pulled a gun from his backpack in a computer lab at E.O. Green Junior High School on February 12, 2008 and shot 15-year-old Larry King in the back of the head twice. King died from his wounds. McInerney was 14-years-old at the time of the murder, which occurred after days of conflict between the two teens. more ›

Federal agents arrested a 21-year-old Mexican citizen on Tuesday morning at the San Ysidro border crossing on suspicion of trying to smuggle meth into the U.S. inside two cans of cheese sauce and one can of jalapenos. more ›

How did two bodies end up in the waters off SoCal's coast within a 24-hour-period? Two separate cases are under investigation in two counties.The first incident involves the body of 32-year-old Sarah Overholser of Oxnard, whose body was removed from the waters at Point Mugu State Park in Ventura County. more ›

The second phase of Operation "Supernova" - a task force investigation of Ventura County's largest street gang - yielded three arrests on Tuesday. The arrests were made during an undercover operation in Camarillo when a Colonia Chiques gang member - Luis Manuel Tapia - agreed to sell undercover operatives ten pounds of methamphetamine and four kilograms of cocaine. His asking price? $200,000. more ›

An Oxnard man is in the hospital after trading gunshots with police officers, reports ABC News. The shots were fired after the suspect fled the scene of a domestic disturbance. more ›

Prosecutors in Ventura County decided that they will retry Brandon McInerney, the teen who shot his gay classmate Larry King point blank at his middle school in Oxnard. But because they had trouble winning a conviction against McInerney in the last trial, prosecutors will not charge him with a hate crime, likely a tactical move intended to win a conviction against McInerney. more ›

After a jury locked and a judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the case against a teen who shot a gay student in front of other classmates at his Oxnard high school, prosecutors vowed to push for a retrial. But experts — and the prosecutors themselves admit — that a second trial may not be any easier than the first. more ›

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against teen Brandon McInerney, who was accused of gunning down his classmate Larry King at their Oxnard high school in 2008. No one disputes that McInerney pulled the trigger, but the jury deadlocked over whether McInerney should be charged with voluntary manslaughter, as the defense argued, or first-degree murder. more ›

losing arguments are set to begin today in the case of Brandon McInerney, a 17-year-old Oxnard boy accused of shooting his classmate Larry King to death in 2008, reports ABC 7. The trial has generated a great deal of national attention and controversy, in large part because King was gay. more ›

Opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Brandon McInerney begin Tuesday in Los Angeles for a Southern California accused of "gunning down a gay classmate" in front of other students at a Ventura County middle school in 2008, according to the Associated Press. more ›

Jaime Solis Olmos was convicted on charges of "attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder," against his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child, reports the Daily News. Olmos, of Oxnard, now faces "25 years to life in prison for paying two men $500 to stage a robbery and punch his pregnant girlfriend so she would have a miscarriage." more ›

Oxnard City Hall was locked down on Friday while investigators from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office served a search warrant, according to the Ventura County Star. more ›

When you hear Oxnard, what do you think of? Maybe strawberry farms, maybe Channel Island Harbor or maybe a sleepy beachside town. But officials of the 112-year-old city are not too happy with the name anymore because it doesn't conjure up images that attract tourists. more ›

Fresh & Eash, the grocery store that wants to eventually be a dominating force with a location in every neighborhood, has announced a slew of news spots, including its 100th in California. Nine of them will open in September with four of them located in the Los Angeles region. more ›

A 200-lb brown bear has been eluding authorities in Oxnard since the wee hours of this morning after he was "first spotted about 2:20 a.m. in the parking lot of a fire station on Vineyard Avenue," reports the Ventura County Star. more ›

The weather has been great, but it's breaking some records, says the LA Times, per the National Weather Service. Yesterday, UCLA hit a new high with 87 degrees and Santa at 92. Out in Ventura County, Oxnard and Camarillo hit 86 and 85, respectively. It should cool down into the 70s across the board beginning Thursday, so enjoy! more ›

Disneyland might earn that title if people actually lived in the castle, but a recent happiness study, based on the "life evaluation" of cities--job opportunities, personal finances, physical health, moods, emotions, and communities--has concluded that the West is the best. No major big cities like Los Angeles made the top ten list, but four California ones did: Oxnard-Ventura (#10), San Jose-Sunnyvale (#7), Santa Barbara-Santa Maria (#6) and Santa Rosa-Petaluma (#5). Honolulu came in third and Boulder, where in Stephen King's The Stand the good people were told to go, came in first. more ›

The storm today has knocked out power to thousands throughout Southern California, from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles to Orange County and beyond. Here's the breakdown of the latest. more ›

There are still no confirmed cases of swine flu in LA County, but over at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, one comrade has fallen sick and 30 that were around him socially have also been quarantined just in case. The marine in question, who had not been to Mexico, is doing well and seems to be improving. Back to LA County, one student at CSULB is listed as a "probable" swine flu case, but test results will not be in until tomorrow. In Ventura County, the first two confirmed cases were announced in Oxnard. more ›

A minor earthquake was recorded this morning at 7:39. It was centered in the ocean, 13 miles east of Santa Cruz Island, and measured 3.5 in magnitude; the quake was closest to the mainland cities of Ventura, Oxnard, and Port Hueneme, although abc7.com is reporting it as taking place near Malibu and Anacapa island. Just a couple of days ago many here in the greater Los Angeles area felt the 5.1 jolt from the desert, centered in a town with a population of 10. Did you feel this one? See the "shake map" here. more ›

This annual fundraiser is focused on the legendary Ventura County strawberry, and has lots of food, crafts, and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Strawberry Meadows of College Park (3250 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard). Tickets: $12 Adults; $5 Youth (Ages 5-12); $8 Seniors (55+); $8 Active Military and Dependents with ID; Children 4 and under are free more ›

Atlanta may have received top honors this time around, but Los Angeles and San Francisco linger at the back of the top ten list for worst commutes in the country, according to a report released by Forbes. And to that, they compare some LA vs. SF statistics: more ›

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The eighth grade student who was shot by a classmate at Oxnard's Green Junior High School on Tuesday died in hospital Wednesday. more ›

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UPDATE, 4:12 P.M., FRI., FEB. 15: KNBC reports that the Oxnard boy has been taken off life support and "his organs have been given away." more ›

An armed intruder entered an Oxnard home yesterday afternoon -- he left without any loot, but shot the family dog on his way out! more ›

We love when constructive discussion begets in the comment section of our posts. And we love when comments come in a couple months later -- after all, these are living documents. Last night, a new comment appeared on a post from June about the new enforcement camera at Coldwater Canyon and Oxnard and it brought something to the table we thought worth highlighting:recently I was at an intersection with a red light camera. due to... more ›