As September marks Suicide Prevention Month, I feel it is my responsibility to address this often overlooked and stigmatized issue. Each year, thousands of lives are lost to suicide, leaving behind ...

The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District wants to put a little fright into your fall at a pair of family-friendly Halloween events. Heritage Halloween takes place from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 19 ...

As the Jewish High Holiday season approaches, things are getting busy at Congregation B’nai Emet in Simi Valley. The Reform congregation has a number of holiday and non-holiday events planned.

A Simi Valley resident has been charged by the Ventura County district attorney’s office with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal fentanyl overdose of Thousand Oaks resident Karissa Robinson. The ...

As California celebrates its 40th annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Sat., Sept. 21, locals will be pitching in by cleaning up the Arroyo Simi, helping prevent trash from making its way to the Pacific.

Simi Valley is set to revamp traffic signals at key intersections in a bid to enhance road safety, though it may result in longer wait times for drivers. The Simi Valley City Council, in a unanimous ...

Connect 2 Ministries, a Simi Valley based nonprofit, is seeking sponsors for its annual Walk for Restaveks, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 5. During the event, community members will walk and ...

In last week’s calendar section, the Hispanic Heritage Celebration and Festival was incorrectly listed under the Sept. 21 date. The free event featuring live entertainment, salsa dancing, art projects ...

The Simi Valley Police Department is reminding families how important it is to properly secure children when they’re riding in a vehicle. Every year, department officials say, many kids are injured or ...

The Simi Film Fest was nothing short of a love letter to our city. Held from Sept. 5 to 8 at the Studio Movie Grill, the festival showcased over 60 films from as far away as Asia and as close as our ...

The Turkey Day Dash committee will award two $500 scholarships in the name of a Thousand Oaks High School graduate who lost his life in 2023. Successful applicants for the Zack Zernik Memorial ...

It’s the ultimate car show. On view now at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley are a pair of iconic autos: a Landspeeder from the 1977 movie “Star Wars” and the Popemobile. The Landspeeder was supposed ...