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Internet users of the Yik Yak social media app popular among college students aren't nearly as anonymous as they believe: Missouri police within hours arrested a student accused of threatening violence, the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online using the service.

Ventura County officials are supporting a national effort to end homelessness among military veterans and asking city leaders, landlords and housing agencies to join them.

Notable events happening with Ventura County families and organizations.

"Concussion" delivers a hard hit to the NFL as it deals with data linking repeated blows to the heads of its players to dementia and a host of other problems.

A proposal to strictly regulate informal vacation rentals in Ojai generated a wave of public feedback Tuesday.

Dogs work. Cats sleep, purr and preen. At least that is what dog people would have you believe. Author Lisa Rogak set out to discover what cats really spend their time doing. The result is her book called "Cats on the Job."

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs to residents in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, officials said.

An Afghanistan war veteran was the keynote speaker at the Reagan Library Veterans Day celebration.

Authorities Wednesday identified a 30-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash near Oxnard Tuesday.

The Disabled American Veterans and Gold Coast celebrated Veterans Day with an event at the Veterans Memorial at the Ventura County Government Center.