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California Lutheran University honored for its diversity efforts.

Jeff Mann, who spent years working on films such as "Star Wars" and "E.T.," has returned to fine pencil drawing, his original artwork.

Christopher Paul Stelling plays Sunday night at Plaza Playhouse Theatre in Carpinteria.

If he had a faster car, a richer girlfriend or even one with a job, here's where he'd be lurking in the back this week.

Kelli Lynn Couse replaces John Garnica after he resigned last month when his wife was named an administrator in the district.

It turns out that Apple's streaming-TV box — aptly named Apple TV — isn't just for streaming anymore. Its latest incarnation, which ships this week, offers on the big screen just about anything you could previously only do on an iPhone or iPad.

Two people sustained minor injuries after a small fire in the cafeteria of a Ventura elementary school Thursday morning, officials said.

As the rainy season nears, city officials said at Wednesday's Camarillo City Council meeting that they expect to approve plans next week to shore up the hillside in Camarillo Springs.

The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent's descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a gun battle resulting in his own death and the serious injury of another agent inside a government office building in southern California.

The history of fun and frightening movies is long, from early horror films like “Phantom of the Opera” and “Bride of Frankenstein” to the current “Goosebumps.” Television, too, is full of scary fare, from “The Walking Dead” to “American Horror Story.” So why not use this trove of screen images and characters to create a monstrously fun Halloween party?