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Moorpark College Reporter

News, sports, entertainment and opinions about the Moorpark College community

Moorpark College Reporter

News, sports, entertainment and opinions about the Moorpark College community

Moorpark College Reporter

Entrance signage to the Angeles National Forest, with singed ground behind in Castaic, Calif. on Jan. 22, 2025. Photo credit: Julianna Thevenot

Hughes Fire burns over 10,000 acres, approaches full containment

By Luis Zambrano and Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera January 26, 2025

The Los Angeles Fire Department has strengthened its control over the Hughes Fire, where 10,525 acres have been singed north of the Moorpark College campus. The current containment rate sits at 92% with...

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Mountain Fire ignites Ventura County, VCFD leads containment efforts amid state of emergency

By Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera, Luis Zambrano, and Pierre Michelet November 10, 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Ventura County Fire Department responded to a wildland fire that began north of the 118 highway near Somis. Declared the "Mountain Fire" by officials, the blaze quickly prompted...

Thousand Oaks man lights two homeless citizens on fire

Thousand Oaks man lights two homeless citizens on fire

By Rachel Franklin November 16, 2021
Ventura County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for Thousand Oaks transient Robert Burn, who is suspected of lighting two other transients on fire while they were inside a tent.
Ventura County firefighters battle the Westwood fire in Simi Valley, CA. on Sunday, April 4, 2021. The Westwood fire grew to 25 acres before forward progress was stopped. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

Firefighters put a stop to the Westwood fire in Simi Valley at 25 acres

By Amber Urban April 7, 2021
On April 4, 2021 around 3:45 P.M. Ventura County Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire near Cottonwood Drive and Westwood Street in Simi Valley.
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