Moorpark College Reporter

Welcome to Moorpark sign pictured on Princeton Ave on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Moorpark, CA. Photo credit: Emily Ledesma

Moorpark Special City Council Meeting Discusses the Risk of High Winds

By Kat Ketterer January 29, 2022

Moorpark City Council began their special meeting early on Jan. 19 to view presentations regarding Southern California Edison's efforts to manage conditions which often lead to Public Safety Power Shutoffs.City...

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.
Jordan Murren, a firefighter with the L.A. County Fire Department, works to put out hotspots from the Country Fire in Thousand Oaks, CA. on Thursday, April 29. The Country Fire grew to 28 acres before being contained. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

Country Fire fully contained after burning 28 acres north of Westlake High School

By Ryan Bough April 30, 2021
On Thursday afternoon a brush fire was reported just up the road from Westlake High School. The fire, dubbed the Country Fire, quickly grew to 28 acres triggering mandatory evacuations of over 1100 residents.
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.
VCFD firefighters work to put out the Broadway fire on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Moorpark, CA. Photo credit: Amber Urban

Firefighters extinguish the Broadway fire in Moorpark as flames reach up to 120 feet

By Amber Urban April 1, 2021
On March 28, 2021 at 8:13 P.M. Ventura County Fire Department was called to the 11000 block of Broadway Road in Moorpark, CA for reports of a vegetation fire. When VCFD Engine 42 arrived on scene, they observed a row of eucalyptus trees engulfed in flames reaching 120 feet high.
Clouds roll away from the city of Ventura on March, 14, 2020 in Ventura, CA. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

City of Ventura breaks down the $15 million Measure ‘O’ funds being distributed to city services

By Rachel Franklin February 18, 2021
The City of Ventura’s $15 million budget for Measure O expenditures mainly focus on the Public Works, Police, Parks and Recreation, Fire, City Manager and Community Development Departments, respectively.
CAL Fire wildland firefighters return to their trucks after stopping the Erbes Fire in Thousand Oaks, CA. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The Erbes fire grew to 250 acres before forward progress was stopped. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

Firefighters successfully halt forward progress of the Erbes Fire at 250 acres

By Ryan Bough January 15, 2021
On Jan. 14, a brush fire ignited off of Erbes Road in Thousand Oaks near the 23 Freeway. The Erbes Fire was first reported at around 5 p.m and quickly grew to 250 acres.
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