As the investigation into the Mountain Fire’s origins continues, a class action lawsuit was filed Nov. 8 alleging that the Ventura County blaze was started by Southern California Edison’s equipment.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House could also mark the return to the political stage for one of Santa Barbara County’s best-known elected officials. Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, now a winery ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 12 declined to halt a logging and vegetation clearing project atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in Ventura County’s Los Padres National Forest. Various ...

Fundraising for victims of the Mountain Fire got a significant boost on Nov. 13 when Wells Fargo announced a $100,000 grant to support Ventura County Community Foundation and recovery efforts.