Orange County’s redistricting process took a step forward Wednesday as its advisory committee reviewed potential maps that would expand the county’s commission from six to eight districts.

Firefighters in Ventura County were battling two brush fires Monday night, which came on the heels of a warning by forecasters that this week would bring elevated fire weather conditions.

On May 31 at approximately 9 p.m., the Sheriff's Dispatch received multiple calls reporting a possible murder at a residence in the 12000 block of Sisar Road in the unincorporated area of Santa Paula.

Christian Hillairet, 24, was arrested in Rosarito, Baja California with the help of Mexican and federal authorities, according to a June 3 news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a home in the 12000 block of Sisar Road at about 9:09 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports that a woman may have been murdered, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office received a report around 9:10 p.m. May 31 of a suspicious death in the 12000 block of Sisar Road in unincorporated Santa Paula, often referred to as Upper Ojai ...

The approval is required by state law, officials said. In county fire's jurisdiction, the proposed maps include 59,000 parcels in very high hazard areas, up from 49,000 in the current maps.

The approval is required by state law, officials said. In county fire's jurisdiction, the proposed maps include 59,000 parcels in very high hazard areas, up from 49,000 in the current maps.

The violence unfolded in the early morning hours of April 9, with Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies responding to an unincorporated area near the intersection of Hueneme and Raytheon roads.

A Ventura County man was arrested for repeatedly harassing a 13-year-old girl, authorities said. The suspect was identified as Gerardo Juarez Reyes, 46, of Meiners Oaks, according to the Ventura ...

Eyewitness News data journalist Jill Castellano found that more than 88,000 acres in Ventura County fall into that "very hazardous" category - a 54% increase in acreage since the prior maps from 2011.

Cal Fire has issued a fire hazard severity zone map for Sacramento County, rating nearly 78,000 acres under some threat from wildfires. It’s the first significant change to the state’s ...