Becca Whitnall

1 week ago | toacorn.com | Becca Whitnall |Makena Huey

Feeling unsafe and unheard, female students at Westlake High School are urgently demanding change. Sexual assault was not among the agenda topics for the April 16 Conejo Valley Unified School District board of education meeting, but trustees heard from six students who described what they perceive as a pervasive campus culture—a culture that allows male students to harm female students without repercussions.

4 weeks ago | simivalleyacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

A pursuit originating in Simi Valley Wednesday led city police officers from the center of the city, through Los Angeles and Santa Monica, finally coming to an end near the Santa Monica Pier—but not before hitting two other vehicles. At around 5:15 p.m. March 26, the Simi Valley Police Department got an alert via a license plate reader that a white utility van that had been stolen was recognized in the area of Tapo Canyon Road and Alamo Street, said Sgt.

1 month ago | mpacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

For the fourth consecutive year, the number of people in Ventura County dying from drug overdoses dropped, according to the county medical examiner’s annual report on the deaths. The bad news is there were 200 deaths attributed to overdoses in 2024; the good news is that number, the lowest in five years, was down 24.5% from the year before and represents an almost 31% decrease since 2021 when the number of overdoses was the highest in county history at 289 deaths.

1 month ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

For the fourth consecutive year, the number of people in Ventura County dying from drug overdoses dropped, according to the county medical examiner’s annual report on the deaths. The bad news is there were 200 deaths attributed to overdoses in 2024; the good news is that number, the lowest in five years, was down 24.5% from the year before and represents an almost 31% decrease since 2021 when the number of overdoses was the highest in county history at 289 deaths.

1 month ago | toacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

For the fourth consecutive year, the number of people in Ventura County dying due to drug overdoses dropped, according to the county medical examiner’s annual overdose report. The bad news is there were 200 deaths attributed to overdoses in 2024; the good news is that number, the lowest in five years, was down 24.5% from the year before and represents an almost 31% decrease since 2021 when the number of overdoses was the highest in county history at 289 deaths.