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  • 2 months ago | floridatoday.com | Gretchen Wenner |Jay Calderon

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  • Mar 29, 2025 | vcstar.com | Gretchen Wenner

    Federal prosecutors in LA announced filing 20 similar cases this week. Ventura County defendant was highlighted in the release. The Oxnard man remained in county jail custody Saturday. Federal prosecutors have filed immigration-related charges against a previously deported Oxnard man who has also been convicted in two felony firearms cases in Ventura County.

  • Feb 19, 2025 | vcstar.com | Ernesto Araújo |Gretchen Wenner

    (This story has been updated with new information.)A mountain lion led authorities on a chase around a suburban Camarillo neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Authorities received a report of a mountain lion sighting at 8:42 a.m. in the backyard of a house in the 2400 block of Lomita Street, said Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Cyrus Zadeh. The animal was initially spotted sitting underneath a backyard playset, he said. The site is on the north side of Daily Drive, east of Arneill Road.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | vcstar.com | Cheri Carlson |Gretchen Wenner

    3:49 pm PTLanes flooded on Hwy 101 in Thousand OaksGretchen WennerFlooding was reported around 3:30 p.m. across lanes of northbound Highway 101 approaching the transition to Highway 23 in Thousand Oaks, the California Highway Patrol's incident log showed. Notes indicated the drain in the center divider may need checking. Traffic along the northbound freeway had slowed along a much longer stretch, however, from Thousand Oaks through Camarillo and into Oxnard.

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Gretchen Wenner
Gretchen Wenner @GretchenWenner
12 Mar 21

This is now available to non-subscribers. The story of Gerry and Ali was among the most affecting I’ve covered in 20+ years reporting. As always, a plug to subscribe to your local paper:

Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star @vcstar

"Everybody always knew he was going to go out with a bang," Ali Johnes, Gerry's wife, said. "I just hoped it would be much later on in life." For subscribers: https://t.co/perkUlF11u

Gretchen Wenner
Gretchen Wenner @GretchenWenner
11 Mar 21

Storm clouds moving toward blue sky at Goleta Beach Thursday afternoon. #cawx https://t.co/CD5Kq9pb0S

Gretchen Wenner
Gretchen Wenner @GretchenWenner
28 Dec 20

I thought only copy editors got this excited about commas. But meteorologists have their own cool take. Plus, rain:

NWS Los Angeles
NWS Los Angeles @NWSLosAngeles

Look at that comma shape! This classic mid-latitude cyclone approaching the Central Coast will finally bring us our much-needed, long-awaited significant rain! A cold front is expected to bring the first round of rain this evening through the overnight hours! #CAwx #LArain https://t.co/5vgsf2BOWd