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Cause of deadly plane crash investigated

1 week ago | theacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

A plane crashed into a Simi Valley residential area the afternoon of May 3, claiming the lives of two Conejo Valley men and leaving investigators scrambling to figure out what caused the deadly incident.
Cops ’n kids make great partners

1 week ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

There was a lot to take in at the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station open house on April 26, from a high-tech reconnaissance drone flown by the Malibu Search and Rescue Team to Delilah the police horse, a patrol veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the area. But the star of the show was the station’s recently-arrived therapy dog, a golden retriever and labrador mix named Darcy, who was officially deputized by Capt. Jennifer Seetoo before the assembled residents and city officials.
Over and out

1 week ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

It’s the end of a three-year era at the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station as Capt. Jennifer Seetoo announced she is leaving the law enforcement outpost on Agoura Road for a promotion within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Starting May 11, Seetoo will be a commander of the North Patrol Division, which comprises five sheriff’s stations: Lost Hills, Santa Clarita Valley, Palmdale, Lancaster and West Hollywood.
Sex assault claims prompt Westlake protest

1 week ago | theacorn.com | Makena Huey

“Protect victims, not reputations.” “We want justice, not silence.” “How many more?”These were some of the phrases written on posters carried by Westlake High School students during a May 2 walkout to raise awareness in the community following recent allegations of sexual assault at the school. A group of students organized the on-campus event to protest what they feel is a culture of condonation at the school.
Small aircraft crashes into Simi Valley homes

1 week ago | theacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

Primary reports indicate the pilot of a small aircraft that crashed into a Simi Valley home Saturday has died, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The small single-engine, fixed-wing plane circled overhead before crashing into a house in the Wood Ranch area of Simi Valley at around 1:50 p.m. May 3, one of the homeowners said.
Make like a a tree and stay

2 weeks ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

The City of Agoura Hills celebrated Arbor Day in the classic fashion—by adding to its tree count. Six coastal live oaks were installed at Old Agoura Park on Chesebro Road on the morning of April 25, with city officials and staff taking up shovels and doing the honors of covering the roots of one of the saplings with soil. The trees were sourced from a nursery in Moorpark operated by Boething Treeland Farms.
Front yard mulch scammers play dirty

2 weeks ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

Grifters posing as hardworking landscapers reportedly hit the Morrison Ranch neighborhood in Agoura Hills recently, overcharging residents for mulching their yards to the tune of thousands of dollars and using intimidation to get paid. One homeowner said the swindlers were “a bit aggressive.
Hell yes, students shine in high school’s production of ‘Hadestown’

2 weeks ago | theacorn.com | Cary Ginell

“Hadestown,” the hugely successful modern updating of a story from Greek mythology, has been running on Broadway since 2019 with no end in sight. Not since “The Golden Apple,” (1954), which brought the “Iliad” and “Odyssey” to Broadway, has a musical tackled Greek mythology in such an intelligent and entertaining way.
Driver to face murder rap for Pepperdine road deaths

2 weeks ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

Fraser Bohm will stand trial for murder and other charges resulting from the Oct. 2023 deaths of four Pepperdine University seniors in a car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, despite a defense lawyer’s contention that the accident was touched off by the road rage of another driver who chased the defendant. On April 30, following a preliminary hearing in Van Nuys Superior Court that lasted a bit longer than two days, Bohm was held to answer on all charges by Edber.
E-bike kids are ‘out of control’

2 weeks ago | theacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

With local residents and city leaders sounding the alarm about dangerous riding behavior by young people on electric bicycles, the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station has stepped up its enforcement measures against the illegal operation of the vehicles. Bikes with electric motors and no pedals are considered electric motorcycles, so riders need a driver’s license with a motorcycle endorsement to use them.