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Pacifica beats St. Bonaventure to forge to first-place tie in Marmonte vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

Pacifica beats St. Bonaventure to forge to first-place tie in Marmonte

Pacifica held St. Bonaventure to a season low in points and total offense to pull the Seraphs into a three-way tie atop the Marmonte standings.

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39-year-old man pleads not guilty to 2017 'Scream' mask attack in Simi vcstar.com/story/news/crime/…

39-year-old man pleads not guilty to 2017 'Scream' mask attack in Simi

A 39-year-old man was arrested for a 2017 cold case involving a woman who was attacked in Simi Valley by men wearing masks from the movie "Scream."

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Check out these Día de los Muertos events across Ventura County vcstar.com/story/entertainme…

Check out these Día de los Muertos events across Ventura County

Ventura County Día de los Muertos events feature community ofrendas, music and cultural festivities.

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Ventura police probe death of woman found lying near railroad tracks vcstar.com/story/news/local/…

Ventura police probe death of woman found lying near railroad tracks

The Ventura Police Department are investigating the death of a woman who was found lying near the railroad tracks in the southern part of the city.

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Authorities ID woman who drowned at Sycamore Cove Beach vcstar.com/story/news/local/…

Authorities ID woman who drowned at Sycamore Cove Beach

Authorities identified the woman who drowned after being dragged into the water near Sycamore Cove Beach near the Ventura and Los Angeles county lines.

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Grace handles Nordhoff to win another Citrus Coast League title vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

Grace handles Nordhoff to win another Citrus Coast League title

Grace had three takeaways and a new-look offense emphasized the ground game in a victory over Nordhoff that clinched another Citrus Coast League crown.

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All the big plays from Week 8 of the 2026 football season vcstar.com/videos/sports/hig…

All the big plays from Week 8 of the 2026 football season

Oxnard's Alder Kubic, Westlake's Erik Green, Newbury Park's Emmett Boyce and Calabasas' Aaron Perry get defensive in The Star's Plays of Week 8

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Fire crews put out blaze in vacant auto shop in Port Hueneme vcstar.com/story/news/local/…

Fire crews put out blaze in vacant auto shop in Port Hueneme

Firefighters from several Ventura County agencies responded to a fire in a vacant auto garage in Port Hueneme.

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Eight area boys water polo teams earn berths to CIF-SS playoffs vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

Eight area boys water polo teams earn berths to CIF-SS playoffs

Eight area high school boys water polo teams will compete in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs after the pairings were announced on Oct. 23.

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Check out all the scores from Week 9 in high school football vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

Check out all the scores from Week 9 in high school football

The second-to-last week of the regular season in high school football was full of key matchups. Check out all the final scores.

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SpaceX helps California tie rocket launch record. Next one coming up vcstar.com/story/news/local/…

SpaceX helps California tie rocket launch record. Next one coming up

A new rocket launch record in California is days away after SpaceX helped notch the record-tying mission at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Check out these Día de los Muertos events across Ventura County vcstar.com/story/entertainme…

Check out these Día de los Muertos events across Ventura County

Ventura County Día de los Muertos events feature community ofrendas, music and cultural festivities.

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LIVE coverage of Week 9 in high school football vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

LIVE coverage of Week 9 in high school football

Playoff implications. League title races. It's all coming down to the wire in high school football. Follow all the Week 9 action LIVE!

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Check your tickets for California daily lottery draw games here. vcstar.com/story/news/local/…

California Lottery Mega Millions, Daily 3 Midday winning numbers for Oct. 23, 2026

Check your tickets for California daily lottery draw games here.

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Check out all the scores from Week 9 in high school football vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

Check out all the scores from Week 9 in high school football

The second-to-last week of the regular season in high school football was full of key matchups. Check out all the final scores.

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A local product is guaranteed to be a World Series champion vcstar.com/story/sports/high…

A local product is guaranteed to be a World Series champion

Westlake's Christian Yelich, Oxnard's Jojo Romero and Agoura's Jonny DeLuca make this World Series the first to involve at least three local players.

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Los Retros front man pleads not guilty to child molestation charges vcstar.com/story/news/crime/…

Los Retros front man pleads not guilty to child molestation charges

Los Retros front man Maurisio Tapia appeared in Ventura County Superior Court where he pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of child molestation.

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Who are the billionaires behind $304M effort to defeat Proposition 40? vcstar.com/story/news/politi…

Who are the billionaires behind $304M effort to defeat Proposition 40?

The political action committee Building a Better California has spent more than $304 million to defeat the proposed billionaire tax.

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1 arrested after fatal hit-and-run crash with scooter in Oxnard vcstar.com/story/traffic/202…

1 arrested after fatal hit-and-run crash with scooter in Oxnard

A 53-year-old Oxnard woman was arrested Oct. 22 following a hit-and-run crash that left a 45-year-old Oxnard woman dead.

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The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $433 million for Friday’s drawing. Here are the winning numbers and what to know. vcstar.com/story/money/lotte…

Mega Millions Oct. 23 jackpot worth $433M. See winning numbers

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $433 million for Friday’s drawing. Here are the winning numbers and what to know.

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