Simi Valley

Fire crews continue making progress on the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley.

Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued after a fire erupted in Simi Valley.

Ventura County officials report the seventh rattlesnake bite since mid-March as an early heat wave increases venomous snake activity on local trails.

Ventura County residents are being warned of a surge in catalytic converter thefts by organized, potentially armed groups operating at night.

A 13-year-old died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Simi Valley over the weekend.

Makayla Renee Settles, 18, died by suicide five months after she was allegedly raped by her father, Stephen Vincent Chavez.

According to police, the 17-year-old boy was already on probation for a prior domestic violence incident involving the same girlfriend and was under an active protection order.

Gerald Doe III arrested in Simi Valley for the attempted murder of his girlfriend following a knife attack during a domestic dispute on March 17.

Manuel David Ibarra, Camilo Antonio Aguilar Lara, and Heidi Trujillo were sentenced in connection with a series of high-tech heists targeting Simi Valley businesses last year.

The operation took place on January 29 as part of a broader countywide effort to regulate massage businesses.

Four members of a sophisticated burglary ring face years in prison after admitting to a meticulously planned $2 million heist that involved cutting through roofs and walls to rob two Simi Valley businesses.

Zarbab Ali was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of Rachael Castillo, his estranged wife and the mother of his children, in Simi Valley. Ali later confessed he dug up her corpse from a shallow grave to rape her before burying her a second time.

The new Costco warehouse in Camarillo is under construction after years of planning, with site work and building structures now visible from the 101 Freeway.