Ventura County

The man followed the cook through the kitchen holding a chef's knife, lighter fluid, and his small dog on a leash.

The Ventura Police Department is searching for a woman who abandoned her newborn child.

Police are reminding residents that all fireworks, even those classified as "safe and sane', are illegal in Oxnard.

The nine teens are between the ages of 14 and 17, authorities said.

A suspect who allegedly robbed an elderly man outside a Trader Joe's in Ventura has been arrested, according to police.

Fourteen cities from California dominated the list analyzing the top cities with the most "house poor" homeowners, according to the Chamber of Commerce.

“Some folks don’t even understand there are people involved. Feelings involved. I see their friends graduating and I’m still here at the courthouse…. hoping for justice," the boy's mother Nancy Iskander said.

Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of a 7-year-old boy and his dad in Thousand Oaks.

According to the sheriff's office, the total amount of fentanyl seized during the arrest was approximately 14 ounces, which equates to approximately 9,000 doses.

Ventura police say the suspect, 26-year-old Lathanial Walker, approached the elderly woman as she was gardening in her front yard, dropped his pants, and tried to drag her away to a secluded area before she was rescued by neighbors.

The shelter says they are facing an urgent matter and are hoping people can foster and/or adopt a dog in need.

The two children, who were not wearing helmets, suffered significant injuries.

Austin Eis has pleaded not guilty to 24 charges, including the murder of 15-year-old Wesley Welling, who died after Eis allegedly intentionally drove into a group of students outside Westlake High School.

The National Weather Service extended a beach hazards statement for the coastal communities in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.