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Oxnard Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Landmark Fentanyl Overdose Case
An Oxnard man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal fentanyl overdose, marking a first for the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. Rodney Rey Yanez, a resident of Oxnard, stands accused of selling the synthetic drug to Dylan Rusch, who later overdosed and died, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
Amazon warehouse brings Oxnard extra $17M a year in sales tax, at other cities' expense
The Amazon building visible from Highway 101 in Oxnard has 2.3 million square feet of indoor space, the equivalent of 40 football fields. It can process about 2 million packages per week, most of them destined for homes and businesses in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. For most of those packages, the city of Oxnard gets a 1% cut of the sale, and the city where the item is delivered gets nothing at all....
Victim of gunfire in Simi Valley identified
Authorities on Thursday named the man killed by gunfire in Simi Valley Tuesday night. Louis Thompson was 67 and a Simi Valley resident, the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office said Thursday. Thompson died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The manner of death was deemed homicide. ...
Judge orders retrial on deadlocked charges in Joel Gonzales case
Three charges over which jurors could not reach a verdict in the case against a Camarillo man accused of a string of violent crimes will be heard again in a new trial, a judge ruled Thursday. The Ventura County jury that heard the case against Joel Gonzales convicted him of the attempted murder...
Small plane crashes at Camarillo Airport; pilot unharmed
A small plane crashed at the Camarillo Airport Thursday morning, authorities reported. The Ventura County Fire Department responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. The pilot, the only occupant, had climbed out of the plane and was uninjured, according to initial reports. The plane had overturned on the runway. ...
Oxnard man charged with murder in connection with 2023 fentanyl overdose Thursday
Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced Thursday that Rodney Rey Yanez of Oxnard has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Dylan Rusch after the defendant sold fentanyl to the deceased in September of 2023. The post Oxnard man charged with murder in connection with 2023 fentanyl overdose Thursday appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Apache Fire Burning Near Northeastern Santa Barbara County Hits 1,500 Acres
A vegetation fire burning near the northeastern corner of Santa Barbara County had grown to 1,500 acres on Thursday, marking the second blaze battled in the southern Los Padres National Forest this month. The Apache Fire started Tuesday evening in Apache Canyon in the south end of the Cuyama Valley...
Protestors Demand Ventura County Supervisors Sue Over Toxic Simi Valley Lab
Approximately 20 people protested outside the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 23, demanding they keep their promise and sue the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require the cleanup of the toxic Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL). The demonstrators were assembled by the group...
Ventura County prosecutors seek murder charge for man they say supplied fentanyl to person who died
Ventura County prosecutors say for the first time ever in the county, they are seeking a murder conviction for someone who supplied fentanyl to a person who died. Prosecutors say last September, Rodney Yanez sold some of the drug to an attendant at an Oxnard gas station. They say Dylan Rush overdosed in the gas station’s bathroom, and died.
Ventura County Sheriff Releases Video of Officer-Involved Shooting of Thousand Oaks Man on June 30, 2024
Update to Deputy-Involved Shooting in Thousand Oaks. July 25, 2024 – Ventura County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on June 30, 2024, at 6:50 A.M., a deputy from the Thousand Oaks Police Department was involved in a deputy-involved shooting incident on Avenida De Los Arboles, west of Erbes Road, in the city of Thousand Oaks.
Man Convicted of 12 Felonies for Gun Possession
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Refugio Cortez a 38-year-old-man from Santa Paula, was convicted by a jury on July 17, 2024, of a dozen felony counts of unlawful possession of guns and ammunition. The convictions included 11 felony counts of owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm by a felon and one felony count of being a person prohibited from possessing ammunition. He was found not guilty of one misdemeanor count of identity theft.
Santa Paula Doctor Admits Guilt in $3.2M Medicare Fraud Hospice Scam
A Ventura County doctor has admitted to his role in a hospice scam that swindled Medicare out of approximately $3.2 million. Dr. Victor Contreras, 68, of Santa Paula, entered a guilty plea to one count of healthcare fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. From July 2016 to February 2019, Contreras and his co-defendant allegedly defrauded Medicare by submitting false claims for non-terminally ill patients at two hospice companies.
New bus service will provide direct connection between Fillmore and Moorpark
It can currently take multiple buses, and hours to travel between two Ventura County communities which are only about a dozen miles away from each other. But, a new bus service is going to change it. The Ventura County Transportation and Valley Express are launching a direct Moorpark to Fillmore...
Ventura County’s Vaqueras: The talented riders of Charras Unidas proudly continue a distinctly female equestrian tradition
Deborah Rodriguez has five daughters who all participate in the exciting and colorful equestrian sport escaramuza charra. Their team, Charras Unidas, practices at a riding ring on a hillside ranch in Wheeler Canyon west of Santa Paula, and for the last decade the team has performed a demonstration of their intricate riding skills at the rodeo that takes place during the Ventura County Fair.
Thousand Oaks Man Charged After Deputy-Involved Shooting, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Vows Transparency
Thousand Oaks was the scene of a deputy-involved shooting incident early on the morning of June 30, when a man allegedly holding a knife and a bow-like object was shot by a Ventura County deputy. The incident occurred near E. Avenida De Los Arboles & Erbes Rd at approximately 6:50 AM, as reported by Hoodline. The man, identified as 37-year-old Adan Perez Hernandez, was noticeably injured and taken to hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition.
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