County officials approved project in December. Oxnard officials are concerned about potential fire risks. The high-voltage power lines that once ferried electricity inland from the Mandalay ...

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura ... creating 'dangerous situation' as fires rage "Firefighters from #VCFD ...

(This story was updated with more information from fire officials and to finalize containment figures.) Fire crews responded to a brush fire Monday night near Auto Center Drive in Ventura.

Battalion Chief John Ceceña, with the Oxnard Fire Department, said at 7:45 p.m. that crews assessed the truck driver and two bystanders — one working at a sidewalk vending location and a woman ...