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State parks to lift ban on e-bikes?
By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Tom Robbins is 73. Until his mid-60s, the Thousand Oaks resident was an avid cyclist, riding both mountain and road bikes. But eventually, he says, his knees wore out. After...
Facebook threats lead to schools shutdown
By John Loesing and Stephanie Bertholdo
newstip@theacorn.com
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 74-year-old Agoura Hills man in connection with criminal threats made against the Oak Park Unified School District over the recent death of his...
Malibu Creek neighbor reports more gunfire
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
More gunfire has been reported near Malibu Creek State Park. Deputies from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station responded to a call about a gunshot that was heard in the vicinity...
Westlake prepares to open bark park
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Canine lovers, break out the leash. The new Westlake Village dog park opens this weekend with a 10 a.m. ceremony Sat., July 21. City engineer Jessica Arden said the park...
Triangle Ranch to become public space
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Several agencies, including the City of Agoura Hills, have joined to purchase Triangle Ranch, a 320-acre property that for years seemed destined to be a custom-home development in the unincorporated...
Shooter arrested
| July 19, 2018
A 20-year-old Thousand Oaks man who authorities say shot another man at a park in Simi Valley on the Fourth of July is also a suspect in an April robbery,...
Accused threat-maker sick, not dangerous, family says
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Grief, dementia and other medical problems may have contributed to the recent behavior of Morton Green, a former Oak Park Unified parent who blamed the school district for the untimely...
Westlake Village mayor pro tem to help run T.O. dispensary
By Becca Whitnall
becca@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
A group that includes Westlake Village City Council member Ned Davis has won the rights to Thousand Oaks’ first-ever medical marijuana dispensary permit. Davis’ group, Legendary Organics, was selected by...
Dead body found in Westlake Lake
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 18, 2018
Story corrected 11:01 p.m. July 17, 2018. An earlier version of this article indicated the dive team was looking for the body for multiple hours; they were actually looking for...
More gunfire reported in park vicinity
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 13, 2018
More gunfire near Malibu Creek State Park. Deputies from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station responded to a call about a gunshot that was heard in the vicinity of the park...
Neighbors
Large cat collars provide lots of data
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
When it comes to technology, smaller is better. But size is dependent on power—a pocket-size computer is possible because the battery can be recharged. For scientists working in the field,...
Senior Concerns receives grant
| July 19, 2018
Senior Concerns, a private nonprofit, recently received a $35,000 grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation for building repairs needed as a result of severe rain last year. The facility...
Librarian has spent 20 years in the stacks
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
When the Calabasas Library opened in 1998, it was in a small storefront across from the Calabasas Commons. It moved to two other spaces before the city built the current...
Raucous raptor rumblings at the park
By Gloria Glasser
Special to The Acorn | July 19, 2018
Quite by accident I found myself caught up in some Russell Park raptor rumblings on an otherwise placid afternoon July 7. Russell Park is on Medicine Bow Court in the...
Happy 20 years to the Calabasas Library
| July 19, 2018
Calabasas Library celebrated its 20th anniversary July 14 with an afternoon of free activities for attendees at 200 Civic Center Way. The library has been providing free access to materials,...
Family
Westlake YMCA is back on track
By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
It’s been 11 years since the City of Westlake Village embarked on a joint venture with Triunfo YMCA to build a community park and YMCA sports complex. While the community...
Boys, girls have plenty to do in summer
| July 12, 2018
Youth interested in learning a variety of sports this summer can register for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley’s sports camps. Street Hockey Camp will run from...
Health
Ride to Defeat ALS will race through Newbury Park
By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Sports
Hiepler brothers make most of game
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Jonathan Andrade
@J_ Andrade_ on Twitter | July 19, 2018
Basketball has always been a treat for the Hiepler brothers....
Hoop stars have Georgia on their mind
| July 19, 2018
NOTHING BUT NET—The BTI Select boys’ basketball team, which features...
Rooke of the year
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL /// Cal State Northridge
By Jonathan Andrade
jandrade@theacorn.com | July 19, 2018
Volleyball has taken Noelle Rooke around the world. She’s traveled...
