Killer given death penalty (Ventura County Star)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:51:00 GMT
Dressed in a gray coat and tie, and leaning back slightly in his chair with his two lawyers sitting beside him, Randolph Randy Kling showed no emotion Friday after a judge sent him to death row.Ventura County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Riley sentenced the ex-convict to death for the 2003 murder of Michael Budfuloski, 31, of Simi Valley, five months after Kling murdered the victims father ...
Bulgarian airbag absorbs semi-automatic rifle round (The Register)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:04:59 GMT
Implant saves US woman's life, plastic surgeon claims A California woman caught up in a fatal shooting may have been saved by her D-cup breast implants, one of which took a round from a semi-automatic assault rifle, the Los Angeles Times reports .
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Wednesday's youth briefs (Ventura County Star)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT
SOCCERVentura boys advance to stateThe Ventura AYSO Region 39 Boys U12 all-star team, coached by Arthur Lindahl and Tim May, competed in the AYSO Section 10 All-Star Tournament this past weekend in Bakersfield. Having competed in February in the Area 10 W All-Star Tournament, Ventura became the second-place team in its division for Area 10 W. This earned Ventura the right to compete in the ...
Local calendar: March 8, 2010 (Ventura County Star)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:59:00 GMT
TodayHIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Non-league: At 3:30 p.m.: Villanova at Carpinteria, Newbury Park at San Fernando.BOYS VOLLEYBALL Non-league: At 6:30 p.m.: Dos Pueblos at Westlake.BOYS SOCCER CIF Southern California Regional: At 4 p.m.: Santa Clara at Farmersville.BOYS TENNIS Non-league: At 2:30 p.m.: Dos Pueblos at Thousand Oaks; At 3 p.m.: Chaminade at Oak Park, Villanova at Nordhoff.BOYS GOLF ...
Local news briefs: March 7 (Ventura County Star)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Spay and neuter clinics plannedVENTURA COUNTY The Herman Bennett Foundation, a private nonprofit organization founded to help prevent the overpopulation of cats and dogs, will hold spay-and-neuter clinics at local veterinary clinics in Ventura County.The foundation offers vouchers to pet owners to help with the cost. Clinics are planned at Valley Veterinary Clinic of Simi Valley, 845 E. Los ...
Sweat lodge ceremonies still held locally since Arizona deaths (Ventura County Star)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:28:00 GMT
Water hisses as it splatters in a glowing pit of lava rock at an avocado field outside Ventura. Steam rises. The air in an already sweltering shelter grows thicker, hotter.Inside that cocoon a 5-foot-tall lodge made of willow branches and covered with four layers of blankets and tarpaulin 20 people sit cross-legged on the dirt in absolute darkness. They chant tribal songs. They pray for ...
Friday's baseball roundup: Ventura defeats T.O. in opener (Ventura County Star)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT
Nick Griffith went 3 for 4 with a double to help the Ventura High baseball team open its season with a 7-5 victory over Thousand Oaks in the Easton Preseason Tournament on Friday afternoon at Ventura High.Marshall Comden was 2 for 2 with a home run for Ventura (1-0).Thousand Oaks (1-0) led 3-0 after two innings, but Ventura scored two runs in the third and four in the fourth to go ahead for good ...
Wednesday's youth sports roundup (Ventura County Star)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT
Conejo Simi victorious: Conejo Simi Swim Club performers set records at the Southern California Swimming Festival on Sunday at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach.Five athletes and one CSSC coach participated.Trenton Atkinson (12), Kyle Berg (14), Alisa Cooke (11), Allie Fogelman (12) and Anna Quinn (13) were selected for the one-day meet as 32 swimmers were selected in 10 and under, 11-12 and ...
Wednesday's youth sports sign-ups: March 3, 2010 (Ventura County Star)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:33:00 GMT
SOCCEREAGLES PLAYERS: The Eagles U12 girls elite and silver teams are seeking competitive players for the fall season. Players must be born between Aug. 1, 1997, through July 31, 1998. Ongoing tryouts are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Camarillos Freedom Park. Information: Lalo Alvarado at 889-7776.WAVE PLAYERS: The Oxnard Youth Soccer Association Wave Club is seeking ...
Eads: Ventura reaching back in its past on March 13 (Ventura County Star)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:23:00 GMT
Forgive Ventura High for being sentimental about holding its first track and field invitational in 21 years.Not only is the school returning to the lineup of Saturday track carnivals on March 13 at Larrabee Stadium, Ventura is reaching out to its past.Former head coaches Fella Scoggins and Ralph Martinez will be there. So will 1999 state boys 3,200-meter champion Josh Spiker.So too could be ...