Ventura has a nostalgic California vibe that makes it feel as if it were plucked out of an old surf movie. Unlike other Southern California cities, visitors don’t have to worry about making ...

On thousands of miles of coastline dense with housing, businesses and recreational offerings, it is daunting to imagine how communities will be able to effectively manage the effects of rising seas.

A young humpback whale recently washed up on a Ventura beach, one of several found dead during a severe domoic acid outbreak along the California coast. A team that included the Channel Islands ...

VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- The severe storms that hit California this season could end up costing the state in excess of $1 billion. Coastal communities seem to move mountains in an effort to slow the ...

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Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding and road closures, as well as fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away along a Ventura beach ...

Beachgoers in Ventura were relatively well-behaved over a sunny spring weekend, and the city handed out only four citations for refusing to obey its social distancing policies, Police Chief Darin ...

A pilot with an in-flight emergency landed his single engine Cessna plane on Ventura Beach Friday. According to witnesses, the Cessna was silent as it landed at the water's edge around 4:30 p.m.

VENTURA, Calif. – A small single-engine airplane crashed on a beach in Ventura on Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Dispatch received ...

A small single-engine propeller plane went down at a Ventura beach Friday afternoon. The 22-foot, four-passenger Cessna crash landed around 4:40 p.m. near Marina Park in Ventura. Three people were ...

VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- Three male suspects lit a homeless man on fire while he was asleep in his sleeping bag at Ventura Beach. A Good Samaritan spotted the 5 to 6 feet flames at about 11 p.m.

VENTURA, Calif. — A Santa Maria man was arrested Saturday night for possession of dangerous fireworks after officers responded to reports of large, professional-grade fireworks being detonated near ...