A Ventura County raspberry producer has paid $8,000 to two harvesters to resolve charges of unfair labor practices The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board said Marz Farms agreed to pay the workers the lost wages and offer them their jobs back in a settlement with the board reached in March The board enforces the Agricultural Labor Relations Act which addresses collective bargaining rights for agricultural workers in California The charges allege that the Camarillo grower retaliated against the workers because they reported concerns about waiting too long to have their harvested boxes examined failure to receive credit for the harvested boxes and management personnel's alleged mistreatment of workers according to a news release the board issued April 25 The business disputes there was any retaliation He said the workers alleged they were owed back pay because they were not rehired for a number of months "We negotiated a settlement to cover the back pay claimed minus any wages paid by another employer," he said Roy said the grower chose not to litigate the issue before the board for financial or other reasons Marz did not admit to any violations of the labor relations act connected to the charges State officials said Marz agreed to respect the rights of farmworkers to join together and speak up to seek improvements in working conditions without retaliation Marz also agreed that the board's agents would visit the worksite to read a notice to agricultural workers about their rights under the act The notice is due to be posted and mailed to current and former employees mental health and local government issues for the Ventura County Star Restaurant Brings Approximately 80 Jobs to Community Donates $25,000 to Address Food Insecurity  The Chick-fil-A PlayTM  App is your home for free games and activities designed to create more time with your favorite people This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Game Recap: Baseball | 4/28/2025 8:02:00 PM Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here The body of missing nurse Guadalupe Coronel Mora of Salinas was discovered by a Ventura County Sheriff's Unit Air Unit on Friday about three-quarters of a mile south of where the truck she is presumed to be driving was found abandoned on the southbound lane of Highway 101 near Camarillo Springs Road on Jan The search for her by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office began on Jan A crew from Copter 6 with the Ventura County Sheriff's Air Unit resumed a search on Friday They found a woman's body in a ravine off of southbound Highway 101 near the Conejo Grade about 15 minutes after they took flight around 11:30 a.m Missing person information from California Department of Justice The California Department of Justice Missing Persons site for Guadalupe Coronel Mora in a ravine about 150 yards off southbound Highway 101 has been identified as the nurse missing since Jan Stephen Craig of the Salinas Police Department on Monday of Salinas was discovered deceased about 15 minutes after Ventura County Sheriff's Office Copter 6 was dispatched at 11:30 a.m following an unsuccessful search on foot by a Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue unit the day before according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Craig called the Ojai Valley News | Ventura County Sun at 8:53 a.m 3 to report that the medical examiner had identified the body although the medical examiner stated that day that it had not positively identified her the Medical Examiner's Office emailed the OVN | VCSUN to confirm that the woman found deceased was Mora and wrote: "Cause and manner are pending." California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Ryan Ayers said foul play was not initially suspected The CHP is the lead investigative agency in the case between Salinas and Highway 101 near Camarillo Springs Road or seen a woman matching Mora's description is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 805-654-9511 Craig said that the report about Mora being missing was not received by the Salinas Police Department until Friday The Ventura County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Salinas Police Department had not been in contact about the missing woman prior to Jan The California Department of Justice had issued a missing person report for Mora. The DOJ site can be viewed at https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/guadalupe-coronel-mora She was last seen wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt that Mora had been missing since the abandoned F150 pickup she was presumed to be driving was found crashed on Jan The CHP dispatched a towing company to remove the vehicle after it was reported abandoned on the highway at 5:20 a.m according to the CHP Traffic Collision Report which had struck a concrete barrier on the highway leaving a scuff mark on the concrete and causing minor damage to the truck said the CHP had gone to Mora's parents’ house in Salinas on Jan Mora's body was found about three-quarters of a mile south of where the truck she is presumed to have been driving was found abandoned Mora's purse was in the truck with its contents but her two cell phones were left in her bedroom in Salinas The Salinas Police Department picked up the phones from Mora's house which were given to the police by the family NBC affiliate KSBW reporter Ricardo Tovar of Salinas is also reporting about Mora's disappearance and his article can be read online HERE NOTE: This article is provided free. 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account A fiery crash on southbound Highway 101 slowed traffic over the Conejo Grade on the afternoon of May 3 The accident was reported shortly after 2:50 p.m according to California Highway Patrol reports Radio traffic from firefighters indicated a vehicle was fully engulfed The CHP later classified the incident as causing major injuries No details were immediately available about the number of people injured The crash slowed traffic over the grade for hours There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting who is 82 years old and diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease came to the Camarillo Airport in a wheelchair She left it for a glorious 15 minutes in the open cockpit of a World War II-era biplane The retired librarian served in the 1960s as an Army personnel officer At first she wasn’t sure about taking flight in the passenger seat of a restored Boeing Stearman built in the 1940s So she watched as a veteran in his 90s clambered into the two-seat craft with the help of Crew Chief Chris Stratton who once flew F-15s in the Air Force Hartman watched the plane with the canary yellow wings take off on an overcast morning on April 30 flying lower as it passed over the airport the veterans raise their fist in midair celebration needed to try a once-in-a-lifetime experience while she still could “I like American history,” she said of the Stearmans used to train pilots in World War II It’s called Dream Flights Volunteer pilots from a Nevada nonprofit of the same name have given more than 7,300 free flights across the country to veterans It’s their way of recognizing military service “You want to give them sunshine,” said Stratton the former Air Force pilot whose grandfather fought in World War I came from The Bonaventure Sky Active Living senior community in Ventura Staff at the community knew the veterans were excited about it because they all showed up early in the lobby for the ride to airport “Their faces lit up,” said Executive Director Tiffany Noorda She admitted crying a little bit when Hartman took to the air They explored the plane and chatted with the pilots and the volunteers from Sport Clips the hair salon chain that sponsors the program “I flew one of these once in 1965,” said Terry Dawson a 78-year-old Vietnam War veteran who later piloted helicopter tours in Hawaii He wanted to relive what the flights felt like Other veterans who flew included John Contreras Contreras served as a teletype mechanic in the Korean War The Oxnard native remembered enlisting with his friend Victor Corona of Camarillo “We went down to the Post Office and signed up,” Contreras said with a smile “I thought he was just trying to impress the girls.” Corona, honored in a Camarillo Memorial Day ceremony in 2016 went missing in action in the war and was later declared dead worked for years at Point Mugu and later as a bus driver “He’s never been afraid to do stuff,” said his son trying to explain his father’s excitement about the biplane flight the elder Contreras said a few minutes after landing It was fun but “you hope the bottom doesn’t fall out because it’s a long drop,” he said She paints in watercolor and the landscape looked like art as she flew over Camarillo then turning to confide in caregiver Jasmin Cordova Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at tom.kisken@vcstar.com SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM: To see more stories like this, subscribe A national chicken fast-food chain and a local coffee company are expanding to Camarillo in the coming months while a beloved donut shop has reopened after a car crash shattered its display window The Hawaii-themed coffee company has shops in Simi Valley Ventura and Santa Clarita and a full-service restaurant called the Makenna Beach House in Simi Valley Makenna Koffee Company will open a new franchise location at the Camarillo Premium Outlets in early to mid-June grew up in Simi Valley and worked at the Makenna Koffee there before making the move to open his own shop Makenna's coffee menu is dominated by sweet iced lattes with flavors like white chocolate made with a proprietary "Maui milk," starts at $5.65 at the Simi Valley location Chick-Fil-A grand openingJust around the corner at the Camarillo Premium Outlets from the future Makenna Koffee construction is wrapping up on a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant at 670 Ventura Blvd Operator Thad Ewing said the store will host a grand opening on May 1 a former Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter and U.S said he is excited to bring the chain's customer service and "sense of comfort to Camarillo." The store will be the fried chicken giant's seventh in the Ventura County Chick-Fil-A already has locations in Ventura Chicken sandwich meals at the nearby Oxnard stores start at $11.69 Camarillo's Rolling Pin Donuts reopened April 25 after a week-long closure The store at 2153 Las Posas Road was forced to close after a driver accidentally accelerated while parking shoving a wooden planter box into Rolling Pin's display window you can't do much," Ortiz said on the afternoon of April 24 as staff worked to prepare the store for a reopening the shop had to turn away a steady flow of sweet-toothed customers But with the adhesive drying on a gleaming new pane of glass Ortiz said the shop was just about ready to go "We'll be open for everyone who missed their donut fix," he said Isaiah Murtaugh covers Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at isaiah.murtaugh@vcstar.com or 805-437-0236 It's the first time in 30 years Rolling Pin Donuts has closed its Camarillo store The popular doughnut shop was the victim of a driving mishap on the evening of April 18 was involved in vehicle-into-building collision impacting the store at 2153 Las Posas Road and the matter was resolved with the parties exchanging information On Instagram, store owner Ivan Ortiz posted a photo of a doughnut display case with the front glass broken Shattered glass litters the bottom of the case and dots the metal trays of pastries "Unfortunately a person driving just run into the planter and pushed it against the glass window," the caption reads "We are unable to operate in such conditions." The post continued: "First time in 30 years." A banner running across the photo carries the message: Sorry we are closing A worker at the Ventura location said the closure was expected to last a week as repairs are made A call about vandalism Monday afternoon in Camarillo ended up as a report about a hate crime targeting Mexicans A Ventura County Sheriff's deputy with the Camarillo station responded to a vandalism report around 2:20 p.m a largely agricultural area near the Camarillo Springs Golf Course Camarillo contracts its police services with the sheriff's office The deputy was directed toward a portable toilet covered with a message using feces told off Mexicans and said they should all be deported The portable toilet is used by farmworkers A manager at the site notified authorities about the vandalism The deputy took the report as a hate crime and investigators now are searching for the person or persons who wrote the remark "We don't have any suspect information yet," Odenath said "Detectives are actively working to identify who did that." Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Camarillo station at 805-654-9511 and ask for the detective working on the case In February, Newbury Park High School was vandalized with graffiti that included a swastika that was documented as a hate crime and vandalism Galang is news director at the Ventura County Star She can be reached at stacie.galang@vcstar.com or 805-437-0222 At least one person died when a Metrolink train collided with a vehicle just south of Camarillo Monday afternoon The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash shortly after 2 p.m near the intersection of Fifth Street and Las Posas Road CHP's incident page lists the collision as fatal A preliminary investigation indicated the man had been traveling southbound on Las Posas Road and stopped on the railroad tracks for a red light at Fifth Street When the train approached the crossing arms and signals activated The SUV was still on the tracks when the train entered the crossing and struck the vehicle The crash, between a Metrolink train and a Lincoln SUV, at the rail crossing is the second in less than a week. On Tuesday, a train struck a tractor-trailer at Fifth Street and Rice Avenue, injuring one person who was a bystander Monday's crash caused closures of Los Posas Road between Fifth Street The force of the crash tore through the vehicle and wrapped the crossing arm around the traffic signal Metrolink train 118 was carrying five passengers and two crew members assistant director of public affairs for Metrolink according to the Ventura County Fire Department CHP said the crash is still being investigated Anyone with additional information about the crash is asked to call the Ventura-area CHP office at 805-662-2640 Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com there were two apparent paths to owning a house: win the lottery Some family and friends had already migrated to the Lone Star State in search of cheaper homes The longtime elementary school teacher's family is one of eight randomly drawn to purchase condos for just $280,000 each in a Camarillo development built by Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County "It's a dream come true that I never expected would come true," Davila said "For the community and everybody else out there: There are programs like these that can really help." Ventura County housing prices soared in the years after the pandemic, though they have leveled off more recently. Still, the National Association of Realtors affordability index which factors in both home prices and wages marks Ventura County as nearly the least affordable place in the nation The Vista Campanario project, in the 2800 block of Barry Street, also includes 59 affordable apartment units built by the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura in conjunction with the nonprofit Many Mansions "There's no inventory," Habitat CEO Darcy Taylor said "There's nowhere for folks in that second tier to find a new house The nonprofit is also developing projects in Ojai But Taylor said Habitat's work doesn't make a sizable dent In no way is it moving the needle outside of the impact it is having on the families that do win the lottery to buy a house," Taylor said Some 77 families applied to buy homes at the Vista Campanario site families put a set number of "sweat equity" hours into construction or into other Habitat projects visited the bones of their new home on April 7 There were no tiles on the roof and the interior was still just a lattice of wooden wall frames Davila and her family had scribbled notes in indelible ink on a few of the studs la vida de mis hijos," Davila wrote on a doorframe: "My God As she wandered through the bare construction site the lifelong renter was already imagining how she'll decorate was so excitedly animated her second grade students asked what was going on The Davilas have been staying with a friend while the house — expected to be completed in the summer — is built but has been keeping an eye out for furniture and decor while she puts in time at ReStores around the county Leilani grew up wanting to be a teacher like her mother but now is at Oxnard College studying her way toward a career in anesthesiology It was Alexis who urged her to change tack Do you want to afford to buy something?" the mother recalls asking her daughter You can learn more about Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County's projects at habitatventura.org (This story has been updated with new information.) A mountain lion led authorities on a chase around a suburban Camarillo neighborhood Wednesday afternoon Authorities received a report of a mountain lion sighting at 8:42 a.m in the backyard of a house in the 2400 block of Lomita Street The animal was initially spotted sitting underneath a backyard playset The site is on the north side of Daily Drive Sheriff's officials requested Ventura County Animal Services monitor the mountain lion until California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials could arrive to capture the animal An initial shot by wildlife officers around 1 p.m The mountain lion was spotted moving along Ponderosa Drive and into a nearby neighborhood ultimately stopping in front of some bushes near Pheasant Hill Road The area is roughly a half mile from the home where the animal was first seen A sheriff's helicopter assisted with the response Helicopters from TV stations also buzzed overhead to nearby residents and businesses to shelter in place near the intersection of Deerhunter Lane and Pheasant Hill Road authorities shot the animal with a tranquilizer to sedate and capture it in the 2500 block of Pheasant Hill Road The mountain lion was hauled from the scene in the back of a pickup by Fish and Wildlife personnel shortly before 2 p.m who lives in the gated Rancho Tomás Citihomes development where the lion ended up described the big cat's unexpected presence He and his wife had been out walking their Australian shepherds earlier in the day they had noticed a helicopter hovering in the general area of their residence but figured it was looking for something at the nearby bank or Vons grocery When they later returned home to the complex Chifos' wife saw on the Nextdoor app that a mountain lion had been seen earlier in Camarillo but the original sighting was far enough away they weren't worried Then he saw a sheriff's deputy apparently trying to keep the mountain lion from wandering into the complex "I see this cat with his head stuck between the rebar" in the gate The lion appeared to pause for a moment and assess the situation "He just jumped over the gate," Chifos said Many people have kids and pets in the community and he felt ready to protect them if need be But a large number of deputies quickly rolled in and the lion apparently hid in bushes until it was successfully tranquilized by Fish and Wildlife officials it's a miracle no one got hurt," Chifos said He gave a wave and called out thanks to a sheriff's sergeant standing nearby "We’ll give it a health check up and tracking collar before releasing it back into the wild," Gonzalez said in an email Gonzalez said it's not unusual for mountain lions to wander into a town or community they move along a natural or manmade corridor Healthy lions prefer to be in the wild where they have access to their main food source: mule deer "Young lions can sometimes get lost looking for their own territory," Gonzalez wrote "That’s probably what happened in this case." (Editor's note: This story has been updated to include information from Amtrak including how it plans to get passengers to their destination.) Rail and vehicle traffic was stopped at the intersection of Las Posas Road and east Fifth Street outside Camarillo Friday afternoon after a train collided with a car injuring one person in the car who was taken to the hospital Ventura County Fire officials said on social media The California Highway Patrol also responded to the scene CHP Officer Ryan Ayala said the train was headed toward Los Angeles when the crash occurred Amtrak spokeswoman Kelly Just said Train 784 left from Goleta at 1:30 p.m She said 219 passengers were aboard at the time of the crash She did not have the number of crew members No one was injured but the cab car of the train was damaged Amtrak officials initially said they would send a new locomotive to couple to the damaged engine but later opted to send another train and transfer passengers to the arriving train A 24-year-old Los Angeles County man allegedly trying to evade arrest Friday in Camarillo led authorities on a veritable miles-long demolition derby that ended in a three-vehicle crash on Santa Rosa Road Ken Truitt said Camarillo officers responded to a theft call around 3:30 p.m at the Target on Ventura Boulevard and found the suspect's vehicle at the nearby Home Depot rammed two responding sheriff's patrol vehicles and two more cars in the parking lot before getting away The man drove onto southbound Highway 101 with officers giving chase The pursuit ended at Santa Rosa and Hill Canyon roads after the suspect struck two more vehicles Truitt said two people were in each of the other two vehicles and suffered a range of injuries from minor to moderate None of the injuries was considered life threatening was closed for a time for the crash and investigation Truitt said the man was taken into custody at the final crash scene The suspect was to be checked at the hospital and ultimately It was not immediately clear what the man was accused of taking from Target The 24-year-old is facing multiple offenses Friday hit and run and assault with deadly weapon on an officer The suspect is also believed to have two warrants for his arrest from Los Angeles County the County of Ventura and the City of Camarillo will open a Local Assistance Center (LAC) at the Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center at 5100 Adolfo Road in Camarillo The Local Assistance Center will help residents as they begin their recovery process from the Mountain Fire Information will be available on-site on the following topics: rebuilding Services such as replacement of driver’s licenses and connection to health care resources will also be available on site The LAC will be staffed by a wide array of County as well as a number of non-profit organizations the LAC will be open Monday through Saturday The hours are subject to change depending on demand Bilingual staff will be available to provide assistance the County of Ventura and the City of Camarillo will also host a Community Meeting on Wednesday at the Rancho Campana High School Performing Arts Center at 4235 Mar Vista Dr Spanish and ASL interpretation will be available For those would like to view the livestream of the Community Meeting, it will be available for viewing on VCemergency.com and at venturacountyrecovers.org More than 250 protesters marched to the Tesla dealership in Camarillo on Monday's Presidents Day Waving signs that read "Stop the Coup" and "No one elected Elon," they marched from Camarillo's Constitution Park to the Tesla business on Daily Drive was named leader of President Donald Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency and protesters expressed alarm at his level of authority They also called out chants aimed at Trump This is fascism," said protester Jayne Turcotte of Ventura Titled "America Has No Kings," the march was part of the nationwide 50-50-1 movement The name represents 50 protests in 50 states for one cause Ken Truitt of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said Monday's demonstration was held without incident He said another protest against Trump brought about 100 people to the corner of Thousand Oaks and Westlake boulevards in the Conejo Valley on Monday The Tesla business in Camarillo was also the site of a protest on Saturday Authorities released the names of the two men who died in a traffic collision on northbound Highway 101 in Camarillo last week were killed in the March 17 crash between the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta they were in and a 2015 Ford Mustang according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office The California Highway Patrol previously said Ma and Ryan had stopped in the highway's center median near Carmen Drive a 2015 Ford Mustang struck their vehicle from behind Both men in the Jetta died from injuries sustained in the crash Ma died from blunt-force head and chest injuries while Ryan suffered from inhalation of products of combustion and thermal injuries according to the medical examiner's office The collision closed all lanes of the northbound Highway 101 south of Carmen Drive for about four hours Ryan's family has since set up an obituary page with plans to update about the upcoming memorial service by end of day Monday, according to a representative for Pacific View Mortuary & Memorial Park The CHP's Ventura-area office is investigating the accident The newly constructed supermarket is at 940 Arneill Road smaller space across the parking lot in the same shopping center Ribbon-cutting festivities at the 63,000-square-foot store were set for 7:30 a.m with doors to open to the public an hour later The Vons Foundation planned to distribute $200,000 in grants among a dozen local schools and nonprofits The grocer has most familiar departments — including a butcher a baker and a deli — as well as a service that allows customers to order online then drive to the store for an attendant to place groceries directly in their vehicle is also building a Vons Fuel Mart at 860 Arneill Road said the gas station will open this spring is looking for stores to fill the 38,000-foot space that Vons previously occupied and a handful of smaller spaces The Santa Barbara-based firm owns the 50-year-old shopping center Investec's planned upgrades for the 16-acre center included new landscaping new building facades and an outdoor dining area Isaiah Murtaugh covers Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at isaiah.murtaugh@vcstar.com or 805-437-0236 and follow him on Twitter @isaiahmurtaugh A collision early Monday morning left two men dead and closed for about four hours all lanes of northbound Highway 101 at the Carmen Drive exit in Camarillo The California Highway Patrol responded to the incident involving a 2015 Ford Mustang and a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta at 2:55 a.m. The lanes were reopened shortly after 9 a.m. A 19-year-old Santa Barbara man was driving the Mustang northbound on the highway when his vehicle crashed into the Jetta stopped in the center median just south of Carmen Drive The two men in the Jetta suffered fatal injuries while the Mustang driver was transported to Ventura County Medical Center with minor injuries The identities of the two men killed in the crash were not immediately released pending notification of next of kin The incident caused authorities to initially close two lanes north of Carmen Drive with all northbound lanes being blocked shortly before 4:30 a.m. The California Department of Transportation issued a sigalert for the crash meaning drivers should expect significant delays through the area traffic was being detoured from the highway initially at Lewis Road just south of the area and then later at Carmen Drive The CHP Ventura office is investigating the crash Drugs and alcohol were not suspected to be a factor in the crash Authorities are investigating a body found in a ravine off Highway 101 south of Camarillo Springs Road Friday California Highway Patrol Office Ryan Ayers said a female body was found in a heavily brush-covered ravine by a Ventura County Sheriff's helicopter unit The sheriff's office had been conducting a missing persons search in the area on Thursday but hadn't been successful with an on-the-ground search The CHP was notified of the find around 11:50 a.m. The site was about three quarters of a mile south of Camarillo Springs Road and about 100 to 150 yards off the freeway so authorities believe she walked to where she was There was no immediate evidence of foul play Investigators don't yet know whether drugs or alcohol were a factor The site is near the scene of a crash on Jan. 15 that has been linked to a missing woman from Salinas but Ayers said authorities don't yet know whether the two incidents are related Authorities did find an unoccupied vehicle in the same general area on Jan about 1,000 feet north of where the body was found Friday The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office will identify the body and determine the cause and manner of death Friday's incident is being investigated by the CHP's Moorpark office and its Coastal Division Investigative Services Unit Any witnesses who haven't already spoken with an investigating officer are asked to call the CHP's Moorpark office at 805-553-0800 A pin points to where the Camarillo vegetation fire broke out at 4:16 p.m Amid the chaos of the Hughes Fire a vegetation fire was reported in Camarillo at the corner of East Camarillo Springs Road and Ridgeview Street in the Camarillo Springs neighborhood helicopter crews searching the area from above did not find any sign of a fire and weighed the option that someone may have called referencing the Hughes Fire and the way the smoke appeared at sunset The fire was originally reported at around 4:16 p.m. All units were canceled and the incident was reported as closed at 4:43 p.m An additional 11 units have been dispatched to the scene including three air tankers and two Cal Fire units A Ventura County task force dedicated to organized retail theft spent weeks investigating a man and woman who allegedly carried out crimes while wearing special girdles task force detectives heard about the suspects from asset protection personnel with Under Armour a sports apparel company with a shop at the Camarillo Premium Outlets the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a news release The sheriff's office is contracted to provide police services in Camarillo The man and woman were reportedly responsible for "numerous thefts" at the Camarillo store and a location in Carlsbad Under Armour estimated the losses at about $4,500 Detectives with the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force soon identified the male suspect as a 61-year-old Van Nuys resident task force detectives saw the pair leaving the Under Armour store in Camarillo They made contact as the two entered their vehicle The woman was identified as a 52-year-old Los Angeles resident Both suspects were wearing girdle-style devices "stuffed" with merchandise from another store at the outlet mall "A total of 17 pairs of jeans were concealed in the girdles" worn by the suspects Merchandise from other stores and security-defeating tools were also found on the suspects and in the vehicle Both were arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies and were booked into county jail They have since pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy according to Ventura County Superior Court records The next hearing in the ongoing court case is set for February Local residents with information about suspected organized retail theft vehicle theft or cargo theft can call the county task force's recorded line at 805-383-8703 2025All westbound lanes of the 101 Freeway were shut down in the Camarillo area following a deadly crash Monday morning.CAMARILLO (KABC) -- All westbound lanes of the 101 Freeway were shut down in the Camarillo area following a deadly crash Monday morning according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic log It's unclear what led up to the crash but it appears it happened under a freeway overpass and several others are believed to have been injured An estimated reopening time for the lanes was not available Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Texas where she graduated with her Pharmacy Degree She is preceded in death by her loving parents Pedro R grandnephews and 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A Camarillo children's museum met its $6 million fundraising goal and plans to move forward with renovating its site at the former Camarillo Public Library The nonprofit kidSTREAM held a groundbreaking celebration Friday afternoon at 3100 E The facility serves children throughout Ventura County The project involves 22,000 square feet of total renovations with plans to start construction at the end of the first quarter 3,000 square feet of upgrades will include new exhibits like a maker space an art experience and an early childhood development sensory room in conjunction with community partner Autism Society of Ventura County renovations will encompass 19,000 square feet and feature a Channel Islands exhibit and an agricultural exhibit with help from community partner Driscoll's The nonprofit previously rented a portion of the 16,500-square-foot former library building until the city of Camarillo donated it to the museum in 2022 The organization was founded in 2016 by former educator Kristie Akl to help foster learning and development to more than 200,000 children in Ventura County The "stream" in the name stands for science the groundbreaking featured seven educational activity zones that local children were invited to participate in Shanklin credits collaborative input and financial contributions by local organizations as helping with the project's success thanked the community in a news release: “Reaching our $6 million goal is not only a testament to the generosity of our community but also a reflection of the urgent need for spaces like kidSTREAM." followed by $700,000 from a private donor who requested anonymity and $500,000 from the Rotary Club of Camarillo Sunrise The children's museum is still accepting donations and plans to open doors to its refurbished facility by the end of the year For more information, go to www.kidstream.org (This story has been updated to add new information.) A 22-year-old Oxnard man allegedly in violation of his parole led authorities on a pursuit Monday morning that started at a Camarillo-area cemetery and ended 14 miles away with them in custody deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office received a request to assist in the arrest of a man at the Conejo Mountain Funeral Home The cemetery is located outside of Camarillo just below the Conejo Grade The 22-year-old reportedly entered a vehicle after refusing to surrender to authorities More: Sheriff releases video of deputy's shooting of Thousand Oaks suspect with machete A vehicle pursuit ensued westbound down Pleasant Valley Road and the driver was seen weaving into opposing lanes of traffic to avoid authorities Deputies chased the vehicle deep into Oxnard where it eventually stopped on Escalon Drive The three men exited fled from the vehicle at approximately 9:19 a.m. Authorities chased the three suspects with two of the men jumping fences and entering nearby backyards deputies took the trio into custody after a six-minute foot pursuit The men were reportedly unarmed during the encounter and there was no damage to property or injuries The sheriff's office later said that the pursuit from Camarillo had its origins in an alleged home invasion-style burglary in Hollywood Beach home shortly before 2 a.m Sheriff's deputies responding to that incident reportedly identified the 22-year-old man driving away and pursued his vehicle until the circumstances were deemed unsafe to continue working with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Adult Parole Unit found their suspect at the Camarillo cemetery where the second pursuit kicked off the 22-year-old parolee was arrested on suspicion of a host of felonies and misdemeanors He is being held on $500,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court Wednesday The 19-year-old faces charges for carrying a concealed knife He is being held on $25,000 bail and is also expected to appear in court Wednesday The 25-year-old was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and conspiracy to commit a crime He was released on $40,000 bail with a court date set for Jan it would be Al [Camarillo],” Tomás Jiménez a professor of sociology and comparative studies in race and ethnicity (CSRE) “I cannot think of anyone who was more universally respected and revered as a scholar Albert Camarillo, a professor of history, founded the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) in 1996 Camarillo also founded the Stanford Center for Chicano Research and the Inter-University Program for Latino Research serving as the first director of both his endeavors Camarillo has produced valuable research on the topics of race and ethnicity establishing these areas of study as not just areas of student interest but as “important and legitimate scholarship,” according to professor of history Gordon Chang Camarillo lived in a segregated Mexican-American neighborhood in Compton He said most of his childhood was “seeing but not understanding the legacies of racial discrimination and structural racism.” It was not until he took his first ethnic studies course at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) that Camarillo began understanding and articulating his experiences After graduating in 1970 with a degree in history Camarillo continued his graduate education with a Ph.D at UCLA before coming to Stanford to teach in 1975 as an assistant professor of history who worked closely with Camarillo over the past three decades said when Camarillo first came to Stanford the studies of race and ethnicity were not as well established as they are today Camarillo became a pioneer on an institutional level becoming a valuable mentor to colleagues and students through his work “He always knew how to work with faculty and the administration to develop a step-by-step strategy to advance what we all saw as the common good,” Chang said.  Fellow professor Jiménez first met Camarillo while being recruited to teach at Stanford Camarillo took Jiménez out to dinner with both of their partners.  Aron Ramirez ’19 studied with Camarillo during his last years of teaching While working on his undergraduate thesis in history Ramirez said Camarillo considered him “seriously as a thinker.” “I never had a shortage of things to ask him and he never made me feel like any of my questions were dumb,” Ramirez wrote in an email to The Daily Camarillo has supported the larger Stanford community in social justice work like advocating for Latino alumni across institutions Caption: Professor Albert Camarillo and a group of Stanford alumni at the Reunion Weekend Latino Alumni reception in October 2024 Camarillo’s latest book, “Compton in My Soul,” is a memoir of his life race and ethnicity in the context of education.  He partly wrote the book to inspire his current students to pursue higher education He had hoped that the book could fill in the generational space for his grandchildren who are far removed from his immigrant experience Caption: Camarillo and his family in July 2024 at his book launch reception in Compton readers from immigrant families have reached out to him sharing how his writing resonated with them “There are some universal things in there [the book] about growing up as an ethnic person in America,” Camarillo said “You don’t even know what you’re dealing with On a larger scale, Camarillo hopes his account can “open people’s eyes to things that we take for granted but are under assault right now” in the context of recent political policies laid out by the Trump administration Despite current challenges in racial equality Camarillo is hopeful about the open doors for the younger generation.  “The beauty of people is to break historical barriers and understand themselves across ethnic racial and other kinds of division,” Camarillo said he hopes to unshackle “the America we had hoped to build.” 267 Desk Editor for the Arts & Life Culture 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(This story has been updated with new information from the California Highway Patrol.) A 40-year-old Oxnard man died in a crash on northbound Highway 101 in Camarillo early Tuesday and the driver of a second vehicle who fled on foot hadn't been found The accident was reported shortly before 1 a.m according to the California Highway Patrol A black 2007 Lexus IS 250 had been traveling northbound at high speed when it made an "unsafe" turning movement to the right and hit a concrete wall a gray 2010 Ford Mustang traveling northbound hit the disabled Lexus The Mustang then struck the guardrail in the center divider The Lexus driver was taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center His name was not released pending notification of family The driver of the Mustang left the scene on foot and hadn't been found as of 9:30 a.m The CHP's log indicates authorities checked with local hospitals in search of walk-in patients CHP investigators don't yet know whether drugs or alcohol were a factor The incident closed northbound lanes for hours The freeway was fully reopened around 9 a.m Anyone who saw the crash or has information is asked to call the CHP's Ventura office at 805-662-2640 Parachute canopies are about to become a regular sight over the west side of Oxnard iSkydiving has served recreational skydivers out of the Camarillo Airport dropping customers off in tandems with instructors over a landing zone in Somis But after a month of test jumps that began in February the company is shifting the bulk of take off and touchdown operations to the Oxnard Airport said the move allows more efficient flights and gives customers better ocean views on their five- to seven-minute fall toward the earth "When you're 2 miles up and the shore is a mile away it feels like you're right over it," Kurtz said Kurtz said that parachuting back to the airport makes it easier for family and friends to watch a jump and allows for the company to fit more flights into a day at more competitive rates The switch to the new digs was not without a little difficulty a spokesperson for the county airports department said the skydiving company had to change its flight pattern and relocate its landing zone to the south side of the airport after noise concerns during the test period "We understand our stakeholders are not just pilots and businesses It also includes the community," Jauregui said The county airports department launched its Fly Friendly Ventura County program in 2022 providing pilots with alternate flight patterns out of the Camarillo and Oxnard airports in an effort to minimize air traffic and noise over surrounding residential neighborhoods "We really want to be good neighbors," Kurtz said iSkydive is going full time at the Oxnard Airport operating six days a week with jumps every 30-45 minutes from 8 a.m the company will shift back to its former route between the Camarillo Airport and Somis Standard prices for a tandem jump with iSkydiving out of the Oxnard Airport start at $229. The company has 12 locations across the U.S., including a second California location in San Diego. More information is available at iskydive.com/losangeles A man was arrested after a report of catalytic converter thefts in a commercial area of Camarillo April 13 Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office responded to the 500 block of Constitution Avenue shortly after 11:30 p.m after a witness reported seeing three people stealing catalytic converters in the area The area is located near the northwestern corner of Lewis and Pleasant Valley roads The sheriff's office is contracted to provide police services to the city of Camarillo Authorities located a van in the area and approached the vehicle Deputies searched the van and reportedly found eight catalytic converters A K-9 was called in to search for the suspect who fled but no additional arrests were made as of the morning of April 14 Officials could not confirm whether a third person was involved in the alleged thefts The driver was arrested on suspicion of felonies for conspiracy to commit a crime grand theft and misdemeanor possession of burglary tools The man remains in Ventura County Main Jail and is not eligible for release due to parole violations He is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court April 15 Minor fire reported Sunday at Camarillo commercial buildingVentura County StarA fire in a commercial building in Camarillo was reported early on the morning of April 13 but no one was inside and no injuries were reported Firefighters found moderate smoke filling a unit in the single-story building in the 1200 block of Avenida Acaso the Ventura County Fire Department posted on its website around 5:30 a.m The address is located near the intersection of Mission Oaks Boulevard and Adolfo Road After forcing entry into the multi-unit structure firefighters confirmed the fire was contained to a single unit and stopped by a sprinkler system confirmed the fire was extinguished and planned to be on scene through mid-morning completing salvage and overhaul operations The cause of the fire is under investigation (This story has been updated because it's unclear where the crash may have happened and to correct an error regarding Camarillo's term limits.) the longest-serving city council member in Camarillo's history died Tuesday in a crash while on his way to Nevada and his wife was taken to the hospital a Camarillo city councilman who served with Morgan on the council for 22 years "Mike was a larger-than-life person," Kildee said "He had the best interests of Camarillo at heart and he was very passionate about Camarillo." Morgan was elected to the Camarillo City Council in 1980 and reelected nine more times helping to lead the city through most of four decades He was also served as mayor multiple times throughout his time on the council Morgan was unseated from the Camarillo City Council in 2018 in an election that make it much harder to break his record for longevity since voters also approved a measure limiting council members to no more than three consecutive four-year terms The only interruption in his 38 years of council service came when he couldn't run for council and county supervisor at the same time in 1996; he won back his council seat six months later in a special election moved to Camarillo as a teenager and graduated from Camarillo High School He was a probation officer with the County of Ventura and later with the federal government before retiring from that job in 1998 He helped pass a ballot measure in 1981 that limited residential development but his tenure saw him lead Camarillo through a period of substantial growth in its economy and population as did the city's modern public library and its main park Morgan helped oversee the renovation and revitalization of Old Town Camarillo and he helped the city recover financially when risky investments its treasurer made in the 1980s turned bad "Mike and some of the other council members of that time had a vision in terms of where they wanted the city to go," said Camarillo Mayor Tony Trembley whose first two years on the City Council overlapped with Morgan's last two "I think we have an excellent City Council now but we stand on the shoulders of Mike and others." Morgan was an active philanthropist and volunteer He held leadership roles in the local Rotary and Lions clubs and he was also a board member with Camarillo Fiesta Morgan stayed active in the community and the nonprofit world after leaving the City Council He was also an active member of Padre Serra Parish "Mike was a big part of the fabric of our community here and he's really going to be missed," Kildee said "We're all in a state of shock over what happened You lose a community member of that magnitude Kildee said there will be a public memorial of some kind for Morgan but the city has not made any plans for one yet Tony Biasotti is an investigative and watchdog reporter for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at tbiasotti@vcstar.com This story was made possible by a grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation's Fund to Support Local Journalism A view from inside one of the VCFD's Firehawk helicopters involved in water dropping operations over the Laguna Fire Ventura County Office of Emergency Services Evacuation orders (purple) at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo as of 9:20 a.m A brush fire on Sat'wiwa Mountain (Round Mountain) burns on Jan Forward progress on the brush fire was stopped at 11:26 a.m. All closed roads were reopened as of 4:17 p.m The Laguna Fire led to evacuation orders for California State University which were later downgraded to warnings as of 11:58 a.m with all campus operations resuming as well "The Laguna fire that began at approximately 8:38 a.m at Laguna and Hueneme Roads near CSU Channel Islands is now under control The Ventura County Fire Department has been on scene and has lifted evacuation orders for the campus and the University Glen and Anacapa Canyon residential communities No injuries have been reported and no campus buildings or structures have been damaged "Potrero Road and the Oxnard Street entrance to campus remain closed but Lewis Road is open as are University Drive and Camarillo Street "If needed, additional campus updates will be provided on the University’s website at www.csuci.edu on the University’s primary social media platforms and the information hotline at 805-437-3911."  Both CSUCI and University Glen areas were downgraded to evacuation warnings, and more up-to-date information can be found at: vcemergency.com  Potrero Road and the Oxnard Street entrance to campus remain closed The fire was on Sat'wiwa Mountain (Round Mountain) associate vice president for communications at CSUCI said There are fire fighters on scene" as of 10 a.m Crews are reporting spot fires in Calleguas Creek and in nearby agriculture fields The following Ventura County schools and districts are closed on Thursday Live reporting - most recent information is at top:  11:56 a.m.: Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings fro CSUCI and the University Glen areas 11:26 a.m.: Forward progress on the fire was stopped 10:14 a.m.: Three additional type 3 engines were requested by incident command and all fixed wing aircrafts were released from the event 10:00 a.m.: A Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) was established at the Camarillo Community Center located at 1605 Burnley Street in Camarillo 9:28 a.m.: The fire is now 15 acres with potential growth for 40 acres A few residents within evacuation zones requested help evacuating One call indicated they were unable to evacuate due to stairs These engines are the type used in mountainous an rural areas according to CalFire Crews are assigned to spot fires in the river bottom crews are reviewing aerial images for a "birds eye view of what we've got going on."  Fixed wing for drop on approach at 9:50 a.m crews are asking for a representative from the water treatment plant in the area "There is sewage backing up," due to an inoperable pump "hold off on retardant drop" crews are coordinating with dozer lines crews confirm that Southern California Edison has been contacted "regarding a downed power line" in the area Crews are coordinating plans for dropping fire retardant to ensure the retardant is not dropped where "dozer lines" are being put in crews report "several small spot fires in ag field to the west."  NOTE: Emergency fire coverage is provided free as a public service. 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An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article Sheriff’s Capt. Cyrus Zadeh said a homeowner in the 2400 block of Lomita Street called the dispatch center shortly before 9 a.m. to report that a mountain lion was in their backyard. Zadeh said deputies were dispatched to the home, where they spotted the mountain lion in the backyard resting under a playground set. The deputies kept an eye on the cougar as they waited for Ventura County Animal Services, who took over the incident and requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Zadeh said it was shortly before 1 p.m. when deputies were called to assist after a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat. The officer had fired a dart — but missed. And the wildcat took to its heels. California A 500- to 600-pound bear has moved into the crawl space of a Pasadena fire victim’s home and wreaked havoc in the neighborhood “It did run through residential and business areas and jumped on the rooftops,” Zadeh said He said the Sheriff’s Department provided traffic control while animal services and fish and game officers tracked the mountain lion for at least an hour Zadeh said the cat eventually came to rest in the 2500 block of Pheasant Hill Road and Zadeh said it would likely be returned to the wild mountain lions have managed to make their way into Camarillo’s neighborhoods before Two years ago in February, a mountain lion was spotted at Pleasant Valley and Pancho roads. The cat was caught on a resident’s home surveillance camera. That incident, however, did not require the assistance of fish and game wardens. Zadeh said it was unclear if Wednesday’s mountain lion is the same as the one from two years ago or if the animal had a tracker. Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards. Hollywood Inc. Entertainment & Arts Sports Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:  Authorities investigate shooting in CamarilloGunfire reported at a Camarillo apartment complex late Saturday afternoon brought a large law enforcement response that included an armored vehicle A person with gunshot wounds later showed up at a local hospital The sheriff's office is contracted for police services in Camarillo deputies responded to reports of multiple subjects fighting at the Park Glenn Apartments in the 200 block of South Glenn Drive A firearm had been discharged during the altercation Sheriff's radio traffic indicated authorities ultimately coaxed a 14-year-old boy and a dog out of one of the units Deputies searched for a reported gunshot victim Some apartments within the complex were searched for suspects and possible victims The response included detectives with the major crimes bureau and personnel from the Camarillo station's special enforcement unit A sheriff's helicopter assisted from above and an armored vehicle was summoned as the search continued for involved parties The man had surgery for wounds that were serious but did not appear to be life-threatening Ken Truitt said Sunday morning that investigators were still trying to determine how the gunshot wounds occurred "We are still investigating that to find out whether the subject shot himself or if he was shot by someone else," Truitt said adding that the cooperation level of witnesses and those involved has been "not very good." but it's not know whether there were other weapons No arrests had been made as of Sunday morning and the investigation continued Ventura Police Department officers used force to arrest a man who allegedly threatened them with metal baseball bats Friday night had reportedly stolen the metal bats and a pair of batting gloves from the Walmart at 1739 S department officials said in a news release Officers found the man waving the baseball bats in the air near bystanders outside a nearby restaurant The suspect fled on foot and officers gave chase he reportedly brandished the bats at the officers in a threatening manner The officers shocked the man with a Taser and took him into custody without further incident While being treated at a hospital following the incident he reportedly punched a Ventura police officer and spit on a sheriff's deputy He was arrested on suspicion of felony robbery felony resisting and other offenses and remained at the Todd Road Jail outside Santa Paula Sunday with bail set at $200,000 Opponents of a planned Costco Wholesale warehouse store and gas station in Camarillo are appealing a county judge's January rejection of their lawsuit against the project Ventura County Superior Court Judge Mark Borrell denied arguments by the grassroots Ventura County Citizens Against Mega Gas that Camarillo didn't do enough environmental analysis of the proposed Costco 15 decision that the city had met state requirements when it found the additions Costco proposed to an earlier development plan were not significant enough to trigger a new environmental impact report The citizen's group — a coalition of environmentalists community members and business owners — filed an appeal in March in California's 2nd District Court of Appeal "The project approval process had issues," said Tal Finney one of the attorneys brought on to file the appeal with its fuel station and expanded parking would bring substantial changes from the project covered by the city's original environmental review "(An environmental impact report) was not done and should have been done," Finney said The 20-acre parcel is on West Ventura Boulevard next to Home Depot between Highway 101 and the Camarillo Airport "There's a lot going on there," said Kristen Kessler The Ventura resident is part of the Ventura Audubon society and drives by the property regularly The citizens' group harbors concerns about the increased traffic and the implications of the planned gas station for air quality and local small businesses are also worried about what the project and neighboring developments could do to local wildlife particularly the ground-nesting birds that make their homes on some of the still undeveloped land "Some people say the birds will go somewhere else The chain also has a store in Westlake Village Two deadly incidents Thursday — one in Camarillo and a stabbing earlier outside Oxnard — were the work of the same individual The complex case involved crime scenes miles apart Two people were killed and two others injured The fatal victims were identified Friday as 75-year-old Marilyn Gallagher and 33-year-old Ricardo Juarez according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office 42-year-old Alvin Otis Johnson of Camarillo was arrested Thursday night outside Gallagher’s residence after a search effort was launched in the wake of the earlier stabbing On Thursday afternoon, shortly after 1 p.m., deputies responded to a stabbing near Rice Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard The site is in an agricultural area just east of Oxnard city limits had been taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center He was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly before 2:40 p.m The stabbing had been reported by multiple people at the time launching a search that involved multiple sheriff’s divisions and a helicopter The search continued until Johnson was later located at the Camarillo crime scene Johnson and a 43-year-old woman had all been driving in the victim’s car before Johnson allegedly stabbed Juarez inside the vehicle Johnson then drove away alone in the victim’s vehicle The woman identified Johnson as the suspect to sheriff’s investigators in the 3400 block of Huerta Court in Camarillo The sheriff’s office is contracted to provide police services in the city The 911 call came from inside the residence concerning an assault with a deadly weapon a 47-year-old man showed up at the Camarillo police station on Las Posas Road reporting an assault at the Huerta Court residence The man had been pistol-whipped by the suspect at the home before heading to the police station Deputies found Gallagher inside the house with severe head trauma They performed life-saving measures at the scene Her wounds were initially thought to be from gunfire it still wasn’t clear whether she had been shot Gallagher was taken to Los Robles Regional Medical Center and later pronounced dead Johnson was found in front of the residence holding a handgun He was taken into custody without incident The two victims who had been pistol-whipped weren’t seriously hurt Johnson was an acquaintance of those in the home and had apparently been to the residence before Neighbors in the area had been advised to shelter in place for a time due to the police activity which included a large response on the ground and helicopters overhead no evidence of the previous night’s activities was visible on the tree-lined residential street People seen grieving on the lawn of the home A neighbor described the area as a normally wonderful place where everyone takes care of each other The motive for the crimes remained under investigation Friday Witness descriptions at both scenes indicated the suspect was possibly under the influence of drugs Johnson was booked into the county’s main jail in Ventura He had been arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder false imprisonment by violence and firearms violations Prosecutors hadn’t yet filed formal charges as of Saturday An arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in room 13 of Ventura County Superior Court (KION) -- The body of a missing Salinas woman was found near Highway 101 in Camarillo on Saturday morning 39-year-old Guadalupe Coronel Mora was identified as the body found in a reservoir near Camarillo Springs Road at Highway 101 in Camarillo around 11:50 a.m Mora's family had reported Mora missing to the California Department of Justice after she was last seen on January 14 Her car was spotted in Camarillo on January 15 after being reported missing Mora's family told KION that Mora worked as a nurse in San Jose She was preparing to move in with her family in Salinas Ventura County Search and Rescue began their search on January 30 using an air unit in the area to spot her The cause of her death is still under investigation KION is the sister station of NewsChannel 3-12 located in Salinas News Channel 3-12 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. 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