Ventura

City officials in Ventura have given the all-clear for sunbathers to lay out on beaches, but with a few restrictions still in place. Council members voted unanimously to once again allow residents to sit, sunbathe, and simply relax in the sand along the city’s shores. Starting Friday, both city parks and beaches — including the Promenade, Pier, public restrooms, and…

Ventura city beaches and parks are back open. Annette Arreola reports May 29, 2020.

A Ventura man hopes that a message on his SUV will help him find a new kidney. But even if he does, the coronavirus pandemic makes his future far from certain. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday April 20, 2020.

At least one person was injured after shots were fired near the Ventura Pier Saturday morning. Ted Chen reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Jan. 18, 0

The first Baby Yoda-themed “Paint & Sip” at Ventura’s Barrelhouse 101 sold out faster than a speeder bike flies, but another session has been added.

The splashy seasonal happening’ll harbor-it-up on the winter solstice.

Patty Perry plans to return to the sanctuary in a few days, after recovering from wounds inflicted by tigers she’s raised since they were cubs.

A California woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries when she was caught in the midst of two roughhousing tigers at an animal sanctuary she founded. Patty Perry suffered head lacerations and puncture wounds on her neck at the Wildlife Environmental Conservation Inc. sanctuary in Moorpark Saturday. Members of the Ventura County Fire Department were in attendance and aided Perry during an event…

Cars parked in an RV park in the 800 block of W Main St. were half submerged in rain water. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 news at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

Southern California Edison had re-energized a circuit in the area near where a brush fire broke out Thursday night in the Ventura County hills, minutes before the area erupted in flames, the utility said on Friday night.

Firefighters had a hopeful outlook for the evening firefight after learning from previous wildfires in Southern California, as crews battled the fast-moving Easy Fire, which when fueled by the most powerful winds of the season grew to more than 1,000 acres in mere hours.

A fire had erupted in downtown Riverside Wednesday amid some of the fiercest winds the region had seen, with gusts up to 70 mph, as taxed fire crews were already battling several blazes.

As multiple brush fires burn in Southern California amid punishing winds and dry heat, a fire began burning in Whittier Wednesday, as firefighters worked to stop flames from engulfing a homeless encampment.

The curator of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was planning to participate in a national emergency training drill Wednesday. But when Randle Swan arrived in the pre-dawn hours and saw the eerie orange glow over a ridge near the hilltop library in Simi Valley, he knew this would be no drill.

A fire weather watch heralding the advent of critical fire weather will go into effect in LA and Orange counties beginning Sunday afternoon, lasting through early Monday evening, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

Due to moderate to strong winds and low humidity, red flag warnings were issued for the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles County, along with the mountains of Ventura, the National Weather Service announced Saturday.

With winds picking up communities everywhere are preparing as they brace for possible fires and power outages, especially those who live near the Saddleridge Fire. The winds have already caused some damage in some areas. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Evacuations orders for the Saddleridge Fire were lifted Saturday evening, after the fire forced tens of thousands of people to be evacuated.