Amanda Covarrubias
Ventura County Star
Camarillo, CA, United States
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1 killed in Highway 150 accident outside Ojai
One person was killed Monday in a motorcycle accident on Highway 150 outside Ojai. → Read More
Camarillo OKs rules to comply with 'granny flats' policies
Camarillo OKs 'granny flats' ordinance after state moves to create more affordable housing → Read More
Hate incidents at Ventura County schools spark anxiety, awareness
Recent incidents at Ventura County high schools have raised fear, anger and anxiety → Read More
Oroville a reminder of St. Francis Dam tragedy
Tragedy considered one of the worst American civil engineering failures of 20th century. → Read More
Did 'Magnum P.I.' star Tom Selleck steal truckloads of hydrant water? A real P.I. was on case
The vehicle used for the alleged pilfering of water from a Ventura County water district's fire hydrant was a white water-tender truck -- not a red Ferrari driven by a mustachioed man wearing a Detroit Tigers baseball cap and a Hawaiian shirt. → Read More
Did 'Magnum P.I.' star Tom Selleck steal truckloads of hydrant water? A real P.I. was on case
The vehicle used for the alleged pilfering of water from a Ventura County water district's fire hydrant was a white water-tender truck -- not a red Ferrari driven by a mustachioed man wearing a Detroit Tigers baseball cap and a Hawaiian shirt. → Read More
Santa Barbara's cautious relationship with water offers a drought lesson
First came the rain garden, where bees buzz around the lavender and sage. Then came the back patio, where bananas, guava, passion fruit, ginger and an herb garden are fed by water diverted from the clothes washer. → Read More
To climb Morro Rock or not? Question divides 2 Native American tribes
Craggy, dome-shaped Morro Rock rises 576 feet above the shore, an attractive site for climbers and a sacred one for two Native American tribes. → Read More
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant safe in earthquakes, PG&E says in report
California’s last remaining nuclear power plant can safely withstand earthquakes, tsunamis and flooding, according to documents submitted by the owner of the Diablo Canyon plant to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission . → Read More
Santa Barbara working to reactivate mothballed desalination plant
California's four-year drought created the statewide mantra: "Conserve, conserve, conserve." But this coastal city can soon add another word to its water-related lexicon: desalinate. → Read More
Elliott Rodger, a quiet, troubled loner, plotted rampage for months
Elliot Rodger planned his deadly rampage in Isla Vista for nearly two years, stockpiling guns and ammunition and visiting local target ranges. He did Internet research on Nazis, terrorists and how to kill people silently. He made videos threatening to kill women, particularly sorority members, over perceived slights. He obsessed over designer clothes and began playing the lottery, even driving… → Read More
Life term for 25-year-old in shocking 2009 triple murder in Ventura County
A 25-year-old Ventura man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for stabbing a couple and their unborn son to death in their beachfront home nearly six years ago. → Read More
Boy Scouts settle sex abuse lawsuit before 'perversion files' are opened
The Boy Scouts of America announced Thursday that it had settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Santa Barbara County man who was molested by a volunteer Scout leader in 2007. → Read More
Boy Scouts settle sex abuse lawsuit before 'perversion files' are opened
The Boy Scouts of America announced Thursday that it had settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Santa Barbara County man who was molested by a volunteer Scout leader in 2007. → Read More
Boy Scouts settle sex abuse lawsuit before 'perversion files' are opened
The Boy Scouts of America announced Thursday that it had settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Santa Barbara County man who was molested by a volunteer Scout leader in 2007. → Read More
Ruling allows use of 'perversion files' in Boy Scout sex abuse case
A judge ruled Friday that the attorneys for a 20-year-old man molested by a Boy Scout leader in 2007 could use internal documents known as the "perversion files" in an upcoming civil trial. → Read More
First manual measurement of Sierra snowpack to occur next week
The winter's first manual measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack will take place next week, state officials said Tuesday, eager for any signs of relief from one of California's worst droughts in a century of record-keeping. → Read More
Storm brings relief, but also triggers mudslides, floods and outages
Bill Golubics went to sleep fully clothed in his recliner in case the charred slope behind his house came down in the night. → Read More
A humble guardian watches over Ormond Beach
It began with an albino parakeet named Whitey. → Read More
Michael Hanline, wrongly convicted in 1978 killing, freed
When he first stepped outside, Michael Hanline looked up at the sky as if for the first time. → Read More