KCLU: The designation means all burn permits are being suspended, and the county fire department is beefing up staffing.#news #KCLU #VenturaCounty https://www.kclu.org/2026-05-22/santa-barbara-county-moves-into-high-wildfire-season
Santa Barbara County moves into high wildfire season

The designation means all burn permits are being suspended, and the county fire department is beefing up staffing.

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KCLU: The 'America 250' exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley celebrates America's 250th anniversary.#news #KCLU #VenturaCounty https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-05-22/artifacts-from-george-washington-abraham-lincoln-part-of-new-ventura-county-museum-exhibition
Artifacts from George Washington, Abraham Lincoln part of new Ventura County museum exhibition

The 'America 250' exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley celebrates America's 250th anniversary.

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The flames and smoke are gone, but containment of Ventura County's Sandy Fire is far from complete

Crews will be on the scene of the blaze for days dealing with hot spots.

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Some evacuees from Simi Valley's Sandy Fire have been able to return home

But thousands are still impacted by evacuation orders.

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Slumping revenues prompt Santa Barbara County to issue more than 80 layoff notices

Most of those impacted are health and social services workers.

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KCLU: The blaze on Santa Rosa Island is the largest wildfire in California so far this year.#news #KCLU #VenturaCounty https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-05-21/wildfire-continues-to-burn-out-of-control-on-the-channel-islands
Wildfire continues to burn out of control on the Channel Islands

The blaze on Santa Rosa Island is the largest wildfire in California so far this year.

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First and only children’s museum in Ventura County officially opens

KidSTREAM is located in Camarillo.

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KCLU: A series of weekly talks and observations of hundreds of native migratory bats is returning to a non-profit nature center in the Santa Ynez Valley.#news #KCLU #VenturaCounty https://www.kclu.org/2026-05-21/time-to-go-batty-in-santa-barbara-county
Time to go 'batty' in Santa Barbara County

A series of weekly talks and observations of hundreds of native migratory bats is returning to a non-profit nature center in the Santa Ynez Valley.

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KCLU: A new art exhibition in Oxnard invites the community to explore the game through a local perspective.#news #KCLU #VenturaCounty https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-05-20/soccer-is-an-art-in-oxnard-as-the-2026-world-cup-approaches
Soccer is an art in Oxnard as the 2026 World Cup approaches

A new art exhibition in Oxnard invites the community to explore the game through a local perspective.

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Brush fire burns more than 400 acres in the Cuyama Valley

More than 60 people received evacuation orders.

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