Donald Trump’s return to the White House could also mark the return to the political stage for one of Santa Barbara County’s best-known elected officials. Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, now a winery ...

Fundraising for victims of the Mountain Fire got a significant boost on Nov. 13 when Wells Fargo announced a $100,000 grant to support Ventura County Community Foundation and recovery efforts.

As the investigation into the Mountain Fire’s origins continues, a class action lawsuit was filed Nov. 8 alleging that the Ventura County blaze was started by Southern California Edison’s equipment.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 12 declined to halt a logging and vegetation clearing project atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in Ventura County’s Los Padres National Forest. Various ...