Ventura County
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| Area | 5719 |
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| Population | 854,223 (2017) |
| Points of interest | Anacapa Island |
| Point Mugu State Park | |
| Colleges and universities | Ventura College |
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| ID | 1124403 |
About Ventura County
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U. S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 823,318. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.
California man arrested over pro-Israel protester's death
... Investigators efforts to determine the facts of the case were challenged, however, due to " conflicting statements" from witnesses, Ventura County Sheriff James Fryoff said...
Two US Navy sailors charged with spying for China
... Mr Zhao, who also goes by the name Thomas Zhao, worked at Naval Base Ventura County near Los Angeles...
Passenger Amtrak train derails after hitting truck in California
... All the passengers and 13 crew members were evacuated from the train after three of its seven cars veered off the tracks, said Ventura County Fire Department Captain Brian McGrath...
Los Angeles blizzard warning is first since 1989
... The winter storm warning is in effect for the coastal Ventura County mountains and Los Angeles County mountains from early Friday until Saturday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said...
Britney Spears' ex Jason Alexander charged with stalking her at wedding
... " Mr Alexander was arrested by officers from the Ventura County Sheriff s Office and taken to a local jail...
Britney Spears marries fiancé Sam Asghari
... Mr Alexander was arrested by Ventura County police on a warrant from a different county for an undisclosed offence, and officers had still to decide whether trespassing charges would be pressed...
California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid funds
... The fire, which broke out on Thursday, has burned more than 9,400 acres, the Ventura County Fire Department said on Sunday...
California wildfires: Strong winds fan flames around Los Angeles
... A car burns in a collapsing garage of a home in San Bernardino The Easy fire, in Simi Valley, was being battled by more than 700 people, Ventura County fire said, and had spread to cover 1,723 acres – an area twice the size of New York s Central Park...
Los Angeles blizzard warning is first since 1989
By Max MatzaBBC News, Seattle
Parts of usually balmy Southern California are under their first blizzard warning since 1989.
Forecasters are predicting record snowfall of up to 8ft (2. 4m) in mountains to The East of Los Angeles by Saturday.
A massive storm has already brought major blizzards and temperatures below freezing to much of the northern US.
The Cold Snap comes as parts of the US southeast basked in a record-breaking Heat Wave .
The icy weather front stretches along the entire US West Coast , as well as The Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the coastal Ventura County mountains and Los Angeles County mountains from early Friday until Saturday, The National Weather Service (NWS) said.
Snowfall of up to 5ft is also possible in The Mountains around The City of Santa Barbara .
The NWS said that The Heavy snow will be accompanied by high winds and " near zero visibility".
" I have to be totally honest With You guys, " one baffled California meteorologist told viewers This Week . " I've actually never seen a blizzard warning. "
" Multiple rounds" of snow are forecast to blanket the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in central and western parts of The State .
On Thursday, schools in The State 's far northwest closed due to the freak weather.
" This is the First Snow day we have had in the 31 years I have been with The District , " Jeff Napier, an official with the Del Norte County Schools District, told the Los Angeles Times.
Lower elevation parts of Southern California may also experience snow, in addition to rain, as The Storm moves south over the weekend, forecasters say.
The Snow elevation may drop as low as 1,500ft - About as high as the famed sign in the Hollywood Hills .
Elsewhere in the US the Cold Snap has forced schools, businesses and some state legislatures to close.
Portland, Oregon, had nearly 11in (28cm) of snowfall by overnight into Thursday morning, the NWS reported, its second snowiest day ever recorded.
The Storm led to the death in Michigan of a volunteer firefighter, who reportedly came into contact with a downed powerline.
Officials in Oregon are also investigating a suspected hypothermia death that they say may be related to The Storm .
High winds uprooted a massive redwood tree, which fell into a home in California's Bay Area, leaving a one-year-old child in Critical Condition in hospital.
Across five states, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses - 750,000 in Michigan Alone - were without power on Thursday night.
More Than 8,000 US flights were cancelled or delayed on Thursday, according to FlightAware data.
Meanwhile, temperatures in Washington Dc hit 81F (27C) on Thursday, a February-high not seen since 1874.
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