Appeals court ruling spells a change for Jamal Jackson, the defendant in a 2018 stabbing at a Ventura steakhouse.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, some chose to ignore President Trump's inauguration. Others decided to protest.

This year in political news, Ventura County saw election upsets, city manager exits and more than 100 government employees whose salaries topped $100,000 in overtime. Also making news was a ...