A bicyclist died after getting hit by an SUV in south Oxnard Friday evening in a hit-and-run incident, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 6 p.m. near Saviers and Pleasant Valley roads, according to the Oxnard Police Department. The bike rider, Youssef Anis Salama, a 33-year old Oxnard resident, had been riding southbound on Saviers Road in the northbound bike lane, police said in a news release. He was approaching the Speedway Express gas station at the northeast corner of the intersection. The driver, who had not been identified, exited the driveway of the gas station i ..read more

Students from Rio Mesa, Channel Islands and Hueneme high schools, as well as students from Ocean View Junior High, were awarded commemorative certificates for their effort during the Oxnard City Council meeting. By David Courtland Migrant students from several Oxnard schools were recognized for participating in a regional speech and debate tournament at Oxnard City Council’s April 30 meeting. “We have to admire these young people,” said Mayor John Zaragoza said. “I understand that statistically, the hardest thing for a person to do is make a presentation in front of an audience, and you guys ..read more

La demanda argumenta que las leyes HB19-1124 y HB23-1100 deben ser anuladas porque, al impedir la cooperación con el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE), ponen en peligro la “calidad de vida” y la “seguridad” de esas jurisdicciones. Un creciente número de condados de Colorado se sumaron a una demanda conjunta contra el gobierno estatal para pedir la derogación de leyes vigentes que prohíben la colaboración de la policía local con agentes federales de inmigración. La demanda, iniciada por los condados Douglas y El Paso (ambos al sur de Denver y ampliamente conservadores), argumenta que las ..read more

Un proyecto de investigación realizado en un sitio arqueológico en el sureste de México descubrió que “hay cierta continuidad genética entre los habitantes de Chichén Itzá y la población maya actual”, según dijo el investigador Rodrigo Barquera. Barquera, del Departamento de Arqueo genética del Instituto Max Planck de Antropología Evolutiva en Leipzig (Alemania), llevó a cabo el estudio “El descenso, los descendientes de Kukulcán, análisis arqueo genético de un entierro masivo-ritual en Chichén Itzá” . “El estudio sobre la genética de los mayas comenzó en 2017 en Alemania”, explicó Barquera ..read more

Are many Americans aware of the military history of 330- million Americans and 126-million people of the Mexican Republic? Does Donald J. Trump, former President, know that thousands of Mexicans and former Mexican citizens fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865) in the Union Army? Or that Mexicans defeated a French army on Cinco de Mayo in a battle that may have saved the United States? The U.S. was fighting for its very existence. The war started April 12, 1861. Eleven months later 4,000 Mexicans fought and miraculously defeated 4,000 French and French-led 2,000 Mexican Monarchist tr ..read more

Nathan Journigan was sentenced to five years in state prison for felony criminal threats and felony preventing a police officer from performing their duty. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced that Nathan Journigan, a 30 year-old man from Ventura, was sentenced on Thursday, April 25, 2024, to five years state prison. He previously pled guilty on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, to felony criminal threats and felony preventing a police officer from performing their duty. Journigan also pled guilty to misdemeanor assault on a peace officer, and admitted to several special allegation ..read more

California Attorney General Bonta announced that Luis Mendez Jr. was found guilty of six felony violations and is facing up to 24 years in prison after an investigation conducted by California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) California Police Shooting Investigation Team (CaPSIT). In 2022, special agents from DOJ’s Bureau of Firearms (BOF), assisted by Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) officers, attempted to arrest Mendez after he was identified in the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) as being prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence ..read more

(Photo Credit: Pete R. Placencia) By Olivia Madera From April 26-28, California’s League of United Latin American Citizens held their state convention that focused on workshops, speakers, and their annual State LULAC elections. This year the convention took place at Zachari Dunes Resort in Oxnard. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, was the main speaker at the well-attended Gala Dinner event on Saturday evening. The convention, highlighted community leaders and businesses from the Oxnard and Ventura communities including Ventura County District Five Supervisor Vianey Lopez, VI ..read more

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at around 9:00 P.M. Oxnard police officers responded to the area of Date Street and Pine Street regarding a shooting that had just occurred. Officers contacted the intended victim, a 45-year-old Oxnard resident, who stated he had just been shot at by a male suspect. The victim was not struck by gunfire and was uninjured. Investigators from the Oxnard Police Department Violent Crimes Unit took over the investigation. Investigators gathered enough evidence to identify the suspect as Fernando Mejia, a 47-year-old Oxnard resident. On Friday, April 26, 2024, members f ..read more

Jacob Anthony Caliboso was convicted of two second-degree murder counts for the deaths of Elva Andrade and her granddaughter, Neveah Gomez. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Jacob Anthony Caliboso, 25-year-old Oxnard resident, was convicted by a jury of two second-degree murder counts for the deaths of Elva Andrade and Nevaeh Gomez. On Monday, June 22, 2020, Caliboso was high on Xanax pills and marijuana while driving westbound on Pleasant Valley Road, near Oxnard, when he crossed into oncoming traffic colliding head-on with the victims’ motorcycle. Ms. Andrade die ..read more