Lieutenant Greg Beckley of the Ventura County Community College District Police Department was recently nominated for the City of Moorpark’s 2015 Man of the Year award, by the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, Police Chief Joel Justice said in an email. Beckley was recently acknowledged for his heroic action and quick thinking when he saved a woman from an oncoming train....

Antelope Valley softball combined walks and timely hitting against the ineffective Lady Raiders pitching in the first inning, sending 12 batters up, as six runs crossed the plate, in a convincing 14-8 victory for Antelope Valley at Moorpark Tuesday. The Lady Raiders got one back with two out in the bottom of the first when Hanah Roberg’s three base hit...

The Gaza Strip and West Bank should be independent states from Israel. Arabs in the area are currently under the authority of the Israeli government regardless of the fact they have lived in the area just as long as Jews have. The Arabs have the same legal claim to the land as the Jews do. It has changed hands more...

Clint Eastwood's American Sniper has taken the box office by storm, making over $200 million in the first two weeks of its release and six Academy Award nominations. The novel-based film tells the story of the late Christopher Scott Kyle, who at age 27 joined the Navy SEALs, the branch's main special operations force. After four tours in Iraq he...

The chancellor of Ventura County Community College District returns from vacation to resume her duties, but will be leaving the district, said a district official. Chancellor Jamillah Moore will be returning on May 7, after being on vacation since April 15, but after careful consideration it was decided that at the end of this fiscal year she will be leaving...

The Moorpark College Wind Ensemble's "Music for a Sunday Afternoon" took place May 3 and featured a repertoire of famous American and British composers, performed by some of the campus' very own student musicians. The show, directed by Brendan McMullin, was split into two halves with the first showcasing the work of American composers including Charles Ives, Dave Brubeck and...

Moorpark High School was put on lockdown after a voicemail message threatened to harm the students and faculty, said the Sheriff's Office. According to a press release by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Moorpark Police Department was notified, on April 27, about a threat and investigated the situation. The high school's lockdown was lifted at 11 a.m. when Ventura County...

The time has come when transfer students will have started receiving their acceptance letters and Moorpark wants to honor and congratulate students by displaying their names on the Transfer Wall of Fame and during the Transfer Social. The Career Transfer Center in Fountain Hall created a Transfer Wall of Fame, so that students can have their name, and the university...

The Lady Raiders concluded their 2015 softball season with a doubleheader split and as a result concluded their season at 5-10 and are situated at fourth place in WSC Gold Division. Overall, they were 9-21 for the season. On Tuesday April 21, the Lady Raiders defeated Pierce College 24-2 and scored a total of 19 runs. Melissa Boundy had 3...

Moorpark College women’s basketball freshman Dagmar Ramirez will be returning for her sophomore season after an impressive season. Although the team missed the playoffs, Ramirez received Western State Conference All First Team in her first season yet she’s already motivated to not only do better individually, but as a team next season as well. She plans on being in better...