Thousand Oaks

The Ventura County Fire Department rescued 18 people at the Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, after they were trapped on an amusement park ride.

Edgar Ruelas, 42, was sentenced to 32 years to life plus an additional 21 years in state prison by Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.

A judge decided Wednesday that a Southern California college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war last year.

The Newbury Park community is coming together to help students of the Newbury Park Adventist Academy after their band instruments were stolen last weekend.

The community is coming together to help students at the Newbury Park Academy after their band had their instruments stolen. As seen on air on April 28, 2024. 

The driver of a box truck who attempted to stop another box truck driver during a wild pursuit in Los Angeles earlier this week said he unknowingly joined the chase and was just trying to stop the man who struck his vehicle.

The driver of a box truck who was seen trying to stop another box truck driver in the middle of a chase is sharing his side of the story. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on March 7, 2024.

More than 100 students, parents, alumni and faculty attended a meeting Thursday after an all-girls middle and high school in Thousand Oaks announced it is closing at the end of the school year.

Parents and faculty demanded answers after an all-girls middle and high school announced suddenly it will close at the end of the schoolyear. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 25, 2024.

A woman who stabbed a man more than 100 times before she turned the knife on herself during what was described as a “marijuana-induced psychotic state” will not serve any prison time, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Thousand Oaks woman Bryn Spejcher will face no prison time after stabbing a man during a marijuana-induced state of psychosis in May of 2018. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 24, 2024.

Multiple residents had their cars ransacked or stolen on Friday morning, but no arrests have been made at this time.

A group of thieves made their way through unlocked cars in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood late night over the Thanksgiving weekend. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 27, 2023.

Loay Alnaji, 50, of Moorpark, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Paul Kessler. Alnaji’s bail will be set at $1 million, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

A man has been arrested in the death of a man who suffered fatal injuries at dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies.

Members of the Thousand Oaks community gathered on Tuesday to honor the 12 victims of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill on the fifth anniversary of the shooting.

The death of Paul Kessler, a Jewish man who sustained injuries after an altercation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies, has been ruled a homicide. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 7, 2023.

It has been five years since the Borderline Bar and Grill mass shooting, and the Thousand Oaks community gathered today to remember 12 victims. Bailey Miller reports for NBC4 News on Nov. 7, 2023.

Authorities are investigating the events that led to a Jewish man’s death at a rally. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023 on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m.

Faith leaders are responding to the death of a Jewish man who died after suffering injuries during a rally. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 6, 2023.