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nbcnews.comVentura County Monitors Air Near Former Nuclear Site as Sandy Fire Burns
Firefighters have expanded operations around the Santa Susana Field Laboratory while county and state agencies track air quality. The 2,100-acre blaze remains 40 percent contained and has prompted voluntary and ordered evacuations.
ForbesBrush Fire Prompts Evacuation at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
A brush fire in Ventura County has prompted evacuations at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other areas in Simi Valley. The fire has burned hundreds of acres and remains uncontained.
Washington ExaminerRemains of US Soldier Recovered Off Morocco Coast After Cliff Fall During Military Exercise
The body of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. was found in the Atlantic Ocean near where he and another soldier went missing on May 2 during African Lion 2026. Moroccan searchers located the remains within a mile of the Cap Draa Training Area. Search operations continue for the sec…
The IndependentTeen Boy Found Burned in California Dump Identified 33 Years Later
Authorities identified the partial remains of a teenage boy discovered at a Ventura County dump site in 1993 as Joseph Patrick Reardon, born in 1970 in Fresno. Advanced DNA testing by a private lab in March 2025 matched him to relatives, but officials say the circumstances of his…