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Thieves take Iskander memorial items on anniversary in Westlake Village

Photographs, balloons and garden flags placed at the Westlake Village crash site where Mark and Jacob Iskander died six years ago were stolen on the anniversary of their deaths. The Lost Hills Sheriff's Station is investigating, and the family is pushing for a permanent memorial at the intersection.

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Flowers, balloons, and small garden flags placed along a chain-link fence at a roadside memorial.

Highway 101 wildlife crossing targets Dec. 2 opening

The $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills is on track for a Dec. 2 ribbon-cutting, with trail cameras already capturing mountain lions, bobcats and deer near the bridge even as construction continues.

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Multi-lane freeway with a wide overpass bridge spanning it, green hills and mountain in background.
Panoramic view of a reservoir and rolling chaparral hills in Thousand Oaks.

Calleguas board eyes $147,000 Lake Bard dock replacement Wednesday

The Calleguas Municipal Water District board meets Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Thousand Oaks to vote on a $147,000 floating dock replacement at Lake Bard, approve easements for the Calleguas-Ventura Interconnection pipeline, and review letters backing a federal desalination grant for the Conejo Water Treatment Plant.

September 11 attacks in New York City: View of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. (Image: US National Park Service)

Thousand Oaks fire stations mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 Friday

The Ventura County Fire Department will hold 9/11 commemorations at every station, including its Thousand Oaks headquarters, on Friday, Sept. 11, with flags at half-staff at 6:59 a.m., a moment of silence and a traditional bell tribute.

Map showing Westlake Village highlighted in gold at the center of a dashed evacuation study area boundary.

Westlake Village plans Sept. 22 open house on evacuation study

Westlake Village will host a public open house on Sept. 22 where residents can learn about the city's ongoing evacuation capacity study and Safety Element update, a $250,000 project the council approved unanimously in January.

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