Ken Wiseman has always had an affinity for history. He traces his roots on his mother’s side to Peregrine White, a baby born ...

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire burning near Castaic Lake topped 10,000 acres.

This zone roughly encompasses the area east of Lake Piru and the Ventura County border, west of Bouquet Canyon Road, south of Sandberg and north of Castaic Junction near Santa Clarita. Ventura ...