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A three-vehicle crash injured eight people on the northbound Highway 101 in Ventura on Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
The Ventura County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol responded to the accident at Highway 101 near Johnson Drive at 7:50 a.m.
The accident included three vehicles with “heavy damage” and “eight patients,” according to Capt. Brian McGrath of the Ventura County Fire Department.
The left lane of northbound Highway 101 was reported blocked by a gray sedan with major rear damage and a pickup truck with moderate front end damage at 7:59 a.m., according to CHP reports. Information on the third vehicle was not readily available.
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Bill Nash, a former Star columnist, ad man, volunteer firefighter and Ventura County s first public information officer, died on May 15 after a brief battle with liver disease.
The affable 65-year old formally William Henry Nash was a prolific writer, skilled photographer and devoted family man whose good humor and gentlemanly demeanor forged respect and affection among those he worked with. When I heard the news.it just floored me, County Executive Officer Mike Powers said during Tuesday s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Powers described hiring Nash as the county s public information officer or PIO, for short a job he held from October 2014 until his retirement in November 2019. It had been a big deal to get the position approved by the board, Powers said, and the first person to fill the role would set the standard.
The first fire-related fatality from a series of wildfires that have covered Southern California in smoke and ash was confirmed Friday, authorities said.Virginia Pesola, 70,
Ventura County Fire takes delivery of new Firehawk helicopters with Axnes PNG wireless ICS installed Axnes Press Release | May 21, 2021
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Mission wireless intercom innovator and leader Axnes announced that the new reconfigured Ventura County UH-60L Firehawks that were recently delivered from United Rotorcraft’s facility in Denver, are equipped with the Axnes PNG wireless ICS. Both aircraft delivered to the customer feature the integration of PNG’s GPS positioning capability of the MP50 handheld transceivers with the onboard AeroComputers UC-6000 digital mapping system for greater situational awareness of dismounted crew members, especially while operating at night and in rugged terrain.
Port Hueneme woman found dead in house fire identified
The Port Hueneme woman found dead after her residence caught fire on Thursday night has been identified.
Helen D. Schneider, 90, was found dead after a fire was knocked down in her home in the 2500 block of Neptune Place in Port Hueneme, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The cause and manner of her death are still pending. Investigators have been working to determine if Schneider died as a result of the fire or prior to the incident.
The fire was first reported at 7 p.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The single-story townhome is located in Hueneme Bay, a retirement community in Port Hueneme.