VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A homicide victim from 1981 has been identified as Maria Belmontes Blancas and investigators are turning to the public for help solving her murder. On Jan. 27, 1981, ...

Authorities uncovered the identity of a victim in a decades-old murder case outside of Piru, with more questions still unanswered. Investigators with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office have ...

PIRU, Calif. (KABC) -- A large brush fire that erupted near Lake Piru in Ventura County and spread into Los Angeles County continues to burn, though crews are making significant progress in ...

Ventura County authorities used DNA analysis to identify a woman who was shot to death near Piru in 1981. That victim, Maria Belmontes Blancas, came to California from Mexico in 1980 before she was ...

The Canyon Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties has exploded to 4,856 acres, prompting evacuation orders as officials battled the blaze in soaring temperatures. It’s just one of multiple fires ...

A fast-moving wildfire that ignited in a canyon southeast of Lake Piru had burned more than 5,370 acres and prompted evacuations in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The fire was reported shortly ...