A sea turtle, rescued just before Inauguration Day and named after President Barack Obama, was set free on July 4.

Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.

Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV.

NJoey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest.

The Judges of the Superior Court unanimously nominated thirty (30) Ventura County citizens (see attached list) to the panel from which the members of the 2009-2010 Grand Jury will be drawn.

Cal West Real Estate is again staging its huge rummage sale on August 1, this year to benefit River Valley Club, the place to be for seniors with special needs.

Let me tell you, we were a little nervous this time around" said Carl Morehouse, Ventura Council member and former Ventura Mayor referring to the 2nd Kris Kristofferson Farm Worker Benefit concert held May 30th.

The City Council will have a full agenda when they meet Monday in a special session including consideration of a settlement agreement with Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation and the affordable builder's revised Plaza Amistad project.

on "How to Discover Our Gifts" at 6 p.m. on Sundays June 28, and July 5 and 12 at the Santa Paula Church of Christ, 276 W. Santa Paula Street.

As a weary nation welcomed the respite of the long holiday weekend, TV ad sales execs were particularly looking forward to taking in some July 4th fireworks, as pyrotechnics have been in short supply thus far in this year's upfront

When Time Inc. launched Maghound, its Web-based magazine subscription service, it was hailed as a promising innovation for the industry that would attract new magazine buyers with a Netflix-like approach.

Michael Jackson's death continues to resonate in the world of online music as fans flock to the Web to purchase his music—and stream tons of it for free, often without many ads.

The nascent digital out-of-home medium is evolving from a one-way street to a two-way thoroughfare.

As part of Sprint's marketing for the new Palm Pre, on July 3 the company launched an interactive polling promotion called "r8 it" with National CineMedia.

An in the Los Angeles Times discusses recent L.A. Sheriff's statistics that show and across Southern California has reduced in recent months. The reduction comes despite an economic downturn which has resulted in an unemployment rate in double digits, an

A woman in Hauppage, N.Y., angry at a 9-year-old who got in an argument with her own child at elementary school, allegedly took an ad out on Craigslist soliciting the 9-year-old for sex. Margery Tannenbaum has been arraigned on charges

Nashville police are confirming Steve McNair was shot to death at a downtown Nashville condo. McNair suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Police said a female was also found dead at the scene, but they have not released