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Thursday, June 12th, 2025
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Good morning, Ventura. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 12th of June.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Swedish furniture company IKEA introduced a new store format that offers Plan & order points with Pick-up to mix online and in-store shopping. The stores in Thousand Oaks, Ontario, Colma, and Santa Monica opened earlier this spring and are part of a $2.2 billion investment in its U.S. expansion. Ventura County Star
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Ventura police released new details in a 2023 homicide after 25-year-old Christian Alexandre Hillairet was charged with two counts of murder on June 6 by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office — for killing an Ojai woman on May 31 and Ventura man William Thompson, 46, whose body was found on November 5 near railroad tracks. Ventura County Star
- ➤ Ventura County officials said Dustin Ronald Alba from Oxnard was convicted on nine felony counts of using force during sexual acts on five survivors between 2012 and 2020 in Thousand Oaks, Oxnard and Los Angeles—and he will appear in court on July 9 for sentencing, where he could face up to 111 years to life in prison. KEYT
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Community members attended public hearings on changes to the Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base that could nearly double the number of launches and bring both jobs and scientific advances while raising concerns about health and environmental impacts. Critics and supporters in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Lompoc shared their feedback—with additional comments accepted until July 7—and a hearing is scheduled in Lompoc today. KEYT
- ➤ Hundreds of Oxnard residents protested ICE detentions on Tuesday as local law enforcement and sheriff teams from Ventura and nearby counties said they are only helping Los Angeles police and will not join federal immigration operations — officials warned protests may grow more intense this weekend. KEYT
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