Good morning, Ventura.

Authorities issued evacuation warnings near the Grande Fire east of Piru as the blaze expanded from 3 to 50 acres and firefighters from Ventura and Los Angeles counties are responding while residents south of Lake Piru prepare to leave.

JD Slajchert, a former UCSB basketball player now teaching public speaking at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, has his life story featured in a documentary on VictoryRoad+ that highlights his close friendship with Luc Bodden and a new fashion partnership with a Malibu cashmere brand.

The Ventura County Environmental Health Division reported that a mosquito sample collected last month in Fillmore tested positive for West Nile Virus, marking the first positive detection this year, although no human cases have been noted.

Officials urge residents to eliminate standing water (a key step to reduce mosquito breeding).