Hardware and cross bracing also help keep the pier together, along with boards that provide handrails and a walkway for visitors, she said. Wes Woods II covers West County for the Ventura County Star.

The National Weather Service has issued high surf and coastal flood warnings for Ventura County, urging the public to stay off beaches, coastal walkways, piers and jetties. Dangerous waves ...

Officials with the city of Ventura, County Emergency Services, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and FEMA surveyed the pier’s damage on Jan. 19. The repair assessments of the ...

Some beaches in Ventura County were closed Thursday afternoon as high waves and flooding created dangerous conditions. All beaches from the Ventura Pier to Marina Park were closed and as SKYCal ...

The historic Ventura Pier reopened on Saturday ... A small plane crashed into a Ventura County neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, killing two people and a dog on board while spreading fire ...

Thus far, Ventura County Fire Department has rescued more ... On the coast, city officials ordered the closure of the Ventura Pier to protect the public, as high surf was expected to accompany ...

Flooding of coastal roadways, parking lots and damage to piers, jetties and other coastal structures is also expected. All state beaches and campgrounds in Ventura County are closed, including the ...