Above, Sheriff's deputies helped Fish and Game officials load a 250-pound bear into a pickup truck for relocation. The 3-year-old male was captured from a tree at an Arbolada residence. Paul Ortbals, left top, of Amazing Animal Actors, holds Jabari, a 3-month-old lion cub, as local kids get up close and personal with Taja, a 3-week-old Bengal tiger, at Ojai's annual Bike Rodeo at Nordhoff High School.

Trouble Bruin
Bike Rodeo

Budget cuts challenged

Big money at stake in school district transfer issues

Woman makes push to save Dahl's food

Formenti seeks to merge old with new

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