In advance of Memorial Day weekend, we're planning to run our annual summer travel package in tomorrow's Star. We'll look at where folks are planning to go this summer, how they're going to get there and how much it's going to cost (now that gas is firmly stuck at around $2.50 a gallon). Staff writer Zeke Barlow (zbarlow@VenturaCountyStar.com) is putting the story together for us. Graphics Director Brian Snyder is putting together a graphic to go along with it.

Staff writer Stephanie Hoops (shoops@VenturaCountyStar.com) is examining the situation at Magic Mountain amusement park, which has been hit by two consecutive weekends of violence. The big park in nearby Valencia had its share of problems in the past.

Also today we receive the latest housing sales numbers from the California Association of Realtors. And ... it's a record ... again. Business writer Gretchen Macchiarella (gmacchiarella@VenturaCountyStar.com) has the first look at it online.

Then, what we're looking at off the wire for Page One tomorrow includes: The latest from the Senate as it votes on President Bush's judicial nominees, the House debate on stem cell research, and reports from Iraq that al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been wounded.