Councilmember Kristen Sneddon was giddy with excitement as she gathered the dozens of Post-It notes she had scrawled on ...

Kai Mault of Santa Barbara High football and Halle Rillie of Dos Pueblos High girls’ volleyball were honored as the Santa ...

The Alberts’s case is the highest-profile example detailed in the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s recent report on ...

The California surgeon general is launching a campaign to spread awareness about health conditions that contribute to ...

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After eight years of winding its way through federal and county courtrooms, the lawsuit over Plains’ role in Venoco’s ...

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself,” Kennedy said that year, “but each of us can work to change a small ...

Lucy Firestone, Gregory Fuss, and Greg Giloth have been appointed to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Board of Trustees ...

Six new members entered the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Monday night at the Cabrillo Pavilion. They included four athletes, who attended Santa Barbara ...

The City of Goleta broke ground this morning, September 12, 2024, on the long-awaited Goleta Train Depot. The milestone event ...

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(CARPINTERIA, Calif.) –The County of Santa Barbara is donating a vehicle to Carpinteria Senior Citizens, Inc. to help local seniors ...