A glitch involving ground system equipment has delayed the final launch of 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at least a ...

Days after Sable Offshore Corp. received federal approval to restart a pair of pipelines in Santa Barbara County, the Environmental Defense Center has ...

Firefighters responded Saturday afternoon to a residential structure in the Goleta Valley. The blaze was reported at about 2:40 p.m. at a single-family ...

As the calendar slides into 2026, champagne bubbles rise, resolutions scatter like confetti, and hope hums beneath it all. This poem reminds us that even ...

Santa Barbara High boys basketball kicked off the annual Santa Barbara Holiday Classic with an 85-61 win over Whitney of Rocklin on Friday inside J.R.

Hit and run is suspected after a man was found lying dead on a rural road just west of Santa Maria early Saturday, according to the Santa Maria Police ...

After several months of anticipating a memorial service for my friend, Joe, I was delighted to finally attend his celebration of life. Sadly, the service ...

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Amid groans and gasps in the Santa Maria courtroom, Ashlee Buzzard entered a not-guilty plea on Friday to a murder charge ...

Regarding the Dec. 24 article, “Sewage Spill Leads to East Beach Closure in Santa Barbara,” to those people who complain every time a cruise ship visits, ...

Runoff from this week’s powerful storms has pushed Lake Cachuma to the brim, and officials said Friday they have begun releasing water from the reservoir.

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