With Trump refusing a second debate with Harris, Tuesday’s clash of running mates will likely be the final marquee media ...

The legislation is meant to act as a permanent solution to years-long declines in federal funding for survivors of sexual ...

Miye Ota — a beautician, hairdresser, dance instructor, diva, Big Wow spirit, onetime Japanese-American internment camp ...

[Update: Sun., Sept. 29, 2024, 4:05 p.m.] Santa Barbara County Fire Department investigators arrested a man “suspected of ...

Sable Offshore, a convenient creation of ExxonMobil, seeks to reopen the same failed oil pipeline that caused the catastrophic spill of May 2015. Almost 150,000 gallons of toxic and cancer-causing ...

The non-profit Teacher’s Fund surpassed its fundraising goal during its annual Back to School Supplies Drive this year, ...

UCSB researchers have taken the first steps toward their goal of developing forecasting tools that can help predict what ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — A project to replace the San Jose Creek Bridge on State Route 217 will result in a full closure of the highway in both directions between Hollister Avenue and Sandspit Road on ...

Police are asking the public to avoid the 500 block of North Salsipuedes Street, where a suspect in a domestic disturbance ...

ON the Walls Susan Tibbles and Jane Gottlieb, two artists whose work I have long admired, will have an exhibition ...

Yes 4 Lompoc Kids, a dedicated group of advocates for Lompoc’s public schools, is proud to host a community forum ...