Read-A-Palooza 2026 – finished strong July 31 after nine weeks of discovering stories, enjoying performances, and completing ...

Launch Pad will host its 2026 Summer Reading Series this month, featuring new works by playwrights Julia Izumi and Megan Tabaque, Thursday, Aug. 27 at The ...

The doors to the Old Mission Santa Barbara swung open shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday, revealing this year’s Spirit of Fiesta, ...

Some Santa Barbara County residents have seen unexpected furry visitors wander into their neighborhoods and even onto their ...

Bounce houses and live performances shared McClelland Street with emergency vehicles and military equipment Tuesday evening ...

A Lompoc federal prison correctional officer and his wife pleaded guilty Wednesday to smuggling contraband to an inmate in exchange for $6,650 over several months. Paul Betancourt, 38, and Sylvia ...

The Lompoc Police Department partnered with the Lompoc Parks & Recreation Division to host this year's Junior Police Camp, providing local youth with ...

So many books. So little time. Fortunately for the newest installment of UCSB Reads, what began as a long list of recommended ...

Members of Team Chumash, the volunteer group from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, will spend the morning of Aug. 10 helping out at ...

The Lompoc Police Department partnered with the Lompoc Parks & Recreation Division to host this year’s Junior Police Camp, ...

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 982 is the July winner of a $2,500 donation from Community Bank of Santa Maria’s as part of the bank's pledge to give ...

Noozhawk publisher Bill Macfadyen is right to be frustrated, as was clear in his July 31 column, “California’s Wildfire Strategy? Cross Your Fingers and ...