Santa Barbara County sheriff’s investigators are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a female hiker Nov. 8 on the Aliso Trail in Santa Ynez Valley and warning hikers to take precautions before heading out on a hike.
Santa Barbara County voters heavily favored Democrats — with one exception — in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the ballot count certified Nov. 25 by the Registrar of Voters Office.
Blake Jaeckels had big shoes to fill heading into the 2014 football season.
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We have been working to highlight the decade's best players in several different sports over the last few months, and now we continue with boys basketball. Go through this collection of profiles of our nominees and get ready for the voting. We've really enjoyed the level of participation we've had with the football and girls basketball polls, so share these profiles and the contest with your friends to get the word out and support our local athletes.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
Santa Barbara County is moving deeper into the purple tier, as state and county-level data indicate rising COVID-19 rates not seen since the c…
Fire crews have fully contained a 13 acre vegetation fire that broke out near the small unincorporated village of Garey Saturday.
A vehicle that caught fire on Mail Road between Lompoc and Buellton on Sunday sparked a 1-acre vegetation fire that was quickly extinguished b…
Diablo Canyon Power Plant operators returned the Unit 2 reactor to 100% power over the weekend after it was shut down for maintenance work on …
A steady stream of cars rolled through the Santa Maria Elks Unocal Event Center in half-hour increments over a three-hour period Friday night as “Christmas in the Country” opened for a six-week run.
Election 2020 - Information, stories and profiles from Central Coast races
Graduate forward Riley Till led a quartet of double-digit scorers with 17 points as Cal Poly opened its 2020-21 men’s basketball season with a 100-46 victory over Bethesda on Friday afternoon.
The 25-year-old has been on the move. He's dabbled in fashion and is also a neighborhood barber and may even complete his training at barber school in the near future.
Berwick caused headaches for plenty of Central Coast athletes who were unlucky enough to be on the opposing end of the basketball court or football field. He was a dynamic point guard at Atascadero, combining size, athleticism and basketball IQ to dominate on the hardwood, breaking into the Greyhounds' varsity unit as a freshman. He also grew into a 6-foot-4 quarterback that powered the 'Hounds' football team.
“This year, because of the COVID-19-related restrictions, everybody was trying to get in, so the tournament was grouped into one division. We’re a Double-A team and one of the really nice things was, we beat a Triple-A team in the semifinals.”
John Leo Dato, the Santa Maria boxer, is ready to enter 2021 undefeated and leave 2020 in the rearview mirror.
