The process that led to new supervisorial district boundaries this year may get a few tweaks based on lessons learned by the first Santa Barbara County Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission that tackled the task.
Funds totaling almost $10 million to help homeless individuals and families have been awarded to Santa Barbara County by the California Depart…
Santa Barbara Humane, which operates a campus in Santa Maria as well as Santa Barbara, reported 1,263 animals were adopted and 20,204 received…
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In 2021, Santa Barbara Humane achieved a 96% live release rate, or 7% higher than the national average for animal shelters.
Five people were injured Monday, including three children, following a single-vehicle rollov…
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic leaders in the Legislature and labor unions are negotiating ho…
I purchased a Tempest weather station and installed it on my roof. This ingenious instrument…
Temperatures over this period will remain mild, with most locations ranging between the low …
A project to reconstruct the bridges on Highway 101 at the Highway 135 interchange in Los Al…
Check out which local offensive stars have landed on All-Area Team!
When it comes to postseason awards, there's so many different categories players get boxed into.
Hancock College linebacker LJ Vongsy has committed to continuing his athletic and academic career at Harding University next season.
Santa Ynez had one of the better seasons in the area this past fall.
The first big movie premier of 2022 has come — and it bombed. “The 355,” an action/espionage film starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger and Penelope Cruz, released on Jan. 7.
The Wildling Museum is Solvang has closed its doors to the public through Jan. 24 out of an abundance of caution amid climbing COVID-19 cases, and will continue to assess the situation and act accordingly ...
Well on the way toward restoring and reopening Lompoc’s landmark theater, the Lompoc Theatre Project’s board of directors has announced that fundraising efforts in 2021 were the most triumphant to date, and that 2022 holds even more promise.
That’s right… the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Return to Hogwarts” debuted New Year’s Day on HBO Max. It’s hard to imagine that it’s been nearly twenty years since the first film came out and nearly twenty-five years since the first book was published.
ON THE FARM Leroy and Joan Scolari were some of the folks that helped make our agricultural family so special here in Santa Barbara County. Join me in “getting together" with some of your family and friends in 2022.
Valadao impeachment vote took courage
Fit testing, respirator physical anyone?
GUEST COMMENTARY As the only nation to have used nuclear weapons, the U.S. should lead and unilaterally disarm itself of nuclear weapons, in the same vein that it brought them into existence.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass recently visited West Africa, marking the first time she has visited the region since assuming her position as the Air Force’s senior enlisted leader.
What started in an Air Force Academy classroom could end up benefiting women worldwide, thanks to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Edison Grant Program.
Vandenberg Space Force personnel receive their COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots at the 30th Medical Group's Point of Distribution on Vandenberg Jan. 7. Want to know when the next POD is so you can get your vaccine or booster? Call 805-606-2273.
The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently added Introduction to China, Introduction to Russia Culture courses, and a video library to its newly updated, free Culture Guide mobile app. The addition of the courses moves lock-step with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr.’s strategic initiative, Accelerate Change or Lose, outlining four Action Orders and focusing on people, decision-making, competition, and adapting to change.
Leaders across the Air Force Medical Service recently met virtually and in person for their annual Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, sharing ideas focused on recalibrating operational readiness.
