The Secure Rural Schools Act, which Congress passed overwhelmingly this week, is headed to President Donald Trump for final ...

Bunker fuel contains, among other contaminants, more than 5,000 times the sulphur that is in gasoline for cars ...

If these people's children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.’ ...

CourtesyJennifer Karapetian with award | Credit: CourtesyKristina Perkins, John T. Savrnoch, Kelly Duncan, Casey Nelson, ...

Huerta — who is British and produces theater in London and Edinburgh as well as Santa Barbara — set the show in England in ...

Channing Peake Gallery, tucked discreetly into the County Administration Building, celebrates abstraction and Santa Barbara’s ...

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International Ballet Stars, based in Miami, Florida, will be returning May 8, 2026 for a performance of Sleeping Beauty at ...

The new ruling against the Trump administration’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles comes as courts are considering ...

Credit: Courtesy Anesthesiologist Dr. Michael Ashnin was named Lompoc Valley Medical Center Physician of the Year for 2025 ...

OAKLAND —California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in announcing a lawsuit challanging the Trump ...

A lot of us have been asking about the “Builder’s Remedy” and what it means for Santa Barbara. With about four proposed ...