What you need to know: A recap of this week's top headlines
Your weekly look at our top local headlines, columns, and stories that were the most talked about and shared this week.
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Santa Barbara County officially went red Tuesday after the state certified its COVID-19 new case rate had remained at that level for two weeks…
Following years of planning by faculty and students, the Hancock College community reached a major milestone Wednesday by breaking ground on o…
While driving through, attendees will experience spooky sounds and fear-inducing sights that are not for the faint of heart.
A number of pink-colored nibbles, specialty desserts and drinks will be for purchase at eateries located throughout the resort property to help raise funds for the Mission Hope Cancer Center.
The final word on the federal government taking a large parcel of land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, was made last week by the assistant secretary of Indian affairs and published Wednesday in the Federal Register.
Construction is underway on a Dutch Bros. Coffee drive-through location just south of the O’Reilly Auto Parts store at 1790 N. Broadway.
In spite of ongoing, state-mandated business closures and event cancellations in the face of COVID-19, Solvang has continued its tourism marketing efforts under the management of IDK Events in an effort to maintain the interest of potential visitors.
Lompoc federal prison inmates lacked timely access to health treatment, weren't screened properly and were placed in solitary confinement as part of the facility's response to the COVID-19 outbreak several months ago, according to findings published in a report on Friday.
Updated numbers on the prevalence of the coronavirus in Santa Barbara County, and in several cities within the county.
A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office custody deputy tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman.
There are about 200,000 unwanted horses in the United States that need new homes.
Use a wok if you have one, if not a wide shallow frying pan will work.
In the name of Babe Ruth and Johnny Carson, Walt Disney, and Yosemite National Park...vote.
Voter Information Guides began arriving in Santa Barbara County voters’ mailboxes Friday, a few days after vote-by-mail ballots that were sent…
The “endangered” status of a small flower found at Vandenberg Air Force Base could be lifted to “threatened” after a protection and recovery p…
St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School came back to life Wednesday morning after a seven-month dormancy due to the coronavirus outbreak, as car…
Beginning next week, the Santa Maria Public Library will offer Grab-and-Go Book Bags containing an assortment of five books for pickup at the …
Rather than accept the fate of a canceled 2020 world robotics competition season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a small group of students from the SYVUHS MechaPirates 5136 robotics team decided to embark on a new challenge.
A Santa Maria club invited local photographers to join the organization, encouraging them to participate in monthly online meetings and socially-distanced field trips.
Two of California’s national forests were reopened Thursday, but Los Padres National Forest remains closed, after the U.S. Forest Service Paci…
The following is taken from the Santa Maria Police Department's calls-for-service log and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office daily arrest log. Those appearing as "arrested" are only suspected of the crime indicated but are presumed innocent.
Northern Santa Barbara County's new affordable farmworker housing complex, Guadalupe Court, has officially opened to its first group of tenant…
Both Santa Maria and Lompoc set new records for high temperatures on Oct. 1, as Santa Ynez Valley sweltered under triple-digit heat and a new …
Applications for cannabis storefront retail sales license applications became available Tuesday, giving potential operators 34 days to prepare…
Newly crowned Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen Faith DeBrum on Wednesday morning handed the keys to a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette to the man who won i…
A 44-year-old Santa Maria man has been identified as the driver killed in Saturday's vehicle rollover on Highway 135 near Orcutt.
Santa Maria officials are moving forward with their plan for expanded bike and pedestrian access throughout the city with the August release o…
Santa Maria business owners in several sectors will be able to expand and resume services following Santa Barbara County's move Tuesday into t…
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors extended its protection for commercial tenants unable to pay rent because of COVID-19 impacts until …
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department this week reached the milestone of 150,000 COVID-19 tests conducted since the start of the p…
Accessing the estuary near Ocean Beach Park has been restricted to the public for as long as many Lompoc residents can remember but will reopen to water recreation activities for the first time in decades next month.
A four-day closure of State Route 246 in Lompoc is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, through Friday, Oct. 9, with the roadway closed between 7 a.…
"Despite her own health challenges, she always found a way to give back to the community, particularly to the animals who do not have a voice that humans understand."
Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle rollover near the entrance to Cachuma Lake on Highway 154.
The new shop will serve the same Bob’s Well Bread branded artisan goods and café selections found in the originating Los Alamos store.
In preparation for the potential reopening of the Regal Edwards theaters in Santa Maria, around 40 community members gathered Saturday at the …
The all-day event also symbolized the change in ownership which was made public in early June.
Voter information guides and vote-by-mail ballots will be landing in Santa Barbara County residents’ mailboxes this week even as the last of t…
After months of preparation by over 150 local high schoolers, Santa Maria agriculture education program The Patch kicked off its third season …