Carmelita Cordero Carmelita Cordero, a resident of Santa Maria, passed away peacefully in her home on June 25, 2025, after an exceedingly brief but ...

Another dramatic chapter of the Santa Barbara Foresters and San Luis Obispo Blues rivalry was written on Sunday at Eddie ...

Carpinteria has a new smoking ordinance going into effect Tuesday that will prohibit smoking in apartments and condos, ...

This year's Fourth of July community celebrations stretch from Santa Maria to Carpinteria with concerts, picnics, fireworks, parades and a drone show ...

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A 54-year-old inmate at the Northern Branch Jail died two days after being taken into custody, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. Juan ...

A pedestrian was killed early Sunday when she was struck by a vehicle in Western Goleta, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s ...

Not even a major toe jam could keep Ajay Mitchell from getting his foot in the door with professional basketball’s best team. The former UC Santa Barbara ...

Firefighters had a busy Sunday afternoon involving three medical incidents at remote locations in the mountains above the South Coast. The three ...

In this business of food writing, the Let’s Go Eat Team finds itself constantly conversing with chefs and restaurant owners about sourcing — ie, where do ...

Melissa Bates coordinates the Los Padres ForestWatch Room to Roam program, which advocates for wildlife corridors and ...

Last month, two of our region’s most iconic wild residents — a mountain lion and a black bear — were killed by vehicles on Highway 101. The bear near ...