A pile of dirt strategically placed near heavy equipment parked in front of an empty storefront actually represented a big step in a multiyear effort to ...

Next year Carpinteria will take on the largest capital improvement project in city history with a $15.3-million bridge ...

High-speed internet projects are one step closer to reality in nine rural Santa Barbara County communities following the completion of broadband designs ...

Cottage Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, has become a member of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Care ...

The American Red Cross Pacific Coast Chapter has opened an evacuation shelter at Arroyo Grande High School, 495 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande, for evacuees ...

I am fairly handy with woodworking tools, so I would like to build a unique birdhouse. What are some design tips? — Adam K. Dear Adam: There ...

Diane Hogan Diane was born in San Diego, California, on March 26, 1933 to Roy and Dorothy Pogue. She died on July 6, 2025. Diane and her younger sister ...

Community members can help Explore Ecology give a little TLC to the local coastline this summer at the August Beach Cleanup, 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Aug. 10 ...

Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) is helping local families get ready for the new school year by offering free rides on all SMRT routes, Monday, Aug.

The Gifford Fire response will swell to 3,000 people Wednesday morning, and incident commanders are setting up additional base camps to reduce drive time ...

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A 41-year-old Lompoc man has been arrested on suspicion of extortion involving at least three people, and police believe there may be additional victims.