Best selling local author Howard Jay Smith will be speaking about and reading from his new novel “Viva Violetta & Verdi,” 2 p ...

More than 400 people made a big splash into 2026 on Thursday morning by running into the cold ocean as part of the annual Santa Barbara Polar Dip.

( In my last column, we discussed the high stakes involved in getting spiritual salvation right. So, how can I know where I ...

James Glines The Santa Maria Recreation & Parks Department invites the community to a memorial sign dedication honoring the ...

Cal Poly universities’ “Jungle Jumpstart” rainforest float, which showed how nature and technology work together to create a better world, received the ...

Wild, savage feeding frenzies are a natural part of the lives of wildlife we share our world with. Being in the midst of such a bestial event is rare and ...

The New Year’s Eve storm caused some soggy celebrations in Santa Barbara County, but no major incidents were reported. Santa Barbara — with 19.37 inches — ...

Best selling local author Howard Jay Smith will be speaking about and reading from his new novel “Viva Violetta & Verdi,” 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 at ...

A SpaceX rocket’s launch to deliver an Italian satellite into orbit has been rescheduled for Friday evening at Vandenberg Space Force Base after being ...

While vehicle crashes, weather, and shootings and stabbings dominated Noozhawk’s top read stories of the year, reporters were ...

A portion of outer State Street in Santa Barbara was temporarily shut down by police Wednesday evening after a passing motorist reported seeing a man with ...

The wind and rain didn’t stop more than 200 people from celebrating New Year’s Eve in Solvang on Wednesday afternoon — Danish ...