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The Goleta Police Department has partnered with the Camino Real Marketplace McDonalds location for a “Coffee with a Cop” event on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Coastal Ranches Conservancy served a petition for writ of mandate seeking a Court order requiring California Department of Parks and Recreation to perform long-promised environmental mitigation.

Disney's latest Star Wars installment, Andor, has reached the number one spot for streaming this week. 

Caltrans debuted its new fleet of traincars for passengers in the Central Valley and Northern California.

A photo from the 1913 “Flying A” silent movie “In the Days of Trajan,” which was set in Ancient Rome, had a prop that was all wrong in a couple of ways.

By the City of Goleta New Eastern Goleta Routes and Schedule Beginning this Monday, October 3rd, 2022, the Eastern portion of Goleta will experience new street sweeping routes and an updated schedule. All information about Street Sweeping in Goleta can be found on the City’s website at  ...

Santa Barbara City firefighters rescued a man trapped in a storm drain under a grate at the Harbor.

[Update]: Sheriff's Deputies are investigating the death of a woman on E. Mountain Drive after she was allegedly struck by a vehicle.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the child that was killed in a vehicle collision near Lompoc this week.

This month Governor Newsom signed a law providing new protections for white sharks in California waters.

Both the International Space Station and the Chinese space station, Tiangong, will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies during the next two weeks.

Heal the Ocean has been involved in cleaning up abandoned homeless camps in environmentally sensitive areas because the camps often contain trash and human waste that can end up in the ocean.

On September 28, the Santa Barbara Unified School District sold its last two increments of bonds (Series C) for both Measures I and J for a total of $53 million combined.

Explore Ecology reports over 3 tons of waste was removed throughout Santa Barbara County on Coastal Cleanup Day.

[Update]: Firefly Aerospace scrubbed their Friday launch from Vandenberg at the last minute.

Thursday is National Coffee Day, so where's the best place to get a cup of joe?

Thousand Steps, a historic beach access stairway in the Mesa neighborhood, has reopened after a six-month closure.

A UC Santa Barbara researcher was arrested this summer and charged with possession of child pornography.

Marine research and conservation institutions band together to expand whale-saving technology to the San Francisco Bay

A reader shares their opinion on Goleta's plan to narrow Hollister Ave in Old Town Goleta.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office honored employees and community members at the Annual Recognition Awards Program and Luncheon last week.

Thomas Bradshaw (December 29, 1953 - September 5, 2022)

Artwork on Display at the Goleta Valley Library Until October 2nd

A reader shares photos from the walk on Naples Beach this past Sunday.

Community leaders gathered on Tuesday morning for the groundbreaking of the Refugio Road Trails Restoration Project..

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining the CDC in recognizing, September 28, 2022 as World Rabies Day

A 68-year-old male died Tuesday evening after being struck by an Amtrak Train in Oxnard.

The Santa Barbara Zoo announces the retirement of its longtime Zoo Director, Nancy McToldridge, at the end of September.

Court of Appeals Rules that Agencies Must Modify Twitchell Dam Operations to Protect Endangered Fish 

A new hotel, with a coffee shop and restaurant, is slated to take over a State Street building that formerly housed a Scientology center.