The New Year brings uncertainty whether 92-year-old Dionisia Galarza and her family will get to spend another holiday in her ...

When the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees holds its first meeting later this month, members will be ...

A Santa Maria Superior Court judge declined to stop a $1 million settlement for the mother of a man run over by a police ...

There is growing skepticism of the value of expertise and science, according to a 2003 Pew Research Center study. While ...

Pete Kwiatkowski learned about football’s ups and downs long ago at Santa Barbara High School. He got a glimpse of the sport’s mountaintop during his ...

Joshua Schimel Ph.D. is a UC Santa Barbara distinguished professor and former chairman of the Environmental Studies Program.

UC Santa Barbara professor Lisa Sideris Ph.D. is vice chair of the Environmental Studies Program, where her research and teaching focus on environmental ethics, particularly at the intersection of ...

Step outside shortly after sunset on Monday, Jan. 13, and look low in the east-northeastern sky. There you’ll see the rising full moon, and just below it ...

A pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Santa Maria has died due to her injuries, Sgt. Shane Armstrong of the Santa Maria Police Department said Sunday.

Gene Sprowl Eugene Charles Sprowl, known as "Gene," passed peacefully in his home on Dec. 11, 2024. A well-known businessman and avid bodybuilder, he is ...

The Santa Maria Philharmonic will present its 11th Annual Youth Showcase, 3 p.m. Jan. 11 in Shepard Hall at the Santa Maria Public Library. The Youth ...

The Tax-Aide program, in partnership with the IRS, will provide free federal and California 2024 income tax preparation including free ...