There’s nothing quite like a Christmas Eve on the beach, and local Marcella Franklin was on hand to capture this photo of the ...

Photographer Chris Alan captured photos of winter surfers taking advantage of Rincon Point’s high waves last week.

Does the onset of a new year have you craving a healthy reset? If so, Kevin Till of Carpinteria has designed a system just ...

Santa Barbara resident Pascale Beale recently went on tour for her 11th book, “Flavor — Savouring the Seasons: Recipes from ...

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department said last week that two cases of the H5N1 bird flu were found in domesticated cats in two separate Santa Barbara County households. Both ...

At the Carpinteria Woman’s Club upcoming Jan. 8, 7 p.m. meeting, Ray and Jessica Kolbe will present on The Pollinator Habitat Project, a nonprofit organization that is working to convert ...

In Carpinteria, amendments to the Carpinteria Municipal Code will kick in in June, banning smoking in multi-unit housing complexes. This ban applies to marijuana, tobacco and e-smoking devices; it ...

Santa Barbara County is asking community members to volunteer for the annual Homeless Point In Time Count. During the Jan. 22, 5:30–9 a.m. count, volunteers will count the number of ...

Healthy eating starts at the grocery store, and when it comes to lunches, a little preparation goes a long way. Whether ...

Deputies responded to a local bank for a disruptive subject who was refusing to leave. Deputies arrived and found the subject ...

Two days’ driving, in driving rain (with overnights in Santa Cruz and Point Arena), brought me to northern Humboldt County ...

I love both “Moana” and “Gladiator” — the originals, that is. They have great characters, great plots, great music, great ...