The city of Santa Maria is considering a new general plan — a document that would act as a guide on land use and planning ...
With serene trails, a wonderfully walkable Old Town and a slate of buzzy new businesses, there's a reason Goleta's nickname ...
Kacey Musgraves’ sixth studio album isn’t so much a love letter to her home of the Lone Star State as much as it is a place for profundity — a celebration of sounds familiar, new, old and revived, ...
Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...
Everybody is listening,” explains vineyard consultant Jordan Lonborg about how much the world is excited about the hope of ...
Aspiring entrepreneurs across Ventura County will have the opportunity to develop and pitch business ideas in just one day at Startup Day Channel Islands ...
Authorities say killing dozens of hippos is the only way to curb a booming population threatening Colombia’s wildlife and rural communities.
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Germany’s Nick Woltemade, left, celebrates after ...
SANTA MARIA, Calif., February 27, 2026 — Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today a jury returned a verdict of guilty against defendant Aloysius James of first-degree ...
FARM TO TABLE: Cuyama grower Jean Gaillard takes an hour-drive to Santa Maria once a week to sell vegetables, eggs, and more at the city’s weekly farmers market. Gaillard and his wife, Meg Brown, have ...
Restaurant deals and special menus are returning to the Santa Maria and Santa Ynez valleys this month as part of two regional dining promotions, with a third event planned next month in Lompoc. Dine ...