The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says Melodee Buzzard was last seen near the Utah-Colorado Border on October 9.

A 22-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested last week in connection with a violent sexual assault, burglary, and robbery, according to police and court records.

Stephen Miller is this admin’s Homeland Security Advisor, but Die Heimat sometimes takes a back seat to his true passion — his band. Stephen began the Stephen Miller Band as a cover band of the Steve ...

Curfew stop on Saturday leads to the recovery of a stolen gun on an otherwise quiet weekend following the previous weekend’s ...

Juan Fernando Rios, who earlier this year was arrested in connection with a fatal State Street stabbing but was ultimately ...

Credit: Courtesy GOLETA, CA, 3 de noviembre de 2025 - La ciudad de Goleta desea actualizar a la comunidad sobre el estado de ...

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New Beginnings (NB) had a big hit of a fundraiser this year — the thought-provoking and entertaining play Every Brilliant ...

Shtetl Home Companion Production Spoofs 1930s Radio, Vaudeville, and Comic Books ...

Santa Barbara - This holiday season, Candlelight®, the globally acclaimed series of live concerts presented by Fever, will transform Music ...

Revered and clandestine Iranian Director Jafar Panahi triumphs with his Palm d’Or-winning new film ‘It was Just an Accident’.

While lopsided polling and fundraising have given the Yes on 50 campaign an undeniable advantage, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s team is taking nothing for granted as Election Day arrives.