CalMatters: For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public ...

Birds that once hunted for kings are now playing an important role in keeping our environment cleaner. Ancient skills are ...

Council recently approved a $5.15 million skate park renovation while separately receiving an urgent update on the ...

Champ, a 1-year-old male black-and-brown Dutch Shepherd weighing about 71 pounds, is available for adoption at the Lompoc ...

With the Nov. 3 General Election now just a week away, the Santa Barbara County Elections Office is reminding local voters to ...

Welcome to The Santa Ynez Valley News Best of the Valley 2026. Join us for a year-long celebration of the outstanding ...

Bill Ostini and Terri Stricklin will be honored at the 2026 Celebrate Philanthropy event on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Santa ...

The Lompoc area has always been associated with water issues. When the King of Spain, Carlos III, sent the friars to this ...

This week, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission continued efforts to update and modernize the permitting process for ...

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-481 mission Thursday afternoon ...

Ghost tales and reports of unexplained encounters take center stage during Solvang's haunted walking tours that give visitors ...

Whatever accomplishments Gavin Newsom might claim from his eight years as governor, he will also leave a legacy of ...