An allowance is a good first step, especially if you tie part of it to chores that could help develop a strong work ethic. Once they’ve earned a bit of money, they can begin practicing a lifelong ...

Started in the Baby Boomer generation, the Santa Barbara Open men’s and women’s beach volleyball tournaments will have a feeling of nostalgia when ...

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,500 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

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Look out Panda Express. There's some competition in town. Chop Chinese Food UCSB has opened in Isla Vista, and it's the kind ...

The “heart and soul" of a popular taco truck died in a single-vehicle rollover crash west of Lompoc on Wednesday afternoon.

The Santa Ynez Valley Grange, in partnership with Apples to Zucchini Cooking School, will offer two series of cooking classes for families and ...

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will present a free electric off-road and landscape equipment demonstration, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Santa Barbara Foresters were blanked by the Academy Barons for a 3-0 loss on Thursday at Eddie Mathews Field. The Foresters (15-6) have now dropped ...

A Santa Maria man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to sell large quantities of illegal fireworks during an ongoing Police Department operation ...

Happy birthday, America! There’s nothing that can compare to the fun, fanfare and fireworks that will fuel the nation’s 249th Independence Day ...

With Fourth of July celebrations approaching, community members are banding together to report unmarked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, ...