The military-style actions of federal immigration enforcement are unwarranted, unnecessary, and destructive. This is an ...

"I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.

Homeland security and ICE agents were seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Camarillo Thursday morning; ...

The southbound on-ramp at Olive Mill Road will close for about nine months. The southbound off-ramp at San Ysidro Road will ...

This past March, Charles Love passed away, just months shy of the 50th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of its annual scholarship, awarded to an ...

Just one year after opening its doors to Santa Barbara, Silvers Omakase has been awarded one Michelin star by The Michelin ...

Nate Birkey, composer, musician and trumpeter, hits the SOhO Restaurant & Music Club stage on Sunday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m.

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A wanted man has been safely apprehended following a standoff at his apartment with his family inside. On Wednesday, July 9, ...

The Community Environmental Council’s free Central Coast AgLink platform is connecting farmers, ranchers, and land stewards ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures is off and running for its 2025-26 season, as the retiring game-changer Celesta Billeci passes the ...