Month: June 2013

A retired fireman on a fishing trip with a friend say they visited face to face with a Great White Shark just off Tajiguas Beach Saturday afternoon.…

In the middle of a summer heat wave, the waters at three local beaches are off limits after two-off duty firefighters encountered a great white shark…

Seasonably warm weather took the area by storm.And there may even be recordbreaking temperatures. Nevertheless for those out beating the heat they…

A suspect is custody after a two hour stand off in Goleta. He was found a few houses down from where sheriff deputies began searching. The Santa…

Ventura County Agriculture Commissioner Henry Gonzales wrote a letter to California’s office of emergency services sharing his drought…

You don’t have to be a book lover to escape the heat at public libraries. Air-conditioned libraries are serving the public as cooling centers…

A federal appeals court says it is lifting its freeze on same-sex marriages in California and the state is required to issue licenses to gay couples…

A section of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Wildlife Refuge — which is normally off limits — opened Friday for a nature hike. The wildlife…

Firefighters have put out a small brush fire burning in San Luis Obispo. The 2-acre fire was burning near the southbound side of the 101 Freeway at…

A former football coach at Dos Pueblos High School faces felony charges for stalking a former student athlete. Santa Barbara police arrested Justin…

Since 1941 Vandenberg Air Force Base has been a training installation. More than 72 years later and that has not changed. Now the base has one of the…

Hundreds of people called 911 during Sunday’s blackout. Santa maria dispatchers say they received almost 600 phone calls within the first 90…

A new restaurant is headed to Santa Barbara’s funk zone for a mid-July opening. The new hot spot, on 131 Anacapa Street,is already creating…

With apologies to LeBron, James Ennis is taking his talents to South Beach. The 2008 Ventura High School graduate was selected in the second round of…

Emergency crews responded to a campsite at the Rancho Oso campground on the 37-hundred block of Paradise Road. At least two ambulances were called…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme is taking a new approach. Rather than being open to all ages, the Harriet H. Samuelson…

National HIV Testing Day took place Thursday. To mark the occasion, the Ventura County Public Health Department expanded its hours at a free clinic…

The I Can Shine Bike Camp rolled into Camarillo this week. The week-long event, held in Santa Barbara last year, set up shop at the Mission Oaks…

Summer is here, and the Concerts in the Park Series are kicking off up and down the coast. We’ve compiled a list of the events. SANTA BARBARA…

Along the Central Coast there are several cities where it is legal to sell and buy fireworks. Stands are popping up from Fillmore to Arroyo Grande.…