Month: June 2014

Californian workers’ earning minimum wage will see an-dollar increase starting Tuesday. Santa Barbara County has a large service industry with…

San Luis Obispo County is one of the top places in the country for technology-related business and tech jobs. A recent study reveals the county is…

Four people were taken to the hospital late Sunday night after a house burst into flames. Investigators believe the fire is suspicious and could be…

More than 50,000 children have crossed the U.S. border illegally without an adult or parent since October. Some of the children are being cared for…

The City of Santa Barbara’s Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting entry forms for participation in this year’s…

Surf Beach will be closed from June 27, to September 30 due to exceeding the number of violations allowed by beach restrictions set to protect the…

Too much free time during the summer months isn’t necessarily a good thing for some teens. But a local aviation program is helping one group…

Five residents of Santa Maria were arrested on drug charges. Detectives with the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression Team served a…

After major opposition, restaurant workers and bartenders can go back to legally preparing food with their bare hands. On Saturday, California…

SANTA MARIA POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FIVE PEOPLE YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION TO DRUG SALES OUT OF A HOUSE.IT HAPPENED ON THE 900 BLOCK OF SUNFLOWER…

A mother duck was on high alert Saturday afternoon when her 4 ducklings got trapped in a sewer in Santa Barbara. Scott Wallace and another local…

High schoolers, adults, and those looking to swim safely this summer are jumping in at the Lompoc Aquatic Center are getting lifeguard certified.…

UCSB researchers are planning to study the aftermath of a fire that burned nearly 20 acres in the Coal Oil Point Reserve in Goleta. The reserve is…

ABC’s Barbara Walters returns to television to interview Peter Rodger. He’s the father of Elliot Rodger, the young man who killed six…

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department has now found the body of the missing Arcadia firefighter, Mike Herdman near the Sespe River. Herdman,…

The Channel Islands Harbor has a refurbished boat launch thanks to boat fuel taxes. More than $4 million dollars was spent on a six-lane boat launch…

For those who know the Central Coast backcountry, the fire danger cannot get any more extreme due the drought. “This is about as dry as…

At-home food businesses are relatively new in the state of California because of a law that took effect last year. Now the Santa Maria City Council…

Santa Barbara County firefighters spent Thursday night and Friday morning gaining the upper hand on a brush fire that broke out near Slough Road and…

After listening to testimony given during Desmond Edwards’ preliminary hearing, Judge Brian Hill determined he will face two of three felony…