Program Pushes for Heart Defibrillators in California Schools
31544616 SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A program aiming to put heart defibrillators in California Schools is getting a big push from doctors and some…
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Feds Deny Water to Central Valley Farmers
The drought is taking a heavier toll on California agriculture as the state enters the fourth year of a severe drought. The Federal Bureau of…
Continue ReadingSearch Warrant Leads to Arrest of Elderly Man in Santa Maria
A search warrant served in the 700 block of N. Lincoln Street led to the arrest of a 66 year-old Santa Maria man. The Santa Maria Police Department…
Continue ReadingDons Advance to CIF Semifinals for 2nd Straight Year
The Dons are more than just Bolden Brace. With their star junior held to just eight points, Santa Barbara’s Ben Clay, Chris Wagonhurst and Max…
Continue ReadingCameron Walker’s HS Career Ends as Righetti Loses
Stanford-bound Cameron Walker scored 25 points but it wasn’t enough to extend his outstanding high school basketball career. Compton defeated…
Continue ReadingTate & UCSB Fall to Oregon
UCSB ace Dillon Tate lost his no-hitter and his 1-0 lead in the sixth inning. Oregon would break up the 1-1 tie with two more runs in the eighth and…
Continue ReadingMister Spock’s Vulcan Greeting Still Going Strong
In the 1960s, legendary “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy incorporated the Hebrew letter shin into his Mister Spock role. The Boston-born…
Continue ReadingAfter Fact Finding and Mediation Still No Deal for Lucia Mar Teachers
The Lucia Mar Teachers Association and the District participated in Fact Finding and mediation on Friday, February 27. Both parties worked into the…
Continue ReadingStrong Winds Topple Large Tree
A large tree was knocked down just after 4 p.m. Friday on the 400 block of East Pedregosa Street in Santa Barbara. City fire Capt. Bob Kendalll said…
Continue ReadingThe Oak Cottage Santa Barbara Opening End Of March
Work crews are nearing the final stage of The Oak Cottage, a Craftsman style, 40 unit community on the 1800 block of De La Vina, serving seniors with…
Continue ReadingWestern Snowy Plover Protection Closes Beaches
Sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches in Vandenberg will be closed beginning March 1. These beaches close annually from March 1 to Sept. 30 to…
Continue ReadingCold Case Leads To Conviction
On July 30, 1980 Stacy Knappenberger’s mother came home from work and found her oldest daughter murdered in their South J Street home. Oxnard…
Continue ReadingLocal Schools Celebrate Read Across America
31533630 SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The classrooms at Oakley Elementary School were filled with visitors on Friday, who were there taking part in an…
Continue ReadingSanta Barbara High School Madrigal Choir Going To Europe
The Santa Barbara High School Madrigal Choir is heading to Europe this summer, and the students are paying their own way. 35 Students were invited to…
Continue ReadingBig Brothers Big Sisters Making an Impact
31531428 ATASCADERO, Calif. – For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has made an impact nationwide by nurturing kids with positive…
Continue ReadingTrain in Oxnard Metrolink Derailment Applied Brakes 8 Seconds Before Impact
In a Thursday afternoon press briefing, Robert Sumwalt with the National Transportation Safety Board delivered new information from NTSB’s…
Continue ReadingSanta Maria Philharmonic Teaching Students About Classical Music
31525174 SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Class was in session at Pacific Christian Center in Santa Maria on Wednesday. But instead of learning the…
Continue ReadingOcean Rescue at Surf Beach in Vandenberg
Santa Barbara Fire crews, and other emergency personnel, were on scene at Surf Beach near the Vandenberg Air Force Base for an ocean rescue Friday…
Continue ReadingSanta Maria Broken Fire Hydrant
It is a sight that will make the parched, drought-weary south coast cringe. Just after 9 a.m. Friday a fire hydrant was knocked over in Santa Maria.…
Continue ReadingSanta Maria Skateboarder Struck by Car
31521360 SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A teenager spent the morning in a hospital after he was struck by a car and went into its windshield. It…
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