Turkey Drive: SLO Food Bank glean program rescuing fresh produce for people battling hunger
SLO Food Bank is helping provide fresh and healthy produce to community members battling food insecurity through its GleanSLO…
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Operation Christmas Angel delivers gifts to kids in San Luis Obispo County
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Local businesses are partnering with the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department to collect and deliver gifts to kids…
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Turkey Drive: New farm to table work programs providing healthy food and job training for Good Samaritan clients
A pair of new Good Samaritan Shelter programs is providing a double-win for clients with non-profit organization, farm fresh produce, as well as…
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“Honoring All Who Served” served as theme of Oxnard’s Veterans Day Ceremony
OXNARD, Calif. – The Commander of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) hopes this Veterans Day will be unifying. “This Veterans Day, lets take a step…
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Veterans honored in special events and flyovers on the Central Coast
Army veteran Brooks Firestone who later served in the state Assembly spoke about patriotism in a Veterans Day event Monday. It took place at the…
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Santa Maria honors veterans during annual ceremony at downtown Freedom Monument
Santa Maria honored those who have served the country during the city’s 23rd Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Freedom…
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Turkey Drive: Good Samaritan’s ‘Hope Village’ housing community helping reduce homelessness in Santa Maria
The new Hope Village homeless housing community in Santa Maria is proving to be a success after opening earlier this…
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DÃa De Los Muertos altar returns to steps of Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard
OXNARD, Calif. – A DÃa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar is on display at the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard. The museum funded by…
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Turkey Drive: Dimes Media radio stations once again help promote annual fundraiser
For the 9th straight year, the News Channel 12 Turkey Drive is once again receiving a big boost from its radio partner Dimes…
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Halloween Pumpkin Patch offers free fun in Isla Vista
ISLA VISTA, Calif. – People psyched themselves up to enter the unknown at the Halloween Pumpkin Patch in Isla Vista. This is the I.V. Recreation…
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Homemade costumes win big at Howl-O-Ween contest in Ventura Harbor
VENTURA, Calif.-All kings of dogs and their two-legged friends competed in the annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest in the Ventura Harbor Village…
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Witches Paddle brings Halloween Spirit to Ventura Harbor
VENTURA, Calif.-The annual Witches Paddle brought the Halloween spirit to the Ventura Harbor. Witches dressed up and grabbed their broom-like paddles…
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PETA ‘Hell on Wheels’ campaign rolls into Santa Barbara to persuade people to go vegan this Thanksgiving
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— PETA’S ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck visited Santa Barbara Monday. It was hard to miss — with loud animal cries and real…
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‘World of Magic’ forecasts skeleTON of foot traffic, shares Halloween trends
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Halloween shopping is picking up at World of Magic, which is a real treat for store owner Erin Foley, especially during a…
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors packs The New Vic
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors officially opens on Thursday Oct. 10, but on Wednesday night people packed The New Vic theatre for…
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Harvest Festival puts visitors in the holiday mood
VENTURA, Calif.-The Harvest Festival returned to the Ventura County Fairgrounds. It’s’ also called the Original Arts and Crafts Show. For many people…
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Santa Ynez Valley farm frustrated by repeated vandalism and theft at pumpkin patch
A Solvang area farmer is frustrated that vandalism and theft is once again recurring at his annual roadside pumpkin…
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Summerset Farm in Santa Ynez hopes pumpkin shoppers can take a roundabout around the roundabout project
The Summerset Farm in Santa Ynez is hoping customers use detours from a Highway 154 project to get to its annual pumpkin farm. The work is part of a…
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Fiestas Patrias celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day in Oxnard
OXNARD, Calif.-The celebration of Mexico’s Independence Day is on Monday, but the celebration began early in Oxnard. The weekend event called Fiesta…
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Fourth of July weekend kicks off with parades in the Channel Islands Harbor
OXNARD, Calif.-Hours before the annual Fireworks by Sea Fourth of July kicked off with parades in and around the Channel Islands Harbor. People…
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