Smoky skies continuing to blanket the Central Coast, creating potential health impacts
Smoky skies blanketing the Central Coast the past several days are creating poor air quality, as well as potential health impacts for people…
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Mountain Lion cub rescued from tree in rural Lompoc
Back in the good ‘ol day, the job of rescuing a cat stuck in a tree often fell to heroic firefighters. Now, a different type of treed cat and…
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Bucket Brigade’s Growing Community Project takes root
A new effort to fight hunger throughout Santa Barbara County now has roots in Trinity Lutheran Church’s Trinity Gardens. And, private gardens,…
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Pen pal program connects high school students with residents in senior communities
A three month long pen pal campaign connecting high school students with residents at two senior living facilities launched this…
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Thousands of Cal Poly students returning to campus with several new safety measures in place
Thousands of Cal Poly students are returning to campus this week with several COVID-19 safety measures in place, as the university prepares to start…
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Gloomy, orange-colored skies affecting the mental wellness for some people
The gloomy, orange-colored sky has that blanketed the Central Coast this week can adversely affect both mental and physical…
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Lompoc Unified School District will wait on waivers for in-person learning
LUSD and the Lompoc Federation of Teachers (LFT) have decided to wait on applying for in-person instruction at this time, saying they are moving…
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Looking for the Helpers: Teacher maintains special tradition during distance learning
As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of…
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Historian: Santa Barbara had its hottest day 161 years ago
Hot enough for you over the Labor Day weekend? Many California cities and towns up and down the coast broke records Sunday but a Santa Barbara…
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San Luis Obispo takes action to protect public health
The City is working with leaders from Cal Poly, Cuesta College and the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department to keep the community safe,…
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‘Better Together’ partnership provides $200,000 grant funding for Santa Maria businesses
The Santa Barbara Better Together (SBBT) Fund Small Business Grant Program is a joint effort between the Santa Barbara Foundation and the City of…
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Commemorating the one year anniversary of the Conception dive boat tragedy
It feels as though more than one year has passed since the Conception dive boat tragedy, a gut-wrenching trauma that took the lives of 34 people on…
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2020 Senior Expo of Santa Barbara is now a free flu clinic for at-risk seniors
The Senior Expo of Santa Barbara is collaborating with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department to give free flu vaccines to low-income seniors.…
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Santa Barbara County Health makes major changes with COVID-19 guidelines
According to California’s new COVID-19 monitoring system, Santa Barbara County resides in the state’s stringent purple…
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Lucia Mar Unified School District creates online check-in to monitor students emotional wellness
Lucia Mar Unified School District has created a new online check-in program that allows teachers and school officials to monitor students emotional…
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Goleta aluminum company plays vital role in global ventilator production
Worldwide demand for life-saving ventilators is having a major impact on an industrial engineering company in Goleta specializing in aluminum.…
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Looking for the Helpers: Parkinson’s patients take boxing lessons
As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of…
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Tipline Investigation: Errors in state system leave unemployed Californians scared, mad and frustrated
More than a million Californians are on the verge of becoming homeless. Sadly, the safety net they thought would help them is letting them down when…
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DA Joyce Dudley offers words of comfort to relatives of Golden State Killer victims
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley and Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten and their prosecuting teams witnessed a stunning…
Continue Reading Looking for the Helpers: Act of kindness inspires others
As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of…
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