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Many job seekers often already have work and need more
Those looking for work are after a second job. Managers say it is a sign of the economic…
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Mild rain showers Saturday, warming into next week
Happy Friday and the first day of November! It is off to a cool start for the Central Coast, with rain chances to begin the month. We have had a…
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Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce announces Goleta’s Finest Award Recipients
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce announced Goleta’s Finest 2024 Award Recipients in the…
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Covered California starts 12th open enrollment period with new informational campaign and increased financial assistance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The open enrollment period for Covered California starts Friday, Nov. 1, and runs through Jan. 31, 2025, allowing California…
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Anibal Paz Perez of Oxnard convicted of multiple sex crimes against two children
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced Friday that Anibal Paz Perez of Oxnard was convicted of multiple…
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Fillmore woman dies after single-vehicle crash early Friday morning on Highway 126
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – A 29-year-old Fillmore woman died after the 2019 Jeep Wrangler she was driving crashed into a drainage culvert alongside…
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Atascadero Police seeks help from public to locate Missing Man
ATASCADERO, Calif. – The Atascadero Police Department (APD) is reaching out to the public in hopes of locating missing 34-year-old Todd Joesph…
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Witches fly in for their annual lunch in downtown Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – With stacked brooms off to the side, the annual witches lunch filled many tables at Anderson’s restaurant and bakery on…
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Halloween business area trick-or-treating brings out hundreds of kids and parents in costumes
Many businesses held trick or treat events before sunset on Halloween. Family friendly locations included Coast Village Road as it was converted to…
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Unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile test from Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled November 5 through 6
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – An operational test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been scheduled between…
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Santa Maria man arrested in connection with stabbing that hospitalized an elderly man
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – 43-year-old Frank Castillo of Santa Maria was arrested and a 65-year-old man was hospitalized after a stabbing in the parking…
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Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office celebrates Dia de los Muertos with special altar viewingÂ
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office invites the community to celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a special…
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Starting out the new month with dry and cool conditions, tracking rain into the weekend
Happy Friday! We will start out the new month and our Friday with a cool and clear morning. A few of our fog prone areas will wake up to fog and…
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Exploring Male Sexual Trauma Through the Menendez Brothers’ Story
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – In the wake of the Netflix series and the possible resentencing of the Menendez brothers, the conversation about male…
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Full steam ahead for new Summerland railway project, will create new daily passenger trains
SUMMERLAND, Calif.—If you’re ever at a crossroads on whether to take the train the new Ortega siding project in Summerland will be a game…
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San Luis Obispo County using Dominion Scanners to Process Ballots
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif – Poll workers have been processing returned ballots for about two weeks now, and say they are impressed by the early turnout.…
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Fire destroys two cars in downtown Santa Barbara parking lot
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Two cars in a downtown Santa Barbara parking lot are destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon. Flames and fire shot up from…
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Changes to Ojai’s Libbey Bowl supported by Donald Glover
OJAI, Calif. — Concerned resident, Donald Glover, 41, voiced his support for a new group to take over the Libbey Bowl’s commercial concert…
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Cottage Hospital offers NICU babies handmade Halloween costumes
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Babies at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara got dressed up for Halloween. The neonatal intensive care (NICU) team designed…
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