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Former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor fatally shot in Los Angeles

May 26, 2024 6:50 pm CNN Newsource

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles while interrupting… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District celebrates return of downtown waterfront shuttle with launch event

May 26, 2024 12:22 pm News Channel 3-12

The Santa Barbara MTD is celebrating the return of its downtown waterfront shuttle with a launch event on May 31.… Continue Reading

North West earns support from Jason Weaver, original singing voice of young Simba, following ‘Lion King’ stage performance

May 26, 2024 11:16 am CNN Newsource

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter North West helped the Pride Lands from Disney’s “The Lion King” come to… Continue Reading

Nicki Minaj apologizes to fans for postponing concert after arrest in the Netherlands

May 26, 2024 5:05 am CNN

CNN By Dan Heching and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday… Continue Reading

How Hadrian’s Wall is revealing a hidden side of Roman history

May 26, 2024 12:00 am CNN Newsource

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — A party invitation. A broken flipflop. A wig. Letters of complaint about road conditions, and an urgent… Continue Reading

Lights Up! Theatre Company presents “FootLoose The Musical” at the Lobero Theatre

May 25, 2024 10:53 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Local students put on their dancing shoes to perform in "Footloose The Musical." Lights Up! Theatre Company cases local… Continue Reading

Sarah House benefit features live music

May 25, 2024 10:46 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Music filled the air during a benefit for Sarah House in Santa Barbara Spencer The Gardner, The English Beat, Queentide and… Continue Reading

i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival fills grounds of Old Mission Santa Barbara with art

May 25, 2024 10:36 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Chalk artists are creating masterpieces at the 37th i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival. Street painters known as… Continue Reading

Farmer Rodney Chow hosts Memorial Day Weekend estate sale at his Carpinteria ranch

May 22, 2024 10:22 pm Tracy Lehr

CARPINTERIA, Calif.-A familiar face at local farmers markets is holding an estate sale through Memorial Day. Rodney Chow, who turns 95 on Memorial… Continue Reading

Butterflies Alive! take flight at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History exhibit

May 26, 2024 5:54 pm Tracy Lehr

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is hosting Butterflies Alive! in the Sprague Butterfly… Continue Reading

Woody and Dallas Woodburn discuss their new novels during father-daughter book signings at Timbre Books in Ventura

May 25, 2024 7:04 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif.-Ventura County Star columnist Woody Woodburn credits his daughter Dallas for encouraging him to write his first novel. She is a… Continue Reading

Richard M. Sherman, one half of songwriting duo behind ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World,’ dead at 95

May 25, 2024 4:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Richard M. Sherman, who with his late brother Robert wrote songs for the 1964 Disney classic “Mary Poppins” as… Continue Reading

Nicki Minaj apologizes to fans for postponing concert after arrest in the Netherlands

May 25, 2024 12:49 pm CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday… Continue Reading

Summer movie preview 2024: Sequels, some superheroes and more sequels are upon us

May 25, 2024 10:00 am CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It may feel like not long ago, but a year has passed since the summer of “Barbenheimer,” and Hollywood is hoping… Continue Reading

This 3.6-million-year-old footprint was made by our earliest known ancestor. Now it’s at risk of being lost forever

May 25, 2024 6:30 am CNN Newsource

By Maureen O'Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: why climate change might make airplane turbulence worse, the best beaches in the… Continue Reading

Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20% to help cover renovation costs

May 25, 2024 2:47 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is increasing its ticket prices by 20%, CNN’s affiliate BFMTV has reported,… Continue Reading

The scenic garden that became China’s secretive seat of power

May 25, 2024 1:46 am CNN Newsource

By Jonathan Chatwin, CNN (CNN) — Above Beijing’s imperial center rises Jingshan, or Prospect Hill. From a pagoda at its modest peak, a… Continue Reading

The world’s best countries for tourism, according to the World Economic Forum

May 25, 2024 12:00 am CNN Newsource

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The United States has just won a significant honor – being named the world’s best country for travel and… Continue Reading

City of Santa Barbara files criminal complaint against local property manager over evictions

May 24, 2024 6:01 pm Andrew Gillies

On Wednesday, the City of Santa Barbara filed a three-count criminal complaint against local property manager James Knapp for alleged violations of… Continue Reading

Hancock College celebrates graduates during 103rd commencement ceremony

May 24, 2024 12:03 pm Dave Alley

Allan Hancock College celebrated its Class of 2024 graduates during the school's 103rd commencement ceremony held… Continue Reading