Myrtle Elizabeth Pipersburg Harris was born in Belize City, Belize, on November 4, 1937, to Osborn Wilferd Pipersburg and ...

A talent show for kids ages 12 and under is a popular part ot El Dia del Niño at the Santa Barbara Zoo.(Courtesy photo) One of the Santa Barbara ...

Amid the highest food insecurity rates in nearly a decade, proposed federal changes threaten to deepen hunger across Santa ...

Bookshop Santa Cruz, in conjunction with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education and the Humanities Institute at UC Santa ...

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From Trauma to Hope: Stories of Foster Care will be on display for one week only at The Record (115 N H Street, Lompoc) from March 31 to April 6. Admission is free. Exhibit hours are Monday–Wednesday ...

Locals from different faiths prayed for Tibet— a region of 3.6 million people that's governed by China but has a fierce ...

United Way of Santa Barbara County’s VITA program is partnering with Supervisor Laura Capps and U.S. Bank for the event, ...

Since the reopening of the Santa Barbara Public Library, families have returned to the children’s center, which is now packed ...

From San Diego to Santa Barbara, southern California is home to beaches, mountains, valleys and deserts. That’s a lot of ...

A father and son in Santa Barbara County were arrested this week on suspicion of committing lewd acts against a child, authorities said Wednesday. Mark Pearse, 64, and his son Allen Pearse, 34 ...

North of downtown, the 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a refuge for bored beachgoers and nature enthusiasts alike. Visitors walk on unpaved paths through what, at times, looks like ...