By CHRIS MCGUINNESS
A 62-year-old man died after two days in custody in the Santa Barbara County Jail, marking the second death at the facility in 2019.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office off...
By ZAC EZZONE
After nearly four years without a shooting range for its police department, the city of Santa Maria plans to start construction on an outdoor range at Los Flores Ranch this su...
By CHRIS MCGUINNESS
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office investigators said they have identified more victims in connection with a 53-year-old Buellton man accused of committing sexual crimes ag...
By ZAC EZZONE
Santa Barbara County is looking to address challenges with diverting individuals with mental illnesses out of jail and to a facility where they can receive help.
In a present...
By CHRIS MCGUINNESS
The sound of glasses clinking and silverware scraping against plates died down as Lompoc City Manager Jim Throop took the stage at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center ...
By ZAC EZZONE
Santa Barbara County farmers have a new ordinance to navigate. It requires a permit to use hoop and shade structures for crop protection, unless growers meet certain exemption...
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) re-introduced the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act on April 10. The bill, Hou...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Springtime comes with about 70 more things to do in downtown Santa Maria on a Friday evening than any other night of the week. This year marks the fourth that the city is host...
By Ethel Landers - Arroyo Grande
Remember, as a child, how we delighted when we saw dandelions in the lawn? Possibly our parents gave us an allowance if we pulled them with a tool. Remember how weeds would po...
By Larry Bishop - Buellton
A recent letter in the Santa Maria Times touted the wonderful history and benefits of oil development in the Cat Canyon area. The writer criticized the "few" opponents of the...
By Suzanne de St. Jean - Santa Maria
To quote Forest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does." The Santa Maria City Manager's Office and the transportation department decided to change the Breeze bus leaving the Transit...
By Mike Robertson - San Luis Obispo
I'd like to say a word about torture. We hear a lot about it these days; it's all over the news. We recoil at the thought of torture. And yet, every single, solitary day, we a...
By ZAC EZZONE
As a junior at St. Joseph High School, Justin Jones is a dual athlete on the school's swimming and water polo teams.
His coach for both teams, Bianca McNeil, said Jones was p...
By ZAC EZZONE
With opposing national and statewide policy changes recently enacted regarding the food served in public school cafeterias and the drinks served with kids’ meals at rest...
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By THE CANARY
How do you pay for something you want but don’t have money to pay for without bringing in any additional revenue? That’s a tough one, but have I got an easy answ...
By REBECCA ROSE
For a typical actor, it can take months of detailed preparation to create one role that audiences will find believable, relatable, and engaging enough to invoke their suspensi...
By REBECCA ROSE
It's always refreshing to see the work of Orcutt painter John Card on the wall at any gallery or public exhibit.
This time it was at the Santa Maria Public Airport, where mem...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The Mother’s Day Natural Perfume-Making Workshop at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang takes place on Saturday, May 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. The class size is ...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Standup comedian Sinbad will perform at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez on Friday, April 26, at 8 p.m. The popular comic was named one of Comedy Central’s &ldquo...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The song “This Is It”—no, not the Michael Jackson documentary—could have gone one of two ways. The lyrics spell out a play-by-play blueprint for countr...
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Writer-director Chris Butler (ParaNorman) helms this stop-motion animated adventure about Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman), who’s invited to the Pacific Northwest b...
By REBECCA ROSE
I need to start this column off on a somewhat bittersweet note and tell you all that this will be my last Eats column for the Sun.
It’s been a great ride getting to kno...
The Neal Taylor Nature Center hosts the 24th annual Fish Derby at Cachuma Lake on April 27 and 28. Fish anglers of all ages are welcome to compete for both cash and merchandis...
Zest it Up Inc. hosts its DIY Succulent Wreath Workshop at Zaca Mesa Winery in Los Olivos on April 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Attendees will create their own succulent wreath on a g...
Gala De Arte Plaza hosts The Chicken: Intermediate Painting with Catherine Lemoine on April 24, from 2 to 5 p.m. Lemoine will guide participants through the creation of a chic...
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