By REBECCA ROSE
A Lompoc police officer’s son took a turn for the worse in his battle with leukemia as the community continues to rally around him.
Noah Scott, 14, was diagnosed with a...
By CAMILLIA LANHAM
With passage of the largest budget in recent memory ($1.08 billion), Santa Barbara County is cutting the equivalent of 178 full-time employee positions for the 2017-18 fiscal ...
By JOE PAYNE
Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin is set to pass on leadership of the department to acting Police Chief Phil Hansen on June 23.
Martin was hired as police chief at the en...
By CAMILLIA LANHAM
Labor shortages continue to affect Santa Barbara County agriculture, according to the recently released agricultural production report for 2016.
The report from the county&rs...
By JOE PAYNE
A recent Santa Barbara County grand jury report questioned the efficacy of local water agencies and their ability to collaborate effectively in managing local water supplies.
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• Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) addressed the June 14 shooting in Alexandria, Virg., at the beginning of a speech made later that day for the National Partnership for Wom...
By HELEN ANN THOMAS
Blackberry pie, a la mode.
Doesn’t that sound oh-so-summery and too divine for words?
That was dessert at the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society’s annual busines...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
This year marks the third in a row that VTC Enterprises’ candidate for the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen Contest took home the crown. St. Joseph High School student Madis...
By JUSTIN RUHGE
Those who oppose the use of nuclear power and think that solar, wind, and others will be substitutes do not understand that the real issue is in the numbers. Those nuclear pow...
By Bill Cirone - Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools
Partnerships are the central thread that runs through the fabric of all we have done here at the Santa Barbara County Education Office for the past 3 1/2 decades. I would be r...
By Kevin Leitner - Orcutt
As a newer legal immigrant to the U.S.A., I have unfortunately seen enough California newspapers, radio, and TV programs go on about President Trump and how he is “a hor...
By KRISTINA SEWELL
If you aren’t a teacher you’re going to be wildly annoyed by the following sentiments, but I just can’t help myself—it’s summer break. After just...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
When Alex Ketcham walks her dog, she tends to take “the scenic route” as much as possible. Rather than a casual stroll through their neighborhood, the 20-year-old ...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
Arellanes Junior High students gathered on campus June 14 to honor former student and Olympic boxer Carlos Balderas, unveiling a new banner that reads “Home of Olympian ...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
Allan Hancock College is looking for locals to join The Community Ambassador Program, the college’s new community relations outreach.
The program offers a leadership op...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
The city of Lompoc’s Recreation Division and Public Library have teamed up with the Lompoc Unified School District (LUSD) to serve free lunches to kids 18 years old and ...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
Allan Hancock College extended its concurrent enrollment program to include college credit classes to more local high school students. The program allows students to take coll...
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I don’t know about you, but when I think of people throwing shade, the last thing that comes to mind is “grand jury report.”
These days, people mostly tal...
If you were to go to the Olympics, what sport would you compete in?
By REBECCA ROSE
When she was a 9-year-old student in South Africa, Margie Bowker’s teacher pulled her aside one day and told her she was going to be a famous artist someday.
“She...
By REBECCA ROSE
In 1984, a little film came out about a lonely boy who had just moved to a new town and had trouble fitting in. He met a beautiful girl, befriended a wise man with a lot of un...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
In an effort to connect to the community through artwork, the city of Lompoc’s Public Works and Utilities Departments held its first Mobile Mural Contest in the 2017 Nat...
By CARMEN AGUILA-TORNERO
The Santa Barbara Public Library System was given a $10,000 grant to purchase bilingual books for children. The grant comes from the California State Library as part of the Ca...
By ARIEL WATERMAN
My husband, The Brit, and I have been living together since January 2006, marrying in March of that year. When two people of our generation forge a connubial relationship, t...
By JOE PAYNE
The Central Coast is celebrated for many things, but the level of philanthropy found here is definitely a jewel in the area’s crown. Locals are generous for sure, but th...
Editor’s note: This week’s Split Screen was written by New Times Arts Editor Ryah Cooley and Staff Writer Karen Garcia while Glen and Anna Starkey partied it up at...
By HAYLEY THOMAS CAIN
The first thing I noticed about Alisha Taff was her electric smile and bright, glowing skin. Even under the less than flattering fluorescent lights of the SLO Guild Hall, the ...
The city of Santa Maria presents Concerts in the Park with the Drive-In Romeos at Rotary Centennial Park, 2625 S. College Drive, on June 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Drive-In Romeo...
Learn traditional Japanese cultural dances to prepare for the 2017 Obon Festival. Lessons meet Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. through July 19. Classes are free at Santa Maria Vete...
Barbara and Floyd Snyder present their photographic art at Longoria Winery and Tasting Room through July 31. Cost is free. The gallery is located at 415 E. Chestnut Ave., Lomp...
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