Vol. 17, No. 33
Techno teamwork: Local robotics teams like Orcutt Academy High School's Spartatroniks build, program, and compete with their custom bots
By Joe Payne
State aims to restrict pesticide use near schools
By BRENNA SWANSTON
Settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit
By DAVID MINSKY
Conservation groups sue federal agencies over fracking in Los Padres
Sheriff's Office releases identity of inmate found dead in his cell
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes to stay open to the public for next 15 years
Corrections
Pacific Coast Energy Company appeals denial of cyclic steaming project expansion, bringing issue to Santa Barbara County supervisors
Spotlight on: Santa Maria Olive Company
Lourdes and Michael Clayton, owners
Family donates 1,000 pumpkins to students at Mary Buren Elementary School
By SHELLY CONE
District moves forward with futuristic 38-room classroom complex for Righetti High School
St. Mary's students participate in STEM and bike safety programs
The motorsports park will provide recreational opportunities to youth
CARL CREEL
He's such a Boy Scout
By David Brown - Solvang
Santa Maria needs Alice Patino
By Bob Orach - Santa Maria City Council member
A lot is at stake in the Allan Hancock College board of trustees election
By Mark James Miller, president Part-Time Faculty Association of Allan Hancock College Santa Maria
Current and past Sheriff's Command staff support Bruce Porter for 3rd District
It's time to stand up and fight
By Mason Robertson - Santa Barbara
Justin Fareed understands women
By Kacie Silva - Lompoc
Politics is elementary
How would you feel if some day a robot replaced your job?
Find a haunting experience near you on the Central Coast
C. Wood explores cows and kimonos in Los Alamos exhibit
Chalk Festival of Scarecrows in Los Alamos
Nipomo High School Drama Department starts season with 'Radium Girls'
Lompoc Civic Theatre presents 'California Suite'
Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society hosts presentation
The Tri City Sound Chorus welcomes local ladies to join the chorus in rehearsals for an annual Christmas concert
The Best Lunatic
Krider excels at driving around in fast circles
By ROB KRIDER
History on display: Santa Maria Valley Sports History Club to show decades of women's softball memorabilia
Let's taco 'bout it: Once a truck, Vaqueras flourishes as a sit-down restaurant
Best of NSBC 2024
By Sun Staff
A 2024 presidential election guide for North Santa Barbara County voters
Art and technology converge in Gallery Los Olivos’ Brushes and Pixels
By Caleb Wiseblood
Spud Street’s food truck is the quickest route to every local french fry fanatic’s heart