David Corbett David Corbett, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, returned to his Heavenly Father on March 23, 2026. He was born in 1937, the ...

Internationally celebrated bird conservationist and best-selling author Scott Weidensaul, will deliver an 
illustrated public lecture titled Saving Birds ...

Betty Jean Hendrickson Betty Jean Carmack Hendrickson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 13, 2026. She was born in Arizona, Nov.

Rescue crews responded Saturday afternoon to Refugio Road near the Santa Ynez Valley for a report of a person with possible lower-body injuries. Santa ...

My last column was on zinc toxicity for dogs and cats and this one is on batteries’ toxicity. Neither is fun to read but they’re both necessary to know.

Eric Swalwell’s abrupt departure from the campaign for governor due to revelations about sexual transgressions leaves nine men and women remaining as ...

What started as a life-altering traumatic brain injury led to a new way of healing for one Santa Barbara County resident. Local Mads Cantu has launched ...

My parents did not overtly practice Christianity in our home until my younger brother came into the picture. In fact, we were not baptized until Patrick ...

Thanks to a major donation from Yardi Systems, the Goleta Valley Library (GVL) capital campaign is closer to reaching its $1,700,000 goal needed for the ...

YouthWell, a Santa Barbara County nonprofit dedicated to youth mental health and wellness, is offering a free online directory connecting youth, families, ...

Veggie Rescue staff and volunteers, alongside members of the Santa Ynez Valley Rotary clubs, came together Friday morning to harvest 350 pounds of fresh ...

For April Autism Acceptance Month, the Koegel Autism Center at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education is donating children’s books to ...