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Justin Wilkins The city of Goleta has hired Justin Wilkins as its new Parks and Recreation manager. He brings more than 20 years of leadership in ...

And indeed, we had, despite some misses of birds that we thought were slam dunks. The total seems to have settled at 213 ...

Take a step back in time with a visit to El Presidio de Santa Barbara. The nearly 6-acre state historic park consists of restored buildings that make up the last Spanish military settlement built ...

On Tuesday, Samuel Micah Dabill was identified as the person whose body was recovered from the shores of Leadbetter Beach the ...

The park, located 5 miles west of Santa Barbara, is open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset. You can reach the park via car or the MTD bus, which stops right outside the park's entrance. More information ...

L.A. City Council members have called on the Department of Water and Power to examine why fire hydrants lost water pressure ...

In his first year since being reinstated by Churchill Downs Inc., trainer Bob Baffert has entered three fillies in the Jan. 5 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita Park, the first prep race of the year ...

Helen Goumas It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Mother and Grandmother “Yiayia” Helen (Eleni) Goumas. She was born in Gythion, ...

Wildfires can decimate thousands of acres in a matter of hours, laying waste to huge swaths of land and destroying virtually everything in their path. However, when the flames are extinguished and the ...

A group got an “extremely rare” sighting of a sea creature off the coast of California, officials said. A white orca, ...