Next year, booklovers at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be encouraged to read “Crying in H Mart,” a bestselling memoir about cultural identity and grief, the university announced…
Read more US Santa Barbara selects ‘Crying in H Mart’ for 2026 common book programFBI officials and Santa Barbara County investigators searched the home of a missing 9-year-old girl. Melodee Buzzard was last seen with her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, as recently as…
Read more FBI searches home of missing Santa Barbara County girlLaw enforcement on Friday released new surveillance images of a young Santa Barbara County girl who’s been missing. Investigators began searching for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc on…
Read more New surveillance images show missing Lompoc girl before disappearanceThe man is scheduled to appear in court for sentencing Dec. 4, according to prosecutors. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man “repeatedly abused” his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, ending with a…
Read more Mom’s boyfriend severed toddler’s spine, causing ‘rapid death,’ CA officials sayWhat began as a theft at a beauty store in Goleta ended with a freeway traffic stop and the arrest of three men accused of stealing nearly $2,000…
Read more Deputies say freeway stop led to nearly $2,000 in stolen goods recoveredA whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa…
Read more ‘Mind-blowing’ moment: Whale-watching tour spots white shark feeding off Santa Barbara coastThe Lake Fire continues to burn tens of thousands of acres in Santa Barbara County, according to Cal Fire. With about 34% containment, the fire has scorched 38,430…
Read more Lake Fire burns over 38,000 acres in Santa Barbara CountyLate spring winds whipped through Southern California over the weekend and fanned multiple brush fires while also dashing the hopes of music festival-goers in Redondo Beach. The forecast…
Read more Toppled scaffolding, canceled beach festival, brush fires: Strong winds stir trouble for SoCalLos Angeles County can expect to see rain across the region beginning Sunday night and continuing through Wednesday, with the latest winter storm system forecast to bring the…
Read more New storm to bring more rain across L.A. County MondayChilling rain, swirling gray clouds and blustery winds rolled into Southern California on Sunday as the strongest winter storm of the season geared up to deliver near-record rainfall…
Read more Emergency declaration and urgent warnings as Southern California storm gathers ferocityA dangerous, intense storm will move into Southern California this weekend, bringing the potential for widespread flooding, mudslides and debris flows. Officials are urging caution during the most…
Read more ‘Life-threatening’ storm to inundate Southern California beginning SundayConcrete, glass and steel come together to create a modern masterpiece in Santa Barbara County wine … [+] country. Village Properties Do you love modern contemporary style but…
Read more Contemporary Style Meets Country Living On 20-Acre Spread In Santa Barbara CountyViews from the courtyard of the Hope Ranch house take in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Village Properties In the Southern California housing market, a 1925 home with an…
Read more Classic 1925 Hacienda Is The Santa Barbara Dream HomeThe California ranch estate is in the heart of the Santa Ynez wine country. Zach Brown, Atlas Imagery / Village Properties Forbes Global Properties Woodstock Ranch in Santa…
Read more Equestrian Estate In Santa Ynez Valley Offers Country Luxury California-StyleA rarie estate in the Ortega Ranch neighborhood of Montecito makes the most of California’s sunny skies with wide-lens views of the Pacific Ocean that span the horizon.…
Read more A $16 Million Ticket To Big Ocean Views In Coastal CaliforniaNewswise — (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick…
Read more Gene editing, new DNA repair methods foundNatural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem’s structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to…
Read more Stripped to the boneThese days, strolling through downtown New York, where I live, is like picking your way through the aftermath of a party. In many ways, it is exactly that:…
Read more Outdoor Dining Is DoomedCNN — The historic storms devastating much of California have turned entire neighborhoods into lakes, unleashed sewage into floodwater and killed at least 18 people. And there’s more…
Read more ‘A very significant emergency’: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore | CNNCNN — A powerful storm battering California has forced thousands to evacuate – including an entire community – and prompted dozens of water rescues as floodwater inundated roadways,…
Read more Thousands urged to flee their homes as storm wallops California, closing down roads, prompting water rescues and leaving 1 dead | CNN
