This was the route of the first Southern Pacific Railroad across the Goleta Valley from Santa Barbara to the end of the track at a turntable and station on Ellwood Station Road to the west. The “curvy ...

Debates on abortion have long been linked to moral, religious, medical and political issues. But abortion policy also has ...

The incessant roar came from a cascading a waterfall still unseen, but its cacophony increased as my pace quickened while ...

Casual, affordable, beachside eats are much harder to come by in Santa Barbara than they should be, but the purr-fectly ...

Under the bright lights of the Brawlin’ Betties ’ home track at Earl Warren Showgrounds, two roller derby teams jammed, ...

It’s well known that cargo vessels and whales don’t mix; whale-ship collisions are one of the leading causes of death for the ...

Bird flu has been spreading among dairy workers in California’s Central Valley, jumping from cows to people. A new suspected ...

Two young girls were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday, and major injuries were reported in a multi-vehicle ...

Grief can be a funny thing. When I heard Claire Bidwell Smith talk at Godmothers last month, the author and grief therapist ...

This edition of ON the Beat was originally emailed to subscribers on November 21, 2024. To receive Josef Woodard’s music ...

The Gauchos will play at Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, on Sunday at 5 p.m. in Palo Alto.

Jon Boogz (in purple) and Lil Buck at Beth Goldman’s Beginning Dance Troop class at Santa Barbara High | Credit: Ingrid ...