Carmelita Cordero Carmelita Cordero, a resident of Santa Maria, passed away peacefully in her home on June 25, 2025, after an exceedingly brief but ...

A small fox that lives on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California is thriving after near extinction. The ...

Two people were killed in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake when a water tank fell through the roof of the Arlington Hotel, a massive and pretentious structure that had been cheaply built at State and ...

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The 178th anniversary commemorating Los Angeles’ first Independence Day flag-raising on July 4, 1847, scheduled for 10-11 a.m ...

Buellton’s Arts and Culture Committee is debuting its July collection of banner art in downtown Buellton as part of an ...

Chumash [San Luis Obispo Mission] Salinan -- San Antonio Barbareño Chumash (Santa Barbara) Mewuk (Miwok) Wintun Esselen Indians Karkin Indians of North America -- California Chumash Salinan Indians ...

New Mural Unveiled at Santa Barbara’s Adams Elementary School for World Oceans Day The “Ocean Guardians in Chumash Territory” mural was created by veteran muralist and environmental activist Emiliano ...