A hometown bank's co-founder who also had a big heart for raising funds to help various facets of the Santa Maria Valley community has died at age 82.

Local mental health experts say more calls to their crisis hotline are coming in, which means people are getting help.

For the second time in three months, UC workers across California are on strike, demanding higher wages in the face of what they call a critical staffing shortage.

The California Community College Sports Information Association voted the Bear Cubs as the No. 1 team in their most recent ...

Ten UC researchers and 14 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.

Montecito Bank & Trust has appointed two new members to its board of directors, Dr. Igor Mezic and Veronica Quintana. Mezic is the chief technical officer and co-founder of MixMode, an AI ...

The Highlanders softball team opened its season on Feb. 7 at home against Utah Tech. Conference play begins March 8 against ...

A YIMBY group documents how the policies have had “limited or no impact.” But accessory dwelling units have been a success ...

A Santa Barbara jury on Thursday found local security company owner and part-time TV host Craig Case guilty on 63 of 64 ...

Singer Selena Gomez recently revealed that Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce ’s girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor ...

Martin Marty, one of the foremost interpreters of religion in American public life, died on Tuesday. He was 97 years old.

Earth’s climate has long been shaped by subtle but powerful shifts in its orbit. These slow, predictable changes drive the ...