Welcome to The Santa Ynez Valley News Best of the Valley 2026. Join us for a year-long celebration of the outstanding ...

This week, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission continued efforts to update and modernize the permitting process for ...

The Lompoc area has always been associated with water issues. When the King of Spain, Carlos III, sent the friars to this ...

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-481 mission Thursday afternoon ...

Ghost tales and reports of unexplained encounters take center stage during Solvang's haunted walking tours that give visitors ...

Whatever accomplishments Gavin Newsom might claim from his eight years as governor, he will also leave a legacy of ...

Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County held a community walk in Santa Maria Tuesday to demonstrate support for ...

Santa Maria officials outlined plans to accommodate thousands of new homes and residents while addressing rising ...

Scrappy Doo is a 4-year-old male tan and white American Bulldog mix weighing approximately 67 pounds, available for adoption ...

Santa Barbara County saw an unanticipated $500,000 boost to its cannabis tax, permitting and license income in the last ...

That stash of car parts Grandpa has collected over the years better not contain a single catalytic converter unless he can ...

The state Capitol is an arena where lobbyists for thousands of interest groups battle over issues that mostly involve money — ...