Westmont Gets New President
The religion and philosophy scholar is the college’s eighth president.
Year: 2007
Body of Missing Diver Found
The Sheriff’s Department is investigating how Stewart Hindley might have died.
Tegan and Sara to Play Halloween Show in SB
Catch the Canadian sister act by picking up tickets at the Lobero.
Sheriffs Say Ride-By Fondler Finally Captured
The teen arrested is purportedly responsible for 12 sexual batteries.
Environmentalists Rally Behind Green Energy Bill
The bill would force electricity companies to raise their use of alternative energy to 20 percent.
Sheriff Make Another Marijuana Bust
No arrested have yet been made in the bust, which happened following a rancher’s call to police of suspicious activity.
Zaca Fire Rages in Backcountry
What started as an auspicious Independence Day did not end that way, at least not for several area ranch hands repairing a water pipe in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sparks from a metal grinder ignited nearby brush, and the flames spread before the crew could stomp them out. The location was Bell Canyon-not too far from Zaca Lake and about as unfortunate a location for a fire to start as one could find.
Ojai versus Big Trucks
Nestled at the intersection of State Route 33 and Highway 150, Ojai enjoys a reputation as one of Santa Barbara’s most idyllic inland neighbors. Tucked in the shadow of the Santa Ynez Mountains and just a short drive from Ventura, the Ojai Valley is an oasis in the sprawl of Southern California. However, with plans to expand gravel mining operations in the area, the sleepy little city of about 8,000 residents is facing a potential daily invasion of several hundred 80,000-pound rock-hauling Mack trucks on their way to and from the Cuyama Valley mines.
Frimpong to Stand Trial
The alleged rapist’s DNA was not found inside her, but hers was found on him. That was the testimony of California Department of Justice criminologist Lillian Tugado, who took the stand Monday, July 9, during a preliminary hearing in the rape prosecution of UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong.
Kelee Davidson Released After Less Than Two Years in Jail
Kelee Davidson was released from prison on 7/6, three days before the three-year anniversary of the murder of her ex-husband,
