Blood Drive at Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo Offers Easy Way to Help — and a Chance to Win $10,000
Vitalant blood-mobile rolls up to downtown mall on Tuesday, September 9.
Ella Heydenfeldt
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Deadly Crash Near Buellton Leads to DUI Arrest
A passenger was killed and two drivers were injured in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Friday on Highway 246.
School Shrink? Santa Barbara’s Enrollment Crisis Has a Complicated Middle
Over the last decade, S.B. Unified has seen enrollment drop as its share of socioeconomically disadvantaged students has risen.
What Federal Budget Cuts Mean to UC Santa Barbara Researchers and the Nation
Research into cancer, climate change, and DDT dumping hangs in balance as Congress resumes debate over science agency funding.
UC Research and Public Service Professionals Vote to Unionize
Roughly 125 of the 7,200 workers are at UC Santa Barbara, which had the highest voter turnout across the UC system.
Driver Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Buellton
[Update: Tue., Sept. 9, 2025, 11:45am] The driver killed in the August 29 crash on Santa Rosa Road has been
Santa Barbara Marine Vet and Endurance Athlete Lost on Montana Lake
James “Dingo” Dominguez’s twin brother is raising funds to continue search and recovery efforts after his brother went missing while training on Flathead Lake.
Stearns Wharf Murder Retrial Moves Forward After Mistrial
Jiram Tenorio Ramon is accused of fatally shooting innocent bystander during a 2022 shootout on Santa Barbara’s waterfront.
Six Years After the Deadly ‘Conception’ Fire, Santa Barbara Captain Remains Free Pending Appeal
Jerry Boylan has yet to serve his four-year prison sentence after being convicted of “seaman’s manslaughter” in the 2019 Labor Day boat fire that killed 34.
Plan-B Power System Rolling Out Soon Across Santa Barbara County
Eight sites selected for solar PowerPoles that keep critical services running during emergencies.
