Stearns Wharf Murder Trial Nears End
Former co-defendant takes stand against accused Santa Barbara shooter in second week of trial.
Ella Heydenfeldt
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State Gets Temporary Reprieve on Policy Barring Undocumented Families from Head Start, Other Program
The agreement prevents the new federal restrictions from taking effect before September 3.
Federal Judge Blocks Defunding of Planned Parenthood — for Now
The ruling temporarily restores access to Medicaid reimbursements for the affected clinics, including those in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
‘This Is a Backdoor Abortion Ban’
Planned Parenthood defunded, leaving Central Coast clinics’ financial future uncertain.
Santa Barbara School Supply Drive Returns for Sixth Year
The grassroots organization is looking to raise $5,000 and is also recruiting student volunteers ahead of backpack and school supply giveaway at Ortega Park.
Santa Barbara Climate Advocates Visit D.C. to Lobby for Environmental Legislation
Two members of the Santa Barbara chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby joined hundreds of volunteers at the annual Summer Conference and Lobby Day on Capitol Hill this week.
Two Beached Boats Prompt Rescue, Cleanup Efforts Along Santa Barbara Coast
One sailboat was towed Wednesday night from Carpinteria beach following rescue of solo sailor, while a “derelict” vessel on Montecito’s Butterfly Beach is set to be removed early Friday.
TRACERS Mission Successfully Launches from Vandenberg After FAA Delay
NASA sent twin satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday to study how Earth’s magnetic field interacts with the solar wind.
Missing Elderly Isla Vista Woman Found Deceased in Goleta Slough
Sonia Lang Crestfield, the 85-year-old Friendship Manor resident, had been last seen in I.V. on July 11.
Santa Barbara Power Outage Delays NASA’s TRACERS Rocket Launch
Tuesday’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was scrubbed seconds before takeoff; a new launch has been scheduled for Wednesday.
