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The vintner Christian Garvin — whose opening of a Funk Zone tasting room 20 years ago introduced the initial crowds to Santa Barbara’s now-buzzing waterfront neighborhood — has died. He was 51 years old, and passed away from health complications on September 30 in Christiansted, St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin island...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Learning to read can be tough. But a new California law aims to help children before they struggle. “We are the 41st state to adopt a reading risk screener this is a universal screener it’s quick… it’s a way of checking in with the kids and flagging any students who The post New...

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department talked with residents about issues in a Goleta 'Coffee wth a Cop' event. It was held at McDonald's in Goleta. The post Goleta Residents Discuss Homelessness, Safety and More at ‘Coffee with a Cop’ appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Santa Barbara intends to move its waterfront parking lots to a “pay-by-plate” system. The city’s three-member Ordinance Committee discussed the matter Tuesday and voted 3-0 to push the matter to the full City Council for a vote. Under the new plan, the city would install license plate...

Hundreds of county workers, immigrant-rights advocates, and labor unions filled the Santa Barbara County Administration Building.

Whether it’s college bands cutting their teeth in Isla Vista or rising artists packing downtown stages, it’s no secret that Santa Barbara is fertile ground for new talent. But for younger musicians who are still figuring out where they fit in, the hardest part isn’t always learning the notes, it’s finding a stage.

SpaceX is now targeting 8:54 p.m. for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Southern California Edison customers in Santa Barbara County will see changes to their electricity bills this fall, with a rate increase now in effect and a new billing structure set to roll out next month. Residential electric rates rose by approximately 13 percent on Oct. 1 after the California Public...

The beloved tiny turtle and unofficial mascot of Hook & Press Donuts sent the Santa Barbara community into an online frenzy after someone took him from his fountain home. Leonardough, affectionately nicknamed Leo, went missing from the shop’s fountain in La Arcada Plaza on Sept. 28, according to Hook & Press Donuts...

Sable Offshore is upping the ante in its fight against the California Coastal Commission. Earlier this year, the commission gave Sable three cease-and-desist orders, and an $18 million fine, for completing anomaly repair work on the old, corroded oil pipeline running through the Gaviota Coast without obtaining new...