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Chase the Chill, the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Goleta’s Holiday Project, is back for its third year. Congregants have collected donations of hundreds of hand-knit and crocheted hats and scarves and purchased gloves and socks to distribute to people in need of warm clothing. Beginning Saturday,...

A Sunday morning liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base signaled the end of a busy first week under a new contract for the team responsible for monitoring just-launched rockets and missiles. The SpaceX rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-4, with the first-stage booster landing on the...

As Chief Mark Hartwig nears his retirement, he is reluctant to take credit for any of the accomplishments that have occurred during his time leading the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. “I don’t take credit for anything that happened while I was here,” Hartwig said. “I like to say I...

••• Dart Coffee Co. has taken over the Airstream outside Godmothers bookstore in Summerland. It opens tomorrow, with the same hours as at the other Dart cafés (7 a.m.-4 p.m, Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday through Sunday). “We want to maintain the class act that the bookstore represents,” says David...

To prepare for upcoming winter weather, the City of Ventura has reactivated its Foul Weather Shelter Plan to provide temporary shelter and “stay warm” packs to Ventura’s most vulnerable residents during extreme weather events, such as severe rain, high winds, or low temperatures. Effective December 1, 2025, the The...

A Sudden Halt to Decades of Joy (Image Credits: Unsplash) Santa Barbara – Under a typically mild coastal sky, the anticipation for holiday cheer has given way to a quiet unease in the Eastside neighborhood. A Sudden Halt to Decades of Joy Imagine planning a neighborhood bash for over 70 years, only to pull the ......

Nature of Incident:City of Ojai Selects New Chief of Police. The city of Ojai has selected Captain Tyler Abbott as its next chief of police. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce Captain Tyler Abbott has been selected as the next Chief of Police for the city of Ojai. Captain Abbott brings a...

Having taken up golf just five years ago, Von Gordon ends up joining prestigious Big Ten program. With the way Von Gordon has been playing golf while a student at Santa Ynez High School, one might think he’s been at it since he was a little kid. Not quite so.

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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) Second District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps kicked off her reelection campaign on Saturday by the beach. She held a family friendly event at Goleta Beach with music by Spencer the Gardner and special guest speakers that included Josh Fryday who is running for California...