Santa Barbara County Issues Update on State Advisory Warning Against Consumption of Foraged Wild...
The County of Santa Barbara Health Department is issuing an updated warning regarding the dangers of consuming foraged wild mushrooms after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that recent rainfall has contributed to widespread growth of toxic death cap mushrooms across California, significantly...
Sprinkler Contained Goleta Commercial Fire; No Injuries Reported
A commercial structure fire was knocked down in Goleta early Saturday morning, February 7, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. At 7:37 a.m. crews arrived in the 100 block of Cremona Drive and discovered an active fire in a commercial building that was kept in check by a building sprinkler system.
Operation Reclaim and Rebuild nets six arrests, rescues three trafficked victims
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department's operation Reclaim and Rebuild led to the arrest of 6 men and the rescue of multiple human trafficking victims. The coordinated effort involved multiple agencies from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The operation resulted...
San Luis Obispo, CA Rain Returns Tuesday: 0.50” Possible by Wednesday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Los Angeles, CA – A weak Pacific storm system is set to move through Southern California from Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing light rain and mountain snow, according to the National Weather Service in Los...
Ventura Pop-Up In the Park with Community Development
Community members are invited to attend Pop-Up in the Park with Community Development, a new outreach series designed to meet community members in neighborhood spaces for casual, in-person conversations. The first event will take place on Friday, February 13, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. at Cemetery Memorial Park. These...
FULL THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF (Menotti) Ventura CA 2026
Ventura College Music Theatre & Opera presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s delightful comic opera The Old Maid and the Thief, a razor-sharp satire about small-town gossip, moral hypocrisy, and misplaced desires. When a mysterious stranger arrives in town, spinster Miss Todd and her maid hatch a scheme that spirals out of...
U.S. Highway 101 Lane Closures in Gaviota Next Week for Rock Scaling/Removal Operation
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Travelers on northbound US 101 will encounter a lane closure north of the Gaviota Tunnel on Tuesday, February 10 and southbound US 101 south of the State Route 1 junction on Wednesday, February 11 from 9 am until 3 pm for a rock scaling and rock clearing operation to enhance public safety.
FOTM Artist Spotlight: Margaret Garcia
Sunday, February 15, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Namba Performing Art Center – 47 S. Oak Street, Ventura. FREE to FOTM members, $20 for public; $15 for seniors. To RSVP visit focusonthemasters.com. Or call (805)653-2501. The Los Angeles native began her career as a muralist, involved in the murals...
Way Back When – Santa Barbara In 1926
King Tides Swamp Roads. “Heavy seas rolling in from the southwest and a six-foot nine-inch tide converted [Cabrillo] Boulevard into a canal, and the waves broke over the seawall along Cabrillo Boulevard … Large stones and pieces of asphalt were washed up by the lashing waters. Hundreds of [cars] plowed through the...
Chopper Fest Rolls into Ventura
VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Motorcycle riders rolled into Ventura for the Chopper Fest. The 22nd Annual David Mann Chopper Fest at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The work of late California graphic artist celebrated bike culture. That is why the chopper fest includes an art show alongside custom motorcycles. "One of kind...
