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Got any weekend plans? How about watching SpaceX launch its next rocket from Southern California? The commercial spaceflight company's famed Falcon 9 rocket is due to get off the ground overnight this weekend from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. And for the first time in more than two weeks ,...

Giving Tuesday invites people everywhere to give back, and here in Santa Barbara County, it’s a meaningful opportunity to support neighbors who need it most. At Noozhawk, we’re proud to highlight the strength of our community and the difference that thoughtful, local generosity can make. Our Good for...

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is advancing two major student housing projects to meet growing demand for on-campus accommodation. The UC Board of Regents has approved the scope, design, and budget for the East Campus Student Housing Project. This project will add 1,688 beds to the main campus,...

The owners of the Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara have an application to build 112 units of housing in the Paseo Nuevo mall, but the proposal is threatened by the city’s potential deal to redevelop the shopping center. The Nordstrom project includes 60 one-bedrooms, 23 two-bedrooms, 22 microunits...

The California Coastal Commission recently approved Santa Barbara’s permit to retain a rock revetment at Leadbetter Beach to protect the area from winter storms. Construction of the buried structure was completed under an emergency authorization during the January 2023 storms that eroded the shoreline and damaged the...

Oxnard man arrested after alleged attempted carjacking An Oxnard man was arrested Nov. 18 after he allegedly crashed into a utility pole and attempted to carjack a person nearby. Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Ojai Avenue and Maricopa Highway in Ojai shortly before...

Melodee Buzzard’s mother, Ashlee, is no longer facing a felony charge that was separate from the ongoing investigation into her 9-year-old daughter’s disappearance. Melodee was reported missing on Oct. 14. On Nov. 7, Ashlee was arrested on a false imprisonment charge tied to another case, the sheriff’s office said....

Noozhawk republishes news articles from KFF Health News on national and state health-related issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. When doctors told her they had to remove her tongue and voice box to save her life from the cancer that had invaded her mouth, Sonya Sotinsky sat down with a microphone to...

In an unfortunate incident, a shopper at the Costco in Oxnard reported losing her wallet earlier today. The woman, who had been shopping at the store in the morning, realized her wallet was missing around 9:55am. She recalls last using her credit card near the cart park area outside the store and believes she might...

Unit(s) Responsible: West County Patrol Services / Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team (UAS) / Ventura County Aviation Unit. (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent; City of Residence;. Age. (P1) Lost hiker, 88, Ojai. (P2) Lost hiker 74, Ojai,. On 10/23/2025, at approximately 1:13 PM, Ventura County Sheriff’s Dispatch...