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A leading historian exposes how the rise and tragic failure of the Freedman’s Bank has shaped economic inequality in America.

Shyama Osborne was just five years old when she watched the December 1941 attack that launched the country into WWII.

County officials hosted a ribbon cutting for the new countywide dispatch center on Cathedral Oaks Road on December 9.

Historical Landmarks Commission gets an update on the academy’s plans to transform the three-story building at the corner of ...

Skating, like bike riding is an activity with a high risk for an head injury if one is unlucky enough to have a fall.

On December 11, the Santa Barbara Unified School Board will vote on a “Housekeeping” power grab that would quietly strip its highly qualified community representative Finance Committee chair of their ...

Tucked in between Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season, on a quiet Sunday night, the stage at SOhO exploded with the virtuoso music of the Andrés Vadin Trio and the fiery footwork of award ...

Santa Barbara County, CA, December 2025 — Wonderfully Made®, a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping girls and women know their value and lead flourishing lives, has launched a ...

Mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras is an international performer, but this weekend, she’ll be returning to her home church for a ...

Bishop Diego athletics took center stage at Monday’s SBART press luncheon as the Cardinals celebrated a CIF champion girls ...

Elizabeth Hamel, 18, fell two or three stories at San Rafael Residence Hall in February after leaving an Isla Vista ...