Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Santa Maria Fire Department officials are ramping up ...

PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding In re PVC Pipe Antitrust Litigation. Two new settlements have been ...

A nondescript maroon warehouse in the West End neighborhood of Santa Rosa has seen a buzz of activity in recent weeks. A few blocks north of Railroad Square, the quiet property on West Eighth Street ...

After a 90-day hiatus, Western lifestyle brand Lucchese Bootmaker is reopening in the heart of the Santa Fe Plaza. The single shop in the Land of Enchantment closed in March to “spruce up” the ...

Superintendent Jeffrey Weinstein said the students were initially suspended for three days on May 15. The suspensions were extended on May 22 as the district continued its investigation, he said. The ...

Making your Major League debut is nerve-racking enough, but doing so while trying to preserve a no-hitter is a different kind of pressure. Houston Astros pitcher Alimber Santa was called in to make ...

A fun and creative DIY project showing how to make a loud horn using a PVC pipe and a balloon for a simple sound making setup. Exclusive: US military rushed to prepare ground mission to capture Iran’s ...

Smoke comes out of the hillside in the Hope Ranch area of Santa Barbara. Crews responded to that area at around 10:26 a.m. for a report of a vegetation fire. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire ...

Windows will now tell you if Secure Boot is working properly. The new status indicates whether you have the latest Secure Boot updates. The April Windows update also patches a whopping 164 security ...

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price‑fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...

A Santa Rosa man shot by a police officer during a confrontation last week has been arrested and faces a felony charge, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Keith Brown, 46, of Santa ...