The story follows Shawn Spencer, a supposed “psychic”, who with his best friend Gus, is helping the Santa Barbara Police Department ... serial killers in the show like David Berkowitz, Charles Manson, ...

Linda “Dusty” Charles, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by the beauty of nature she so deeply loved.

Below is a press release from Santa Barbara MTD regarding the return of their Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle service to Santa Barbara’s Downtown and Waterfront areas starting again this summer.

Santa Barbara Culinary Experience is almost here — more than 75 events begin May 12 — and founder Eric W. Spivey is eager to share what makes this region and SBCE so special. As the founder of SBCE ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

Linda “Dusty” Charles, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by the beauty of nature she so deeply loved. Born in ...

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we share news of the sudden passing of our longtime friend and colleague Rolf Freeman, on April 1, 2025. Born in Missouri on September 28, 1963, Rolf ...

With love guiding their pencils, second graders at Santa Barbara Catholic School created heartfelt portraits of their moms from memory and each drawing became a handmade Mother’s Day card filled ...

"Helter Skelter," a phrase from the Beatles' White Album, written the year before, was taken as an apocalyptic vision intended for Charles Manson and members of his so-called "family." The phrase ...

The Santa Barbara Fair & Expo has returned to the Earl Warren Showgrounds for two back-to-back weekends. Organizers say this year's 1980s flashback theme will transport fairgoers back in time with ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- The family of a UC Santa Barbara student is desperate for answers after the freshman died after a fall on campus. Liz Hamel, 18, died from injuries she sustained ...

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