Caleb Wiseblood

Porch swings. Picket fences. Homeowners associations. Among the tropes often associated with quiet, suburban neighborhoods, the concept of an enclosed garage seemed like a given for some attendees of the Guadalupe City Counci l's May 12 meeting

•On May 11, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal conducted an oversight visit to the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility to

Runny noses. Swollen eyes. Rashes. Hives. A wave of illness that plagued Bob Sweeney's horses last summer, he said, coincided with construction work happening adjacent to his stables in Buellton.

A local winery asked a federal court to weigh in on its clash with Santa Barbara County for collecting mandatory fees that support a newly created wine business improvement district.

While responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance in 2022, local law enforcement heard a man's voice coming from inside of the house at 210 North D St. in Lompoc: “Send someone now!”

Less than a month after becoming enforceable, Buellton's new housing restrictions on motels along Avenue of Flags now face a civil lawsuit that one property owner warned city officials was inevitable.

Finding fresh material each week for her podcast is rarely a struggle for Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office Chief Criminal Investigator Kristina Perkins. “It’s unfortunately easy to find content for Scam Squad because there’s so much out there,” Perkins told the Sun. “It’s usually just a variation of the same type of scam … […]

For decades, New Times Media Group has asked local photographers to send their best shots our way as part of the annual Winning Images contest. Covering categories from Animals and Landscape/Seascape to In Motion and People, the images capture the beauty and strangeness across the Central Coast and beyond. This year, our judges sifted through […]

Based on a unanimous Guadalupe City Council decision, voters will likely see a new cannabis business tax measure on their November election ballots.

Complaints from some Solvang officials about being blindsided by Mayor David Brown's new side venture prompted an update to the City Council 's ethics code.