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Candidates in Santa Barbara County's rare contested judge race have each spent at least $10,000 on election advertising, according to campaign finance records.

Revised plans for the housing project and Tri-County Produce expansion on South Milpas Street got design approval from Santa Barbara's Architectural Board of Review last week.

This story was updated at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. Preliminary election results show close races for the Santa Barbara County's Fifth District Supervisor seat, Auditor-Controller and Superior Court Judge races.

Tuesday night was a busy one for our reporters as they tracked election results throughout Santa Barbara County. However, the work on Noozhawk’s

Freeport-McMoRan is moving forward with plans to decommission its Point Arguello oil and gas operations , and Santa Barbara County approved a related environmental review contract on Tuesday.

A warm Wednesday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for the Santa Maria Valley, Buellton and San Luis Obispo.

Landlord Dario Pini will get $1.38 million back from overcharged receivership fees related to a Santa Barbara code-violations case, a Superior Court judge

Emergency crews responded to a vehicle collision with injuries reported on Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley Thursday afternoon.

Santa Ynez Valley Pride is holding its fifth Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, and more pride events are planned across the region this summer.

Santa Barbara County now reports 44.5% voter turnout in the June 2 election with a few ballots left to process.