5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (378+ words) Numerous Agencies Engage with the Vulnerable to Block Exploitation, but Gaps Exist Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle inebriated himself with strangers and slept through a revolution of social and structural change. There are those who can and those who cannot…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (514+ words) Beloved Bartender Pedro Rivera Died as Result of Aug. 2 Crash in Montecito More details have come to light surrounding the fatal car-versus-pedestrian collision in Montecito earlier this month. Just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, the Santa Barbara Police Department received a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (207+ words) Temperatures Below Ocean Surface Reach Striking 18°F Higher than Normal as U.S. Braces for ‘Super’ El Niño and Blob Descends on Santa Barbara Channel At the surface, the temperature increases range from 1.4°C near Tahiti to 2.9°C at coastal…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (720+ words) Christian School Breaks Ground on Its First Permanent Location After Decades-Long Search Roughly five years ago, Providence School faculty members walked through the former Girls Inc. property on Ortega Street and said a prayer. Now, after decades of searching — and,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (141+ words) Cancer Patient Reportedly Exposed to Measles Patient at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center A spokesperson for Sutter Health confirmed at least one case of measles at one of its facilities in Santa Barbara County. “We are aware of one confirmed case…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (337+ words) California Restaurant Association Hosted Panel Discussion with Leaders from Chumash Casino, Whiskey ‘N Rye and ‘Que, The Cheesecake Factory, and Acme Hospitality The California Restaurant Association (CRA) came to Santa Barbara on Wednesday for a wide-ranging discussion with local hospitality…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (413+ words) Shane Ryan Gledhill, 46, Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Rape, Molestation, and More Shane Ryan Gledhill, 46, of Lompoc has been charged with 24 felony counts of child sexual abuse including rape by force, molestation, sodomy and oral copulation of a minor…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (311+ words) Santa Barbara County Supervisor and Solvang Mayor Among 50 California Elected Officials Pushing to Keep Central Coast Plant Running Until 2045 Governor Gavin Newsom has kicked the can of California’s nuclear future to the next administration, he recently announced at a press…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (175+ words) independent.com Join Emmy Award–winning actor Joe Spano (Hill Street Blues, NCIS, Apollo 13) at the New Vic Theatre on Sunday, August 30 at 2 p.m. for a dramatic reading of John Romano’s (The Lincoln Lawyer, Nights in Rodanthe, Intolerable Cruelty) new…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) independent.com Shawn Colvin is a favorite contemporary folk artist to many (including my mother) because of her down-to-earth vibrancy and transparency. Appreciation for Colvin was on full display when the artist performed at the Lobero Theatre on Sunday, August…...