The International Space Station will fly over the eastern United States and parts of Canada just after sunset on Thursday ...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Thursday evening in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria to call attention to recent federal ...

Grover Beach earned its unusual claim to fame as the only California beach where you can legally drive your car right onto ...

Imperial Beach claims the title of California’s most southwestern city. This border town offers a unique mix of surf culture and international flavor. The pier stretches 1,500 feet into the Pacific, ...

The City of Santa Maria is cracking down on illegal fireworks like never before, issuing a record number of citations over ...

The Lompoc City Council is taking steps to renegotiate its agreement with the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce ...

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The Lompoc City Fire Department has issued 15 citations stemming from illegal aerial fireworks use during the Fourth of July ...

The Hancock Planning Commission made adjustments to a city sign ordinance before sending it to the City Council for approval. At its meeting Monday, the commission fine-tuned details and reviewed the ...

Signs that have not been approved in size or location will be removed in Santa Barbara. Placing them in walkways or attached ...

Panama City commissioners approved a motion to set up signage to encourage residents to smoke only within designated areas at ...

The governor signed the City of Dunkirk Revenue Anticipation Note Refinancing Act, which she engineered three weeks ago, to aid the city of 12,743 located on Lake Erie in Chautauqua County.