The holiday season is underway along State Street in Santa Barbara with many longstanding and several new family-friendly ...

Six years ago, my family lost my mother, who was the rock of our family. Two weeks after that, my family started falling ...

I'm the mother of a 16-year-old girl, "Leia." She has been living with my parents since she was 10 because that's what she ...

Why is it that no one sends thank-you notes or cards anymore? I taught my daughters to always write a note of appreciation to ...

Solvang's annual Julefest holiday celebration kicks off Friday with the first of multiple holiday-themed activities in ...

The township of Santa Ynez is hosting a family-fun “12 Days of Christmas” Scavenger Hunt event as part of this year’s Santa ...

The annual Friends of the Lompoc Library Christmas tree raffle is underway at both local libraries through Dec. 14.

A sweeping approval of 14 consent items during the Nov. 19 Lompoc City Council meeting included the signing of a new lease ...

We received a large response about the habit of nail-biting. For my readers who have this habit, I hope the following ...

Meet with your insurance agent or broker and analyze if earthquake insurance is something that you can afford and truly need.

Before this year, John Gutierrez hadn't run in a cross country race since 2017, his senior year of high school at Pioneer ...

The West won three of the four games at the East/West Challenge that the Pioneer Valley basketball program hosted at Pioneer ...