As SNAP benefits are disrupted nationwide, thousands of low-income seniors and individuals with chronic illnesses are facing an immediate and growing ...

The recipient of the Wild and Free Film Festival’s first Wild and Free Spirit Award will be the acclaimed documentary “How to Change the World,” the story ...

Beachgoers, keep an eye out on the waves for the next couple of days.  The National Weather Service is warning residents of ...

Dr. Yoel I. Haller Dr. Yoel I. Haller, devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend and beloved physician, passed away peacefully and surrounded with ...

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will bring the National Civics Bee to the Santa Maria Valley for ...

For the third time this year, an unarmed Minuteman III missile blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base for a test launch of the weapon system early ...

Every study space needs a few essentials: a clean, flat surface; comfortable seating; good lighting; and easy access to supplies. That could be a desk in the bedroom, a kitchen table with a homework ...

I am 60 years old and the mother of five grown children. I raised them mostly on my own after my divorce, and those years were not easy. There ...

Proposition 50, the ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional district maps, was passed by California voters and Santa Barbara County residents ...

Volunteers from eight local Rotary clubs, representing Carpinteria, Goleta, Montecito, and Santa Barbara, joined with Rise Against Hunger to help combat ...

The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department is inviting artists to submit proposals for an new public art opportunity, the Santa Maria Transit Center ...

Hawks Club members keep Noozhawk independent and accountable only to Santa Barbara County readers. Help us continue our mission in Santa Barbara County. If you like what we're doing — or just want to ...