Writer-director Joao Rosas' feature debut, which premiered at Karlovy Vary, follows a 24-year-old wandering around Lisbon ...

Buellton itself sits in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country, a region better known for its pinot noir than its culinary offerings. Yet this small town harbors one of California’s most authentic ...

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, ...

Syrian firefighters are working to extinguish fires, which started last week, with reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara crowned a champion during week one of the Santa Barbara National Horse Show this ...

Hollywood’s magnetic hill was on a small street named Villa Drive, now renamed St. Ives Drive, and it became a well-known ...

The outcome of the $13 million special election for a new Santa Clara County Assessor will shape housing development and ...

Karl Halbach Karl Frederick Halbach was born on Nov. 10, 1944 in Santa Cruz, California, to Jean and Edwin “Ted” Halbach. The second of three children, he ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen in the most unassuming places, and the Hitching Post II in Buellton, California is living proof that greatness doesn’t need fancy frills or ...

Anne Pazier, founder of Santa Barbara Gift Baskets in Old Town Goleta, sees herself as a producer. “A client gives me the ...

Wednesday’s Gold Cup semifinal soccer match between Mexico and Honduras at Levi’s Stadium will play out against a backdrop of ...