Saturday May 26 | Santa Barbara Independent
Award-Winning Peabody Educator Laid Off
Three days before the public announcement that Georgie Perkins won a Crystal Apple Educator award for her work as an instructional assistant at Peabody Charter School, she was notified that her position had been cut.
Animal Festival big hit in Buellton
Dozens of animal lovers attended the 2nd annual Valley Pets' Animal Festival on Saturday, an event that paired people with orphaned dogs and offered low-cost licensing, vaccinations and microchipping for their four-legged friends.
With all its beauty and bittersweet moments, the 2012 version of Centre Stage is ready to transport viewers to 'A Night in Manhattan...New York, New York.' The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to hold off on supporting an agreement that would transfer developmental agreements for the proposed Santa Barbara Ranch residential ... (more)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff has registered sex offender Albert Lee Allen back in custody as of Friday May18th at 4:00pm. He is suspected of removing an electronic monitoring device and tossing it on along the road near Highway 101 and Highway 246 in Buellton.
Law enforcement searching for parolee who cut off monitoring bracelet in Buellton
The California Department of Corrections tells us Albert Lee Allen was on parole for failing to register as a sex offender.
One of the selling points for the Measure V2012 Bond is that some of the proposed projects will make the earth 'greener.' After watching our state and country leaders run us into debt with 'nice to have' and 'green' projects, flags go up for me when going 'green' with my money is involved.
At 7:07 a.m. deputies responded to the 2000 block of Grand Avenue in Los Olivos on a report of a burglary.
The first-ever Buellton Brew Fest, which featured a day of beer sampling, food and live music, went off without a hitch on May 12 at River View Park.
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is seeking a sex offender that slipped out of their electronic monitoring in the Buellton.
Project PetSafe - Buellton licensing, vaccination, and microchipping Saturday
This Saturday, May 19th, will be "Project Petsafe" day at the Buellton Licensing Clinic.
Truck crashes on NY highway, spills tons of yogurt
TV reports that a truck hauling 36,000 pounds of Chobani yogurt was traveling west on Interstate 88 when it crashed on a curve and overturned late Monday night in the Broome County town of Chenango, just north of Binghamton.
OC Mom Recounts Rescue From Mangled Car Dangling Off Bridge
Four months after Kelli Groves and her children survived the impossible, she's speaking out about a horrifying ordeal - the day an 18-wheeler crashed into the back of her car on a bridge near Buellton.
Partly cloudy. High of 66F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the WSW in the afternoon.
Driver in Hearst Ranch wreck makes plea deal
A Newport Beach man accused of killing a passenger in a car wreck at Hearst Ranch in 2009 made a plea deal Thursday requiring him to serve up to five years of probation and possibly a year in jail.
No Place Like Home: Firestone Walker Brewing Company has reason to celebrate
It's tiny compared to a lot of its counterparts worldwide, but it's brining home HUGE honors.
Improvements in California RV Resort Paid Off
When a group of investors acquired Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton, Calif., seven years ago, they initially planned to demolish the property and replace it with single family homes.
State road workers in Big Sur accused of fraud
The four Caltrans employees and one retired state worker arrested Monday allegedly falsified more than $100,000 in overtime and regular work hours, according to information the CHP released Tuesday.
O.C. teacher thanks her rescuers on 'Today' show
Kelli Groves, a San Juan Capistrano first-grade teacher who was rescued with her two young daughters from the edge of a freeway overpass in January after a big-rig crushed their BMW, spoke publically about the ordeal for the first time on NBC-TV's "Today" show Tuesday morning.
Family Rescued from Car Dangling Over Bridge Meets Rescuers
Firefighters rescue a San Juan Capistrano family from a car dangling precariously over a bridge after a fiery crash on Highway 101 near Buellton on January 12, 2012.
Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens Celebrates Older Americans Month
Local events to celebrate May 2012 as Older Americans Month will be held to honor nominees for seven award categories: Senior Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen Program of the Year, Public Official of the Year Media, Advocate of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Older Worker and Intergenerational Effort of the Year.