Buellton News

Having played music for more than 30 years and teaching for more than 15, Foshee can be titled virtuoso.

Also known as 'The Swamp of Screams ,' the frightfest lured hundreds of patrons through the creepy bog, deserted bayou pot and black magic of a makeshift jungle.

Last month, teachers, principals, staff and PTA members from 15 Central Coast schools went behind the counter at their local McDonald's restaurants for a fundraising opportunity called McTeacher's Night.

To Scott Semple, bigger is better. 'I never thought of pottery as glamorous and never wanted to be a potter,' says Semple, who hones his craft in a Buellton studio.

An on-duty California Highway Patrol officer was killed Thursday afternoon in Los Olivos after his motorcycle collided with a sports car near State Route 154 and then dragged some 45 feet under the vehicle, the CHP said on Friday.

California Highway Patrol Officer Jarrod Martinez, a one-year rookie who just days ago wrapped up his first high-profile investigation, was killed on Thursday in a motorcycle accident in Los Olivos, authorities announced.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement Friday afternoon, regarding the death Officer Jarrod Martinez of Buellton.

Much of the homeless population in the Valley is not visible. Some people are seen living under bridges, begging for alms or picking from trash cans, but the vast majority are tucked away behind the closed doors of motel rooms.

By the time you read this column, Dole Food Co. should be on the glide path to an initial public stock offering that might mark a turning point for the markets and for long-suffering investors.

The Santa Ynez Valley Coalition to Promote Drug Free Youth will join with other groups across the nation to raise awareness about alcohol and drug abuse during National Red Ribbon Week, Oct.

From pink flamingos to pink chandeliers, Buellton's new store has a little something for everyone.

Taste wine for 75 cents, drink a glass for $3.75, and forget about $10 tasting rooms.

A Garden Grove man is arrested for a violent attempted robbery in Los Alamos. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies were called to a gas station on the 600 blk.

We've restocked the shelves with hand-printed Edhat t-shirt. And, they are truly sensational.

The county assessor's office has been warning residents to be wary of companies promising to save them tax dollars by reassessing their property values o something the county does for free.

Attention, comedy fans and denizens of Los Angeles at large: LA's Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre is taking over the Solvang area this weekend, and we have a fun getaway in store for you at this time: You'll travel up to Solvang on Saturday Maybe you will enjoy some local grape You might enjoy a bit of food And then you will laugh! The laugh will ...

The grape harvest showed no signs of slowing down Tuesday morning at Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard in Los Olivos.

Wheels and Windmills Car Show organizer Bob Stokes asked Happy Endings Animal Sanctuary owner C.C. Beaudette-Wellman how much she hoped the check would be after funds were totaled from the Aug.

After helping battle a nearby blaze, county firefighters based in Buellton didn't rest Friday night - they cracked eggs for Saturday morning's pancake breakfast.

Curt Cragg says he never set out to become the Valley's archivist. Curt Cragg says he never set out to become the Valley's archivist.