Buellton News

Christmastime brings out the humanitarian in most of us, but at the Buellton Senior Center, caring for others in the community is a common thread, 24/7. The Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizen Foundation was ...

Joseph Rodriguez, above left, and Angela Munoz help load a tree into a customer's car Saturday at George's Christmas Tree Corner in Santa Maria.

Lompoc resident Doreen Lobo-Wilfing smiles as she watches the numbers ring roll by on the pump at the Spirit gas station Monday at H and Central.

Marine Corporal Aaron Allen, a 24-year-old Buellton resident, died while serving in Iraq on 11/14. He was assigned to the Anbar region and was struck down by an improvised explosive device just south of ...

Sharon Montrose's 'The Dog Photo Booth' pairs two of my favorite obsessions: dogs and photo booths.

I was late to work today. My daughter and I had finished running our errands, but I'd forgotten to get her a lollypop.

Often a blustery oblivion, Ocean Park in Lompoc has been a paradise of isolated beach and sunshine lately.

The Central Coast mourns the loss of a Buellton marine, killed in the war in Iraq.

A vigil for Marine Cpl. Aaron Allen of Buellton, who was killed Nov. 14 in Iraq, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Old Mission Santa Ines in Solvang.

A 7-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injures after being hit by a pickup truck Thursday night at a Santa Maria mobile-home park, police said.

There is always a demand for people to open their homes and hearts to children in need, but this time the appeal is spurred by good news.

A Buellton Marine is killed while serving in Iraq. Cpl. Aaron Michael Allen was killed Friday by an improvised explosive device .

As of Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at least 4,200 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Marine Sgt. Major Jeff McKeone smooths the flag during the memorial ceremony as students, family and community members watch Monday morning at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School./Len Wood/Staff Before he left ...

Carivintas Winery, which is in my neck of the woods in Buellton, California, has just released its 'Vicktory Dogs Collection.' The 'Vicktory Dogs Collection' contains 22 individual labels, each of which is ...

But others had other priorities. Here's the lead from the fire story from Thiaindian.com: Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, and Oprah Winfreys houses in the hills of the wealthy Southern California coastal town of ...

Georgia, Handsome Dan, Curly and other pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation are getting a happier shot at fame, this time as stars of a line of boutique red wines.

How about an affordable, day-long get-away with friends and neighbors, with the Buellton and Solvang Parks and Recreation Department doing the driving? The recreation department has several family-oriented ...

In between summer's long bright days and the gray, quiet of winter is the golden glow of autumn.

As the holiday season fast approaches and experts predict economic woes lasting well into 2009, many local nonprofits are bracing for a cash-strapped year.