Buellton News

Michael Jackson's memorial service will find people jostling for space in Los Angeles.

The Buellton City Council voted to uphold the Planning Commission's decision to reject James Buell's proposed vehicle storage lot on Thomas Road.

It's too bad about a certain movie that had a certain impact on a certain varietal that helped ignite the wine industry to its current heights in the wine consumer renaissance.

A teen from Buellton escaped serious injury Saturday when he drove up the driveway, crashed through his home's exterior and ended up in the living room, said Santa Barbara County Fire Department Capt.

Grade 1 winner Dixie Chatter has been retired from racing and will stand the 2010 breeding season at Pam and Martin Wygod's River Edge Farm near Buellton, California.

A public hearing on an appeal by Jim Buell that asks the Buellton City Council to overturn the Planning Commission's rejection of his proposed outdoor vehicle storage lot will continue tonight.

A Buellton man parked his truck in his driveway overnight, and the next morning discovered his rear sliding windshield smashed.

An elderly Santa Maria couple suffered minor injuries shortly before 4 p.m. Friday when their northbound sedan plunged off the side of Highway 101 and rolled down a steep embankment south of Buellton, according to the CHP.

Santa Barbara County, like most other local governments, has worked out a balanced budget despite uncertainties in funding from Sacramento.

Investigators are looking into a robbery that occurred Tuesday at the Rabobank on Highway 246 in Buellton.

The Battles name is well known across the Santa Maria Valley, as a street and a school pays homage to the pioneer family.

THE VALUE OF VACATION At a time when the economy is taking a beating and gas prices and unemployment rates are running neck-and-neck, you might be tempted to jump on the "staycation" trend or simply forego altogether the exquisite joy of visiting new, exciting places.

On Tuesday, at about 8:30 p.m., Santa Barbara County Sheriffa s detectives nabbed the man suspected of robbing the Buellton branch of Rabobank on Tuesday afternoon.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department has identified the 37-year-old Lompoc resident who died in a single vehicle accident on State Route 246 on Friday.

A series of small spot fires was snuffed by four Santa Barbara County fire crews in the Buellton area Tuesday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Rabobank on Highway 246 in Buellton.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run will pass through Santa Barbara County next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Attorney Mike Stoker, a former Santa Barbara County supervisor, formally announced Friday that he will run for the 35th Assembly District seat currently held by Pedro Nava, D- Santa Barbara.

This little fawn was deposited in our alfalfa field, left by its mother while she went to eat.

Running on Empty: Water In the West by William Etling You don't miss your water, bluesmen growl, ?til your well runs dry.