Los Olivos News

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. The skies were brilliant blue, the breezes gentle and the television reception excellent, which was good news for dozens of fans outside Neverland Ranch who huddled around a wide-screen TV on Tuesday to watch Michael Jackson's memorial service .

Wreaths hanges on the entrance at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on June 28, 2009 in Los Olivos, California.

The platform on the oak tree where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his songs in Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California The discovery of a potent anaesthetic at Michael Jackson's mansion renewed speculation about the role of drugs in the singer's death as preparations for the star's memorial gathered pace.

While it's long been easy to drink local in the Santa Ynez Valley, eating local has been a bit more complicated.

Michael Jackson 's 10th and, as it would turn out, final studio record dropped in October 2001.

Reporting from Los Olivos, Calif. -- Desiree Crossley, her two daughters and a friend left Lancaster in their PT Cruiser at 1 a.m. Wednesday to be among the first in line for what they thought would be a public memorial for Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County.

Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.The retired general and former secretary of state said he was in Vietnam, Korea or stationed elsewhere during Jackson's heyday."So he's not quite of my generation but his art spanned three generations and is worthy of all the tribute that he is ...

ABC is sending anchor Charles Gibson to Los Angeles for the story, setting aside its typical daytime programming.

There will be a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, according to the venue's president and CEO of AEG.

Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos in Santa Barbara County will be closed to the media and not have any events until after Michael Jackson's memorial tribute event Tuesday morning at Staples Center.

The law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the matter.

Workers stand by the train station at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California on July 2, 2009.

Nurses on their break visit a makeshift memorial for the late pop star Michael Jackson outside the family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Preparations for Michael Jackson 's memorial service Tuesday are being made with Los Angeles city and county officials, who are anticipating a crowd of mourners that could top 750,000, according to sources involved in the planning.

Kenneth Douglas Wilkins, a 2005 graduate of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy May 27, earning a bachelor's degree in legal studies and a commission of second lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

For Michael Jackson fans who just can't wait for the official public memorial, there's a new alternative.

Santa Barbara County officials are in a meeting about Michael Jackson plans, and E! Online is reporting they are discussing a possible memorial service at his Neverland Ranch.

There will soon be a new place for residents to go to get fresh fruits and vegetables.

Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," whose colossal musical talent thrilled audiences for more than four decades, died yesterday from cardiac arrest.

Fans and paparazzi converged on Michael Jackson's family homes and UCLA Medical Center on Thursday, blocking streets and blasting the singer's music as they waited for news or a glimpse of the superstar's famous family.