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A bill authorizing additional community college classes for students willing to pay higher fees divided Assembly Democrats on Monday as some questioned whether the proposed legislation would create a two-tiered system.

Does anyone have a firsthand recommendation for a Tai Chi class and/or instructor in the Santa Barbara or preferably Goleta area? Call Sino-West Performing Arts in Old Town Goleta.

Local law enforcement officials say they plan to closely follow the findings of an independent federal agency that recently recommended lowering the amount of alcohol drivers can legally have in their systems in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related car crashes.

The Providence Hall spring concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St.

In a signal of hope for California community college students, the California Assembly on Monday approved a voluntary program that would increase access at community colleges.

Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara announces Take Our Daughters to Work Day, a day offering girls in seventh through 12th grade the opportunity to job-shadow various companies in the Santa Barbara area.

An 18-year-old Santa Barbara-area gang member has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident last week on Milpas Street, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department .

Santa Barbara police announced Monday that they've made an arrest in a rape that occurred almost one year ago thanks to DNA analysis conducted by the California Department of Justice.

The Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County endorses Gregg Hart and David Landecker for the Santa Barbara City Council, and Janet Wolf for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

On Saturday, 312 seniors were awarded bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees during ceremonies marking Juniata College's 135th commencement.

Tim is an industry veteran who joins Shenick after 12 years with Spirent Communications.

Santa Barbara Mortgage Lender Austin Lampson joined the On Q Financial, Inc. team, serving as a Senior Mortgage Consultant to the firm.

A ride to Santa Barbara could cost you your life. That was the way it was in San Luis Obispo between 1853-58. The legendary “Joaquin Murieta” had been killed and decapitated by Capt.

Strong, gusty winds are expected to develop over Santa Barbara County's South Coast on Saturday evening and the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory until 3 a.m. Sunday.

One man was arrested and two males escaped Sunday after leading authorities on a pursuit through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, officials said.

The Very Rev. Father Nicholas Speier of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church at the Sumida Garden Lane site of what will soon be the new home of his parish in Goleta.

Now here is a free Sunday afternoon event the whole family will love! American Dance & Music, formerly Ballet Santa Barbara, will present "Dance: Up Close and Cultural," a free performance for all ages at 2 p.m. this Sunday at the Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St.

What: Orangevale continues its 50th rendition of Pow Wow Days. The event draws an estimated 12,000 people a year.

Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro spends hours underwater armed with a digital SLR and a pair of flippers but his love of photography began on land with the spectacular American vistas captured by Ansel Adams .

Lynn Paul Reitnouer played college basketball in the 1950s. He was a lithe, towering freshman from Monrovia starting a new chapter of his life at San Diego State.