5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1691+ words) Where do you go when your pet falls ill at night or on a weekend, when your general veterinarian’s office is closed? Or you can go north, to Orcutt’s PETS Hospital, the county’s only other pet emergency hospital that is…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (143+ words) An allegedly intoxicated man who trespassed onto private property in Santa Barbara on Saturday night landed in the hospital with stab wounds after a confrontation with the resident. Officers responded and located an injured individual, identified as 27-year-old Edward Bumb....

10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1815+ words) Paula Charest Lilly, her mother and a basketball star from Bishop’s Class of 1978, was inducted three years ago. “Jordyn got in a little quicker than I did,” Mom quipped to Noozhawk. Her daughter won CIF-Southern Section Division 5A Player of the…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (167+ words) Celebrities, Pros ‘Enter Danger Zone’ for Kenny Loggins’ Benefit Pickleball Event Noozhawk Celebrities and pro pickleball players knocked the ball around for charity on Saturday at the Kenny Loggins Pickleball in the Danger Zone at the Santa Barbara Municipal Courts....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (23+ words) Hapuna Beach Noozhawk As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to fund our journalism. Thanks for your contribution!...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (546+ words) The Bellosguardo Foundation has sued Santa Barbara County, asking a judge to find that the Santa Barbara Clark Estate is exempt from property taxes and return $1.1 million, plus interest, in already-paid property taxes for two recent years. Properties owned by…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) Julia Child once said that people who love to eat are always the best people. If that’s true, Santa Barbara County is in especially good hands this year. Perhaps the most personal of this year’s awards is the one given…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (527+ words) On a warm, sunny morning in late August, dozens of people slowly drove their classic cars onto Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf. “You couldn’t get more of a beautiful backdrop than the Pacific Ocean and classic cars to complement it,” said…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (417+ words) Community residents got up bright and early on Saturday for Serve Santa Maria, a biannual event where volunteers clean up and improve areas around the city. At the start of the day, 150 volunteers gathered at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (639+ words) After seven years with Santa Barbara County, Kelly Hubbard suddenly resigned last week from her position as director of the Office of Emergency Management. “I think it was the best thing for myself at this time,” Hubbard told Noozhawk. “I’m…...