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More than 1,000 people on Thursday attended the memorial service for Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office Supervising Investigator Laura Cleaves, whose life was cut short last week when her vehicle collided with one driven by an alleged drunk driver on Highway 154.
The service was held in Santa Maria at the Pacific Christian Center.
The mounted unit of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department stood at the entrance to the church as the guests arrived and entered.
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Ricardo Juarez, the teenager accused of stabbing to death 15-year-old Luis "Angel" Linares during an alleged gang brawl on State Street in March 2007 pleaded not guilty Thursday and denied all special allegations associated with the charge.
Mr. Juarez, who was 14 at the time of the alleged crime, has been charged as an adult.
On Thursday, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Brian Hill also heard a motion to compel discovery -- the turning over of potential evidence -- More»
A C-130 makes a water drop at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station near Point Mugu. With wildfire season looming, authorities are preparing for all eventualities and, on Thursday, C-130 aircraft from Colorado, North Carolina, Wyoming and California conducted training.
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The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission will continue discussion June 4 on a measure that aims to transfer development rights from the proposed Naples town site on the Gaviota coast to other sites in unincorporated parts of the county.
The commission tabled a vote Wednesday so it can hear recommendations from 5th District commissioner Daniel Blough on the transfer of development rights, called TDR, according to 2nd District commissioner Cecilia Brown.
If the Planning Commission approves the TDR measure, More»
Grammy-winning crooner Michael Bublè, above, puts on some moves during his concert Thursday night at the Santa Barbara Bowl, where he will be performing again tonight. At left, founder Roger Anthony Thomas leads the group Naturally 7's, which opened for Mr. Bublè
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During its annual Champion's Dinner last month, the Community Action Commission honored five Santa Barbara County residents for their outstanding service to the community.
More than 150 locals turned out for the event, which was held at the The Royal Scandinavian Inn in Solvang.
This year's honorees were KEYT reporter Paula Lopez, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown, Goleta Mayor Michael T. Bennett, Dr. Elliot Schulman of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and community volunteer Susan Warnstrom.
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Santa Barbara High's spring musical production, "Beauty and the Beast," opens today and runs through next weekend.
Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Sunday, May 15, 16 and 17. A matinee will be held 1 p.m. Sunday and a free performance for area schools will be given May 15, sponsored by Prudential Realty.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students.
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Christina Gonzalez, a Bishop Garcia Diego High School senior, has lofty goals. Her mind is set on becoming a U.S. ambassador one day.
In the short-term, however, her mind is set on getting a college education -- something her parents haven't gotten but dreamed she would.
On Thursday, the path to her college education took another turn toward fruition thanks to a $1,000 Principal's Leadership Award Scholarship, co-sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Herff Jones, Inc.
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A ballot count that could have ended a battle over whether to convert homes in four beach communities straddling the border of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties from septic to sewer systems was pushed back after complaints were voiced that there was little notice of the tally.
Rincon Point, Sandyland Cove, More»
ORCUTT
Investigators from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department believes a structure fire that erupted south of Santa Maria early Thursday was suspicious in nature.
At 3:32 a.m., firefighters responded to a property in the 4400 block of Orcutt Road between Mooncrest Lane and Union Valley Parkway, and found a 1,225-square-foot outbuilding fully engulfed in flames, department spokesman Capt. Eli Iskow said. The building was next to an unoccupied two-story home, and nearby vegetation was also burning. More»
LOMPOC
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department has identified a body discovered April 30 near highways 101 and 1 as a Lompoc man who was reported missing about a week earlier.
On April 22, Kenneth Sullivan, 38, was reported missing by his family after he was last seen April 15, according to the Lompoc Police Department. The California Highway Patrol found his vehicle near Highway 101, and the body that was identified Thursday as that of Mr. More»
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
In an effort to help families in need, postal carriers on Saturday will be collecting non-perishable food items such as soup or canned meats and fish as part of the the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
To participate in the program, which is run in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service, residents should put the food items to be donated in a bag and place it by their mail box. More»
Today
SOUTH COAST
Walter Capps Conference: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. UCSB, McCune Conference Room, Humanities and Sciences Building 6020. Theme is "Exploring the Contributions of Walter Capps to the Study of Religion." Presented by the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life. Free. 893-2317.
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In Thursday's paper on page A1, a headline should have read: Frank Sinatra stamp being issued next week.
In Thursday's paper on page A1, a headline should have read: Frank Sinatra stamp being issued next week.
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