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Heather Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the upscale Santa Barbara area, authorities said Sunday.
John McCain wasted no time disawoving comments by an aide who suggested a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would boost his presidential campaign. McCain may have wanted to take a moment to consult the history books before he spoke.In ways both overt and...
Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings.Offering his ideas to address the...
Angelina Jolie traveled up the California coast to receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s “Performance of the Year” award.The 32-year-old actress was honored Saturday for her portrayal of Mariane Pearl, wife of slain journalist Daniel...
Gemina, a giraffe with a distinctive crooked neck and one of the most beloved animals at the Santa Barbara Zoo, has died. She was 21. The zoo euthanized the animal on Wednesday, it was announced Thursday.”We observed a decline in her appetite over the...
The Santa Barbara News-Press and its owner violated federal labor laws in firing eight reporters for union activities, and the workers are entitled to return to their jobs with back pay, a judge has ruled.The newspaper demonstrated “widespread, general...
A suspected drunken driver slammed her Lincoln into Santa Barbara’s 50-foot Christmas tree. The Lincoln was heavily damaged, but the State Street tree emerged from Friday’s crash unscathed and continues to spread holiday cheer.Police Lt. Paul McCaffrey...
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake has shaken part of California’s central coast, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The 6:45 p.m. quake was centered about 3 miles southeast of downtown Santa Barbara, according to the U.S. Geological...
Michael Douglas’ grown son, Cameron, has been ordered to stand trial on cocaine possession charges.At a pretrial hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Joseph Lodge upheld charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession...
Eco Factor: The US Department of Energy and city of Santa Barbara install solar roofs for sustainable clean energy.
It seems that the Department of Energy (DOE) should have gone solar a lot earlier than this. For an energy organization that is...
‘Superman Returns’ star Brandon Routh married his longtime girlfriend, actress Courtney Ford, on Saturday at the beautiful El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara, reports People magazine.
The bride wore a Junko Yoshioka sheath dress with Chantilly lace...
Interestingly, the origins of human nervous system have been traced back to a creature that eventually does not have a nervous system! - The sea sponges.
Scientists have discovered many of the genes that are needed to make a nervous system in the...
Are you a lover of sea food delicacies? Then be aware of those served in California! An ocean algae is blooming across the seas sickening and killing birds, sea lions and dolphins, washing them up on shores from San Diego to San Francisco...
I think the convergence of environmental concerns and tourism promotion is the best, rather one of the most lucrative, businesses in the world. Engineers at Ventura County are perhaps trying to something of that sort.
They are planning to build...
The ocean preserves of California gets a protection plan on Friday for creating a statewide system of connected ocean preserves. This would restrict fishing and other human activities, by either limiting or banning them as been adopted by the wildlife...
To add to the destruction of corals caused by humans, bacteria and algae join hands. A microbial mechanism is involved indirectly in the plundering process. In this mechanism, it is with the help of algae that bacteria kill coral, according to a study....
Kelp forest ecosystems - they skirt the West Coast, stretching from Alaska to the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Kelp are giant algae - they reach up to 120 feet in height. More importantly, they support diverse ecosytems The whole stretch is facing a...
Finally, the preparation to test deep soil samples on Mars is on. A new instrument for this would be developed. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced the support of this new program in a European mission called ExoMars. And the development of the...
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives for the grand reopening of the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club at the Biltmore in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Thursday Sept. 25, 2008. The Biltmore Santa Barbara completion took three years, $65 million restoration on...
