The North County Board of Architectural Review got its first, but certainly not its last, look at pieces of a brand-new community proposed to include housing, commercial buildings, public safety facilities, parks and more south of Orcutt. noozhawk.com/north-county-pa…

Changes are underway to make it faster and easier for smaller and simpler projects to get approved, staff explained to the County Planning Commission on Wednesday. noozhawk.com/changes-before-…

Isla Vista’s path to cityhood is in limbo pending data needed from Santa Barbara County. noozhawk.com/isla-vista-city…

Sports Column : Mark Patton | Four transfers and four freshmen including top recruit Karisma Flores have Renee Jimenez believing that her third season will be the charm as Gaucho coach. noozhawk.com/mark-patton-ucs…

A fire heavily damaged a garage in Santa Barbara’s San Roque neighborhood Sunday afternoon before city firefighters doused the flames. noozhawk.com/santa-barbara-c…

A new “Welcome to Goleta” mural is in progress at the Carpeteria store building at 5610 Hollister Ave., across from Jonny D. Wallis Park and near the two new roundabouts. noozhawk.com/welcome-to-gole…

Booming music, lively dancers and the smell of incense filled downtown Santa Barbara on Sunday afternoon for a Día de los Muertos procession. noozhawk.com/large-crowds-ga…

Santa Maria High School students walked out of class during the pouring rain in a stance against sexual assault Thursday afternoon. noozhawk.com/santa-maria-stu…

Five candidates are running for two open seats on the Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees this November.  noozhawk.com/candidates-for-…

At the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District’s State of the Schools event Friday, Chief Business Official Elysia Lewis reported that the district is in a much stronger financial position than it was a few years ago. noozhawk.com/santa-ynez-high…

The half-sisters of Melodee Buzzard have filed lawsuits in Santa Barbara County Superior Court against multiple agencies, contending they failed to protect the 9-year-old Vandenberg Village girl allegedly killed by her mother in Utah last year. noozhawk.com/melodee-buzzard…

Some registered nurses at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara and Goleta have announced their intention to unionize with SEIU 121RN and hope to hold a vote by the end of the year. noozhawk.com/cottage-health-…

Federal immigration enforcement agents detained and allegedly injured an adult special-education Santa Maria High School student Wednesday morning while he was en route to school. noozhawk.com/santa-maria-spe…

Opinion Column: Bill Macfadyen | For the second consecutive week, Noozhawk’s most-read story has been a horrific collision involving a pedestrian in a crosswalk. That’s not a good trend. noozhawk.com/bill-macfadyen-…

Solvang's annual haunted house this year is themed “Nightmares and Beyond” and is open Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. noozhawk.com/solvang-gets-sp…

The Goleta City Council made strides on Tuesday in maintaining senior housing by approving a permanent and citywide senior mobile home park overlay district. noozhawk.com/goleta-approves…

A SpaceX rocket continued to linger as unfavorable weather kept Falcon and its Starlink payload at Vandenberg Space Force Base for at least another day. noozhawk.com/weather-forces-…

As Buellton debates its future law enforcement provider, the two men seeking to become mayor have differing opinions about the best approach for filling the role. noozhawk.com/buellton-mayora…

An early season storm that doused Santa Barbara County on Wednesday and Thursday pretty much lived up to forecasters’ expectations, but fortunately did not cause any major damage. noozhawk.com/santa-barbara-r…

Urbane Café will celebrate its Goleta location with a grand opening and free sandwiches for the first 50 customers on Monday. noozhawk.com/bizhawk-urbane-…