Nearby Lassen Volcanic National Park offers day-trip opportunities to see bubbling mud pots and steam vents. The Susan River runs through town, creating peaceful spots for riverside picnics. Local ...

The inaugural Santa Barbara Rodeo Days is one week away and, while tickets are still available, there’s just one mutton bustin’ spot left: Noozhawk’s. The ...

A year after the Borel Fire tore through the Kern River Valley community of Havilah, recovery remains out of reach for some ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a bill to streamline permitting for new oil wells. It's a proposal that environmental groups ...

People in the local almond industry were hoping the government had overestimated the size of California’s 2025 crop, as it did last year. But despite a tough start to the season, the official forecast ...

Proposition 36, a voter-approved initiative aimed at increasing penalties for repeat theft and drug offenses, has been ...

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We didn’t PLAN on starting a new family tradition! I was just scrolling Facebook when I saw it.  A post about a Chinese exchange student who needed a committed host family by TONIGHT or he would lose ...

The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will grant a review of the 5th District Court of Appeals decision that ...

A man accused of fatally shooting his sister-in-law, Margarita Maggie Lopez, in April 2024, is set to stand trial, according ...

Regional bank Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell ...

Beginning in 2025, gold equivalent ounces of silver produced or sold in a quarter are computed using a consistent ratio of silver price to the gold price and multiplying this ratio by silver ounces ...