Four baby turtles come in contact with a mysterious substance called ooze and then are transformed into human sized crime ...

The Sun has been published for over 24 years covering local news and entertainment each week for Northern Santa Barbara ...

On a 12-by-16-inch canvas, artist Neil Andersson intertwines shapes and colors as if piecing together a puzzle. A yellow ...

The Great American Melodrama presents its 50th Anniversary show that will mix traditional melodrama, vintage vaudeville, and contemporary vaudeville at its Oceano theater (1863 Front St.) from Friday, ...

BATTLING THE BLAZE: As of Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire—east of the Santa Maria Valley and west of the Los Padres Forest’s Gifford Trailhead—was 7 percent contained and had consumed more than 82,000 acres.

It’s almost back-to-school time, and I’m jumping the gun by handing out gold stars this week. It’s rare that I get to give so many ...

Sean Penn directs this 2007 film he adapted from Jon Krakauer’s novel about the true story of Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a disconnected recent ...

• On May 29, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” which ...

Nisha Ganatra (Late Night, The High Note) directs this sequel to Freaky Friday (2003), itself a remake of a 1976 film based on Mary ...

Valley Speaks—a local historical speaker series sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, and the library—will feature a talk about the legacy of Knudsen Creamery on ...

ANDY CALDWELLA look at the perils facing our liberties and freedoms: the California doom loop vs. the original No Kings movement ...

SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and ...