Lompoc Record

Carey is one of 120 women business leaders, educators, volunteers, social justice advocates, elected leaders, medical professionals honored this year out of nearly 40 million in the state.

To access a list of Lompoc Library literature programming, such as the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge, visit cityoflompoc.com/library. The 2021 Reading Challenge will count all reading completed in 2021.

Rising COVID-19 case rates in Santa Barbara County are pushing the possibility of additional business operations further into the future, while the majority of the state moves into the orange tier, the second-least restrictive reopening phase.

An attempted murder charge was upheld Friday against a 19-year-old Guadalupe man and alleged gang member accused in a Santa Maria shooting that left a victim with a severe head injury.

Downtown Solvang will add new steakhouse and seafood restaurant Coast Range to its repertoire of fine dining locations starting in February.

WASHINGTON The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.

Santa Barbara County’s Independent Redistricting Commission will face a difficult task when it meets Monday morning to choose the last six members while hitting as close as possible to the bull’s-eye of the demographic target prescribed by county or

After submitting a request to the state this week to be excluded from the designated Southern California region where dropping ICU capacity from COVID-19 surges prompted closures of several sectors through the end of the month Santa Barbara Coun

DEAR ABBY: My brother "Brian" and his wife, "Laurel," have an adult son, "Dick," who dated a girl I'll call "Crystal" for 10 years before they got married. Everyone got along fine, until Crystal gave birth.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) In-person voting started for most California counties this weekend as local election officials many for the first time opened polling places days early in hopes of avoiding crushing crowds on Election Day.

LONDON (AP) Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.

Dear Doctors: My uncle tested positive for the coronavirus last winter and wound up in the hospital. He was lucky, and he recovered, but it is six months later and he still is not completely better. He says he's what's known as a "long-hauler." Can

Flutternutter is an angel with people and is friendly with most dogs.

Veterans Day started as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1918 when fighting was ceased during WWI.

On Nov. 4, the day after this extraordinary election season culminates, our children will be watching us.

Preisker Park event demanded more planning

Today is Saturday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2020. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween.

No more procrastinating; it's time to set the record straight, take care of unfinished business and pay attention to meaningful relationships. Let go of the past and choose the path that will bring you satisfaction, happiness and peace of mind.

The Central Coast duo doesn't resemble the young men they were when they left the area, in a positive way.

Lompoc prison officials earlier this month were ordered by a Los Angeles federal judge to expedite the evaluation of more than 120 inmates deemed eligible for home confinement due to their risks of COVID-19, although only 44 have been released since

While COVID-19 cases remain stable in Santa Barbara County, public health officials are concerned about another spike in cases due to gatherings during the upcoming holiday season.