On Sunday, Santa Barbara County (SBC) Fire officials reportedly performed an ocean rescue for a mother and her children at Gaviota Beach. SBC Fire Public Information Officer Scott Safechuck said ...

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Chimney Rock has announced the town will continue its annual Groundhog Day celebration at the Tyron Equestrian Center despite ...

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Astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, who is stuck in space since months, on January 30 broke the record for total spacewalking time held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson, according to the ...

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The recent Palisades Fire forced the restaurant to close for over three weeks — first to await its fate as flames burned fast ...

A few months after invading Ukraine, Russia sent a series of huge payments to Turkey. In short order, it transferred more than $5 billion with the promise of more to come.

Thanks to the draught that they let in, they can make it much harder to heat a room. That's where knowing how to draught-proof a chimney comes in, which, fortunately, can be a quick and easy fix.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

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