A new wildfire — the Scenic Fire — is burning on private land in Kern County. Cause and containment remain unknown.

Rare ringing catches, Long-legged Buzzard ID, Collared Dove, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, reintroductions and long-staying rarities all feature in this month's Birdwatch, out now!

49ers starting DB identified as their most important 2027 free agent The 49ers have a long season ahead of them, but looking to the offseason, one of their starters is considered their most important ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Ashlee Buzzard, the Vandenberg Village mother accused ...

They say it's never too late to follow your dreams, and a 47-year-old California pastor is proving just that. Justin Buzzard is set to join the San Jose City College Jaguars as a defensive end, nearly ...

A college football athlete whose injuries derailed his playing career during his freshman year has decided to come back onto the field and compete — at the age of 47. Justin Buzzard, a South Bay ...

An MP said she wanted a national standard put in place for bus stops. Labour's Alex Mayer, who represents Dunstable and ...

Nearly three decades after an injury cut his college football career short, a 47-year-old California pastor is putting the pads back on for an unlikely second shot at his on-field dream. "No one's ...

Yellow jackets, paper wasps and hornets like to scavenge for protein and sugary carbohydrates. The best defense is making your gathering less appealing to them. By Sal Vaglica Few insects can ruin ...

In 2020, a juvenile osprey was fatally shot in Ghana. The bird, one of hundreds of raptors killed in similar circumstances ...

It’s unclear how long the microbial protection lasts, or whether other kinds of plants lean on this type of defense, says Zeng-Rong Zhu, an insect ecologist at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.