Abandoned Chihuahuas crowd Santa Barbara County shelters
California | Local |
October 24, 2008
Chloe, the preening four-legged princess in the film “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” might want to take note. Read more
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Husband of ailing wife in court
California | Local |
October 18, 2008
Surrounded by family and friends in a Santa Barbara courtroom Friday, James Wheeler, 84, entered a plea of no contest to the attempted murder of his ailing 85-year-old wife by carbon monoxide poisoning. Read more
Rivals move toward middle
California | Local |
October 13, 2008
To partisans, they are “Phony Tony” and “Taxin’ Jackson.” Read more
Prop. 8 splits priest and church
California | Local |
October 13, 2008
A week ago, Father Geoffrey Farrow stood before his Roman Catholic parishioners in Fresno and delivered a sermon that placed him squarely at odds with his church over gay marriage. Read more
Zambian woman’s ambitions waylaid by Metrolink crash
California | Local |
October 7, 2008
Recently, Racheal Mofya opened an eye. Read more
Teen accused of killing his gay classmate had white supremacist materials
California | Local |
October 3, 2008
Investigators seized white supremacist materials, including doodlings of Nazi swastikas, from the bedroom of Brandon McInerney, the 14-year-old Oxnard student accused of gunning down his gay classmate. Read more
Bail set for man, 84, accused of trying to kill wife who has advanced dementia
California | Local |
September 24, 2008
A Santa Barbara County judge Tuesday set bail at $100,000 for an 84-year-old Carpinteria man accused of attempting to kill his ailing wife and himself with auto exhaust. Read more
Man, 84, accused of trying to kill wife, 85
California | Local |
September 23, 2008
To his Carpinteria neighbors, James Wheeler was viewed as the kindly old man who gently guided his ailing wife on walks around the block every day. Read more
Ventura County man faces sex-slave charges
California | Local |
September 18, 2008
A Ventura County man is being arraigned today on charges he kept a 13-year-old girl as a sex slave inside a recreational vehicle parked in a remote Moorpark orchard. Read more
In grieving Simi Valley, tragedy touches many
California | Local |
September 14, 2008
In Simi Valley, life went on – but more somberly than usual. Read more
