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Nick Cavalier. Photo courtesy of Paul Cavalier.
Six months of misery
Nicholas Cavalier should have spent the past six months waxing down his surfboard and hitting the waves.
He should have been earning a little pocket cash at the parking kiosk on Stearns Wharf and talking baseball with his brother. Or maybe designing that T-shirt or surfboard line he always talked about.
Instead the 22-year-old local spent most of that time in a hospital bed, blinded by a senseless act and suffering from a traumatic brain injury, limited mobility and a fierce longing to be out ...
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Alleged gun thief arrested
A 49-year-old Santa Maria man was arrested Dec. 21, 2008 for allegedly stealing 50 guns and knives from a home in Solvang.
A Santa Barbara County Sheriff spokesperson said the burglary occurred on Dec. 12 in the 2000 block of Village Lane.
On Dec. ...
Supes to start 2009 talking about oil
For the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, 2009 will begin much as 2008 did: with a briefing from county staff about onshore oil spills, of which there were seven during the month of December.
On Jan. 15, 2008, the board’s second meeting of ...
Police blotter — Jan. 6
Jan. 3, 4 a.m. — An intoxicated man refused to leave the lobby of Hotel Santa Barbara, 533 State St., and began causing a disturbance. Officers arrived and found the suspect, a 42-year-old Los Angeles man, in the lobby as described.
Officers learned ...
Holiday DUI arrests total 223
Law enforcement handcuffed a total of 223 motorists on suspicion of driving drunk this holiday season, a 5 percent increase from last year’s figures, authorities said.
The annual holiday DUI crackdown began Dec. 12 and ended at midnight on Jan. 1. D ...
Highway work moves along
Progress on a major highway widening project along Highway 101 is rolling along as crews configure new lanes, ramps and an undercrossing.
Pile driving work is slated to continue this week in preparation for a new undercrossing to connect Cacique Str ...
Gauchos down conference-rival Riverside
The reigning Big West Champion UCSB women’s basketball team made a statement to the conference on Sunday: “Don’t count us out!”
Lauren Pederson went berserk from the 3-point line on her way to 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the UCSB w ...
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- Gaming in Gaza
- Out with the old, in with the new
- "Rich Like Them" review
- "Gran Torino" review
- Holland responds to Pappas petition
- Actress pleads no contest
- Driver runs into drainage ditch
- Gauchos begin Big West title defense
- What Can We Believe In?
- Pappas files petition
- Attorney arrested on drug charges
- Woman falls from bluffs
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- Best books of 2008
- Big Bad Wolfs and the year of dating differently
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- I wonder...
- Doubt review
- Arts 2009 preview
- Top 15 stories of 2008
- Man arrested for alleged assault, intent to commit rape
- Bridge to get facelift
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