Tea Party concerned about bond, asks board to attend Oct. 16 meeting

During the open forum portion of Tuesday’s school board meeting the Board of Trustees heard directly from members of the Katy Tea Party who feel the bond election is too much to ask of KISD taxpayers, and are anxious to hear a response on whether board members will attend a public information session on the bond.

JEANNE TOWAR: Lions tour Leader Dog facility

The yellow Labrador Retriever greeted each of the 25 Royal Oak Lions Club members and families as they arrived to tour the Leader Dogs for the Blind facilities their donations helped build.

' Red Riding,' now on DVD, offers three killer takes

Red Riding,” a trilogy of films originally shown on British TV, may be the best cinematic crime epic since the “Godfather” series. But Francis Ford Coppola ’s mafia saga seems warm and snuggly compared with this violent, grim exercise.

Santa Barbara Police Department cites 21 for driving without a license at weekend DUI checkpoints

The police department checked 958 vehicles at checkpoints on Las Positas Road, Foothill Road. Bath Street and San Andreas Street.

US, Iraq Among Bulgaria's Top Weapons Trade Partners

Bulgaria issued in 2009 432 permits for the export, import and transfer of weapons, according to the annual report on the special inter-Ministry commission. ...