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  1. Court striking down Trump’s executive order to defund NPR does not mean money will return
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A mom told KCLU how she and her 2-year-old son were detained in an ICE facility in Texas where he became subject onf an international news story when it emerged that he was sick and hadn't eaten for over a week
  1. Little boy who was sick and not eating in a notorious ICE detention center is back in Santa Barbara County
  2. The main tune carried by a Conejo Valley symphony orchestra is education
  3. A little like tennis, and a little like pickleball: A Ventura County man creates a new sport
  4. Santa Barbara World War II veteran celebrates his 105th birthday
KCLU's Caroline Feraday, Russ Maloney, Lance Orozco, and Dave Meyer at the 2026 Golden Mike Awards
KCLU wins major honors from California journalism group
Station earns seven Golden Mike Awards
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National and Global Stories
"I'm not really preaching to the musicians and the other artists," Martin says. "I do music for the person that's nine months late on their rent [and] ain't got no job but got two kids."
  1. The transformation of Terrace Martin
  2. A jury declared Live Nation a monopoly. But ticket prices won't drop just yet
  3. Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka
  4. A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars
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