Julian Fire initially started 3:41 p.m. June 12 in Santa Barbara County. It has been burning on private land for 18 hours. At ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:51 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Marcos Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

Numerous people gathered Saturday for the 'No Kings' protest in Santa Barbara. "I knew there was going to be a great turn out ...

Three 15-year-old violinists from Santa Barbara County — Allison Feinberg, Jane Smylie and Claire Woodruff — will be taking part in an intercultural string orchestra program in Shandong, China, for ...

Santa Barbara High School’s class of 2025 celebrated their personal milestones at graduation Thursday and their part in ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It was a tragedy that changed a Santa Barbara woman’s  life forever.  A traffic accident killed her ...

Or maybe you’re visiting from out of town, staying along the waterfront, when a large wave hits the beach right before the ...

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Forming Communities Across Generations,” marks the first major historical display in Santa Barbara County centered on ...

A court decision has forced Sable Offshore Corp. to delay controversial plans to restart offshore oil operations along Santa ...

An intoxicated driver and his passenger were arrested after their car crashed through the wall of an occupied Goleta home ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly sent 32 personnel from its Sheriff’s Response and Special ...