Currently, there are no details on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed ...

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County opened its South County Sharehouse at the beginning of the month. It's capable of ...

Rainfall amounts on Monday will be a tenth to a quarter inch for SLO and Santa Barbara counties, except up to 0.60 inches or ...

Another round of rain could fall Monday on Santa Barbara County as a cold front arrives, according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:35 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Coast Fire has been burning on private land. At this ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

Five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges have become a pressing issue in communities ...

Santa Barbara County is projecting that there will be an $11.9 million budget surplus by the end of the fiscal year. At a ...

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

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Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and ...