My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

On Friday at 12:02 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory in effect until 3 a.m. for Catalina and Santa ...

Renowned actresses Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda joined forces with hundreds of concerned citizens and environmentalists ...

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A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

The final round of rain for the week is expected to deliver between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain along the coast ...

One of the world’s finest Celtic ensembles is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Solas performed at the Lobero Theatre in Santa ...

Do-it-yourself sandbag locations have opened for residents preparing for the storm. Station 7, located off Stanwood Drive and ...

Rancho Dos Pueblos in Santa Barbara includes a sprawling compound, plus agricultural land and its own private beach.

Jim Jackson The Santa Barbara Zoo has appointed Jim Jackson as the new chair of the Board of Directors, and adds new board members Ozlem Arconian, Hillary ...

A wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:02 a.m. in effect until 3 a.m. for Catalina/Santa ...