On Tuesday at 11:16 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a flash flood watch valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday ...

In a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a new service agreement between ambulance provider AMR and the county despite major pushback from firefighters.

A bottle of wine might become a little more expensive, but many wineries believe it will be worth it. The Santa Barbara ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance ...

The endangered fish were successfully relocated to Santa Barbara County after ash and debris from the Palisades Fire fouled ...

County emergency managers issued an evacuation warning for the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving Wednesday that could result in flooding and ...

Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites.

A small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the 101 Freeway in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, on Wednesday, ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - New protective barriers are up at the entry points around the Santa Barbara International Film ...

Roger Durling can't conceal his excitement for the 40th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF ...

On Monday at 1:28 p.m. a flash flood watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until ...