A Santa Barbara man was arrested in Magalia last week after allegedly stealing and vandalizing a home while helping the ...

Immunization issues raised by the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury have been addressed by health leaders. This includes home ...

Santa Barbara County is taking the first step to repair two stairways accessing the beach in Isla Vista. The Board of ...

High-speed internet could soon reach some of Santa Barbara County’s most rural communities, but local leaders say ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 131,589 acres after being active for 18 days. A crew of 2,713 firefighters has been ...

A Ventura County jury has convicted a 20-year-old Santa Barbara man of assaulting a California Highway Patrol officer during ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 131,589 acres after being active for 16 days. A crew of 3,047 firefighters has been ...

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Jesse Andrew Mendoza, a 20-year-old Santa Barbara man, received a conviction from a Ventura County jury Monday after ...

A significant heat wave is on the way to Santa Barbara County and could affect “most places” away from the coast, according to the National Weather ...

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.