SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The Santa Barbara City Council responded to a Santa Barbara County Grand Jury's 15 page report entitled ...

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

Firefighters have the Gifford Fire 33% contained at 119,214 acres off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria with evacuations ...

Jesse Andrew Mendoza, 20 of Santa Barbara, was convicted by a Ventura County jury on Aug. 15 for assaulting a California ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved the construction contract for Phase II of the Modoc Multi-use Path. Construction is expected to ...

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

Ed Maschke, longtime Santa Barbara County environmental activist, political consultant, labor organizer, and elected official ...

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The unemployment rate along the Central Coast continued trending upward in the month of July, as each of the tri-counties saw an uptick, according to the latest data provided by the California ...

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 ...

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