In a highly unusual situation, a housing project in Santa Barbara must undergo reviews after a state bill included language ...

The Santa Barbara Eastside Society has canceled the 2025 Milpas Street Holiday Parade due to concerns over immigration ...

The county is gearing up to celebrate the winter holidays with free tree lightings, parades, and festive events with some starting as soon as the calendar ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a beach hazards statement at 3:33 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until Saturday at 11 a.m.

A preliminary 3.2 magnitude quake was reported close to Santa Barbara Is. Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S.

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Food assistance demand is surging in Santa Barbara as SNAP benefits resume and government services reopen. The Organic Soup ...

Southwest Airlines announced it will add a once-daily flight to and from Santa Barbara departing from Terminal 1, beginning ...

San Marcos wrestling opened its season with a 46-29 crosstown rivalry win over Santa Barbara High on Wednesday inside the Thunderhut. “Although we have ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo is now home to a new snow leopard, a nine-year-old male named Layan who comes from the Idaho Falls Zoo.

On Monday, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced that it has added 587 acres of permanently protected ...

D4vd's 2025 trip to Santa Barbara will be probed by the Los Angeles Police Department as part of an investigation into ...