The pile burning project, known as Santa Barbara Community Defense Project, was initiated 11:22 a.m. May 11 in Santa Barbara ...

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 10:31 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Globe ...

While Sable Offshore is looking to finish remaining construction projects to restart oil production by the end of this ...

CA: Santa Barbara Forum Holds Sheriff Accountable for Cooperating With ICE - 61243661 Crowds in St. Peter's Square cheered as ...

Another "mini heat wave" is headed to Santa Barbara County. Friday and Saturday will have temperatures reaching the high-70s ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court welcomed its newest member to the bench, Judge Teresa Martinez. She will be formally sworn in as a Superior ...

For years Santa Barbara had a geologic wonder that was talked about and visited called “Castle Rock.” ...

An unexpected power outage affected thousands of Southern California Edison customers in downtown Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon and disrupted Superior ...

George Leis has been a long-standing admired member of the Santa Barbara community. George’s banking career spans more than 20 years in Santa Barbara County, including as President and CEO of ...

was initiated today at 11:22 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there are no details on the extent of land burned or the size of the ...