A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

Five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges have become a pressing issue in communities ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:35 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Coast Fire has been burning on private land. At this ...

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

The latest winter storm to blow through Santa Barbara County dumped a surprising amount of rain March 12-13. Fortunately, it cleared out and cleared up in ...

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

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On Wednesday, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report of its findings and recommendations regarding ...

A tornado touched down in a Los Angeles County neighborhood early Thursday morning, a rare event in Southern California. With ...

Tri-County Produce will close its doors permanently at the end of April, announced owner John Dixon. Located at 335 S. Milpas ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and ...