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

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Pine Canyon, was initiated today at 3:01 p.m. in ...

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

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

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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 ...

The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

The Los Padres National Forest and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced a series of planned ...

Renowned actresses Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda joined forces with hundreds of concerned citizens and environmentalists ...

Only one lane of Northbound Highway 101 along the Nojoqui Grade in Santa Barbara County was open Friday afternoon.