Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 34-year-old Santa Barbara resident Adam Escarcega for arranging to ...

Arnold Buckner, a shopkeeper at Antique Alley, says the rise in bikes, especially e-bikes owned by young adults has caused ...

Santa Barbara County taxpayers are footing the bill for dozens of brand-new ambulances that have yet to be put into ...

It just got easier for San Luis Obispo County students to get a Cal Poly degree, thanks to a new partnership with a Central Coast community college. Cal Poly and Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria ...

Caring Together Santa Barbara County is working to support seniors and their loved ones by providing essential resources, advocacy, and community connections to ensure aging is met with dignity, ...

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Santa Barbara County officials are considering a mandate requiring cannabis greenhouse growers to install advanced ...

On October 29, 2024, the Second District Court of Appeals of California decided against the County of Santa Barbara (“the county”) in JCCRandall ...

Kristina Perkins, Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office chief investigator, recently graduated from the prestigious ...

Currently, there are no details on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed ...

Three county supervisors listen to Carpinteria residents at their hometown City Hall. A standing-room-only crowd packed into ...

The final round of rain for the week is expected to deliver between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain along the coast ...