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 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 ...

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

A father and son in Santa Barbara County were arrested this week on suspicion of committing lewd acts against a child, ...

Santa Barbara County is projecting that there will be an $11.9 million budget surplus by the end of the fiscal year. At a ...