On January 27, 2025, President Trump's Office of Management and Budget presented a memorandum ordering a freeze of federal ...

Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...

An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...

The Santa Barbara Film Festival sets robust world premiere program and pledges to help with Los Angeles wildfire relief.

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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deputies are requesting public aid to investigate an overnight burglary at the Isla ...

Two men were seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle plunged over the side of Gibraltar Road in the mountains ...

Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors will consider streamlining permitting for small cell towers and other ...

A small plane crashed just off the 101 Freeway near Santa Barbara Airport Wednesday afternoon, leaving two people in critical ...

A teacher with the Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) was caught on video mocking and assaulting ICE protestors in ...

Santa Barbara, CA – United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is proud to announce Monique Fairgood as the ...

Really dry and boring, right? Wrong. The Santa Barbara County Courthouse epitomizes the Spanish-Moorish architecture that is found across the city. Completed in 1929, the complex impresses ...