School’s out for summer, but the hands on learning continues at United Way’s “Fun in the Sun” program. Part of that includes ...

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Rally4Kids is celebrating ten years of providing support for the United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County. Their ...

Students in Santa Barbara High School’s groundbreaking Translation & Interpretation Pathway graduated with professional ...

After months of workshops, Santa Barbara County has approved a new budget of $1.69 billion, which will help the county save ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory at 10:08 a.m. on Saturday valid from noon until Sunday 5 a.m. for ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:20 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Mariposa Inc Fire has been burning on state land.

Shelters across Santa Barbara County report they see a spike in lost pets during the July 4th and New Year's Eve holidays.

As rents continue to rise, Santa Barbara County residents are resorting to more extreme methods such as living three or more ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury investigated the current cannabis tax revenue and cannabis tax expenditures and how they ...

A local father, who had stayed home from work to help care for his sick daughter, was taken into custody by immigration agents just blocks from his house.