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.

A stretch of Hollister Avenue was shut down Monday morning after reports of a suspicious package near the Goleta City Hall, a private ...

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

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

PG&E and Southern California Edison (SCE) could shut off power this weekend to certain customers in Santa Barbara County.

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 released a report of its findings about local water resources Friday. The investigative ...

While facing a cooling economic environment and uncertain financial future in the face of state and federal funding threats, ...

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The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw continued declines in May from April, but the jobless rate is still higher than at this time a year ago. According to the latest data provided by ...