Property owners who live in Santa Barbara County's designated flood zones will see their annual fees jump by 3.02% for the ...

On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the results of its investigation of three in-custody deaths at ...

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

Five months after The Ellwood opened at Goleta Beach Park, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved extending the lease with the ...

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

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On Tuesday at 12:49 p.m. a beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid from 6 p.m. until ...

Montecito suffered a devastating mudslide in 2018. Now the community has rallied to try to make sure the same thing will ...

For example, medical experts say that as long as two broken fragments of bone are brought together and stay that way, specialized cells go to work to fill the gaps with new tissue. This process is so ...

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

A non-toxic chemical adhesive spill at Montecito Union School’s campus led to a temporary road closure in the area, pending ...

After more than eight years leading Santa Cruz County through disasters, budget battles and political shifts, CEO Carlos ...