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 ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a new 10-year contract with MarBorg Industries to operate ...

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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Mariposa Inc Fire initially started 4:20 p.m. June 17 in Santa Barbara County, California. It has been burning on state land ...

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 ...

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

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

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