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

Both the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county public health departments issued ocean water advisories due to recent ...

Roger Durling can't conceal his excitement for the 40th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF ...

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 County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday was full of tense words and frustration after a series of back-and-forth exchanges between ...

Highway 1 has fully reopened after rain damage prompted closures from Highway 101 north of Gaviota to the junction with ...

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

Santa Barbara City Councilman Eric Friedman tapped into his biblical knowledge to anoint the moment at City Hall on Tuesday.

Every year, more than 100,000 people attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, according to event staff.

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The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory at 1:52 a.m. on Tuesday valid from noon until Wednesday 2 a.m. The ...

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