Sandbags, tarps and K-rails are being used to prevent rain damage in Carpinteria, Summerland and Montecito, just to name few.

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Vowing to make good on a top campaign promise, President Donald Trump declared “national emergency” on the border with Mexico ...

Sommer Frisk, Cumulus’ Oxnard-Ventura-Santa Barbara's market manager, explains how redundancy at her stations has helped them ...

With over 30 years of experience in hotels from Abu Dhabi to Napa Valley, Michelin-starred chef Massimo Falsini has ...

Christine Baumgartner and her fiancé, Joshua Connor, enjoyed an outing together while flashing her large ring. This is the ...

Montecito resident Leslie Zemeckis is an award-winning filmmaker and social media influencer, and she loves chasing her dreams. Among those dreams was ...

Hollywood star Josh Brolin has revealed how the stress of moving back to his hometown of Montecito, CA, became so severe that it caused him to develop a mild case of Bell's palsy.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden proudly announces the appointment of four esteemed community leaders – Valerie Hoffman, Gelaré ...

Several agencies, including the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, helped with a car crash on Gibraltar Road near Flores ...

Kevin Costner reportedly didn't take the news of his ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, and his former friend, Josh Connor's engagement well.

Although Connor and Baumgartner were supposedly friends long before they were romantically involved, Costner supposedly had his doubts about Baumgartner’s fidelity.