On Monday at 1:28 p.m. a flash flood watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until ...

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Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Last year, the governor of California issued an order to clear out long-term homeless encampments in places like the Santa Maria ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Here in Santa Barbara, a $2 million endowment fund is making a significant difference in the lives of low-income seniors who face ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation has donated over $79,000 to 10 Santa Barbara County schools struggling to ...

Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be Wednesday. Maurer was hired in June ...

New contract creates pathway for enhanced Emergency Medical Services from both American Medical Response and the Fire ...

The Foodbank of SBC will open a new 57,000 square foot warehouse at 82 Coromar Drive on March 1. Nicknamed “Sharehouse,” the ...

Nearly a thousand people packed a Santa Barbara town hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara over the weekend. Crowds ...