A recent Land Trust for Santa Barbara County report quantifies the economic value of the county’s natural lands and waters and ecosystem services.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - On January 27, 2025, President Trump's Office of Management and Budget presented a memorandum ...

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 NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...

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 ...

Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number ...

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

On Sunday at 6:02 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a dense fog advisory in effect until Monday at 10 a.m. The ...

A cold snap is set to hit swathes of California into the second half of this week, posing risks to people, property, animals ...

Wildfires are still burning in Los Angeles County and with rain in the forecast, those burn scars present a new hazard.