Public comment is open for the region’s draft recreation master plan, and a virtual meeting will be held this Thursday to ...

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

The first of two "pineapple express" storms has arrived in Southern California after delivering a stronger-than-expected ...

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

California wind advisories are expected to persist through early Wednesday, impacting both coastal and inland communities.

By Tom Modugno The tragedy of the Los Angeles fires has been eye opening for a lot of people, especially those that are new ...

How are local governments in Santa Cruz County preparing for an estimated sea-level rise of up to 7 feet by 2100?

Lompoc, founded as a temperance colony and now home to multiple tasting rooms, would be axed from future maps and advertising ...

Residents of Santa Barbara County can see how exceptionally beautiful their home is, but how do you quantify that level of ...

A Central Coast city won’t be joining a new California wine country district after a vote held by the city council last week. Although the Lompoc City Council voted 2-1 in favor of the idea, three ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Thursday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.