They say you can’t put a price tag on beauty, but maybe you can.       A recent report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara ...

Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors will consider streamlining permitting for small cell towers and other ...

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 ...

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

A small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the 101 Freeway in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, on Wednesday, ...

March 6-9 – the now-annual Santa Barbara County Women Winemakers and Culinarians Celebration ( returns with a fundraising event series held in honor of International Women’s Day. The 2025 events will ...

"Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result," explains the NWS. "Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for ...

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

Moving south, the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport received 3.11 inches, 32% of its usual 9.61 inches by the end of ...

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Metrolink will likely be making a northern expansion in the coming months, adding a morning commuter train between Ventura ...

Unity Shoppe celebrated the grand opening of its new Lompoc location during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday ...