Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

The latest winter storm to blow through Santa Barbara County dumped a surprising amount of rain March 12-13. Fortunately, it cleared out and cleared up in ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Pine Canyon, was initiated today at 3:01 p.m. in ...

On Wednesday, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report of its findings and recommendations regarding ...

A line of rain capable of producing damaging wind gusts were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Nipomo to 9 ...

The year-round campground has lots to offer this time of year The County of Santa Barbara has welcomed another 4,000 pounds ...

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Santa Barbara County is projecting that there will be an $11.9 million budget surplus by the end of the fiscal year. At a ...

Panelists spoke about recovery efforts, as well as what needs to be done to help recovery for the critically endangered fish.

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has filed new charges in a case involving a father and son from Santa ...