In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

Lynn says fireworks are the direct cause of thousands of injuries nationwide each year around the Fourth of July. Starting ...

Below is a press release from the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District regarding Air Quality Watch for the ...

Santa Barbara County Animal Services will keep its shelters open for regular business hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through ...

A power outage impacting 4,804 Southern California Edison customers was first reported around 4:17 p.m. Thursday. According ...

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Interfaith Prayer Service Was Part of the EQ25 Centennial Commemoration Weekend ...

Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches ...

Anne Pazier, founder of Santa Barbara Gift Baskets in Old Town Goleta, sees herself as a producer. “A client gives me the script — maybe it’s a ...

Luxury events and rental company Bliss Beach has teamed up with the City of Santa Barbara for The Barbara, a ...

Despite strong growth in the agriculture industry last year, wine grape production saw a 28% decrease in value, according to ...

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