Emergency personnel responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a drowning at the Red Rock recreation area, and recovered a man's body from the water, ...

The Gifford Fire grew to more than 43,000 acres on Sunday as firefighters braced for windy conditions, and authorities in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...

A fast-moving vegetation fire burning along both sides of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria had blackened an estimated 12,400 ...

The Santa Barbara City Council voted to give $500,000 to organizations supporting immigrant communities amid the recent ...

The Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria exploded overnight Friday into Saturday, nearly doubling in size and torching rugged ...

Dr. Peter MacDougall, a man made of class and charisma, a whip-smart dealmaker who wore a smile and air of confidence in ...

Let’s try a demonstration that we all enjoyed in elementary school. Close one eye, hold out your thumb at arm’s length, and align it with an object on the ...

In a sea of cowboy hats, sequins and suede, the crowd at the opening night of the inaugural Santa Barbara Rodeo Days at Earl Warren Showgrounds filed into ...

Edward Sterling Maher Edward Sterling Maher, 86, of Santa Barbara passed away peacefully on July 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born on ...

My grandmother, Kathy Cota, passed away in June 2024, just before the 100th celebration of what her father put together as a ...

Local elected officials are urging Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown to condemn militarized immigration enforcement. More than two dozen local ...

Just ahead of a midnight deadline, the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and Teamsters Local 186 agreed to a tentative contract Thursday ...