Take a step back in time with a visit to El Presidio de Santa Barbara. The nearly 6-acre state historic park consists of restored buildings that make up the last Spanish military settlement built ...

Santa Barbara's most famous avenue, State Street cuts through downtown for 10 blocks and leads right onto Stearns Wharf. It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and ...

It’s the year 2025 and, by now, it is abundantly clear that we have a major plastic problem–garbage patches in the ocean, ...

Kevin Costner's ex, Christine Baumgartner, became engaged to a family friend, financier Josh Connor, nearly two years after ...

Swap the hustle and bustle of busy cities like Los Angeles for California’s redwood forests and dreamy beaches. These 13 ...

As far as great-jumping, Baja-ready SUVs go, the 4Runner TRD Pro morphs into a relative value against the ridiculous ...

The blue and gold continued their season on Jan. 17 with another solid performance in New Mexico at the Dr. Martin Luthur King Jr. Invitational.

NIPOMO, Calif. - Nipomo High School shined the spotlight on four past student-athletes who are charter members into the newly ...

The Yellowstone star’s ex-wife is reportedly already engaged to a family friend just one year after they former couple ...

With eight evacuations in her rearview, A.L. Bardach knows that wherever you go in SoCal, the one thing you can’t escape is ...

Things to Do in California - Seasonal Highlights . California's diverse array of landscapes – beaches, lakes, forests, mountains and deserts – make it one of th ...

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