As rents continue to rise, Santa Barbara County residents are resorting to more extreme methods such as living three or more ...

A stretch of Hollister Avenue was shut down Monday morning after reports of a suspicious package near the Goleta City Hall, a private ...

Betsy J. Green Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will present a free talk titled The Great Earthquake – The Survivors ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released a report of its findings about local water resources Friday. The investigative ...

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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly sent 32 personnel from its Sheriff’s Response and Special ...

What time does SpaceX Falcon 9 liftoff? People in California have plenty of locations where they can travel to see an ...

The Ventura County Star has chronicled every major milestone in the last 100 years of the county's history. Here is a ...

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The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas also issued an “extreme heat warning” for Death Valley National Park, the ...

The third rocket launch of June from California could be widely visible in the sky, with sonic booms audible for some ...

Since its inception, The Star’s sports department has covered the biggest moments and most minute details on and off the ...