The Santa Barbara Film Festival has revealed its entire program for its upcoming 40th edition, which includes 32 world premieres and 74 U.S. premieres from 60 countries. The fest will open ...

A pregnant Santa Barbara woman plummeted to her death while hiking in Greece over the holidays. Clara Thomann, 33, fell about 164 feet down a gorge on the Greek island of Crete on Dec. 23 ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

Last week, Santa Ana wind gusts reached hurricane strength at times before calming somewhat over the weekend, giving local firefighters backed by reinforcements from out of state and even Mexico ...

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 ...

A Taco Bell in East Frederick will be torn down, then rebuilt with a new drive-thru. The upgrade to the fast-food restaurant ...

MOREAU – Officials are calling on residents looking to make their mark on the town of Moreau to design a new municipal logo. “Right now, there seems to be multiple logos use by different ...

Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images Stocks fell on Thursday, dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025. The S&P 500's average return in years without a Santa Claus ...

News reports have warned about the Santa Ana winds and their power to turn modest wildfires into conflagrations. Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 ...

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled with wildfires they can escalate the situation rapidly, causing the ...