The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...

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Political barbs flew at Santa Barbara City Hall on Tuesday in a brawl over housing, law enforcement and millions of dollars ...

Santa Barbara is looking to revitalize State Street, but safety and speeding e-bikes remain a major concern. “I was just ...

After 35 years, the Alcaraz family transforms Bill Adkins’s former studio into their own vibrantly bustling glassblowing hub.

The Santa Barbara City Council is evaluating how to allocate revenue from Measure I, a half-cent sales tax measure approved ...

What a whirlwind of a week it’s been, especially with the unsettling, fiery plane crash near the Santa Barbara Airport that was seen — and heard — by so ...

Demi Moore will get a film retrospective plus screening of her Oscar nominated 'The Substance' and in person conversation at Santa Barbara Film fest.

The below written statement was given by City Administrator Kelly McAdoo during the January 28, 2025, Regular Council Meeting ...

Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number ...

The Clean Community Division and MarBorg Industries will host a Public Workshop to discuss upcoming changes for trash and ...

Federal ICE officers were active in Oxnard Monday and Tuesday, according to police, while a nonprofit reported arrests around ...