With the new fire hazard areas identified, the City of Santa Barbara plans to merge the state map with its Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

A domestic abuse suspect is in custody after barricading himself for hours in a standoff with Santa Barbara deputies on Monday, officials confirmed. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office ...

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps’ Office says roughly one third of county employees commute dozens of miles just ...

Under a settlement with the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and others, realty company HomeOptions will pay $400,000 in restitution to more than 500 homeowners it victimized in a ...

Santa Barbara County could get more rain than Ventura and Los Angeles Counties with up to a quarter of an inch of rain expected, Lewis said. The mountain areas could get up to half an inch of rain ...

Alvaro Olivo and Breana Barak exchange vows and rings during their marriage ceremony at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The couple said they wanted a wedding that was simple and intimate.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Elementary and junior high students throughout Santa Barbara County competed in a battle of literary wit at the Santa Barbara County Education Office’s 24th annual Battle of ...

A Surge in Active Listings At the close of 2024, the South Santa Barbara County real estate market was relatively quieter in terms of inventory, but the landscape has shifted as we moved into 2025.

The endangered fish spawned in their new stream in Santa Barbara County, resulting in more than 100 young trout. It’s believed there are no steelhead currently inhabiting the Santa Monica Mountains.

It's believed that there are now more than 100 baby trout swishing around their new digs in Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County. Their presence is a triumph—for the species and for their ...

Moving defendants from jails to courts is one of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s main responsibilities. For more than half a decade, it’s struggled to get that done, infuriating ...