Ridge Fire initially started 8:30 a.m. Sep. 29 in Santa Barbara County. After being active for three days, it has burned 16.9 ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department confirmed Thursday they are investigating 20-year-old Nathaniel James McGuire who is ...

Ridge Fire initially started 8:30 a.m. Sep. 29 in Santa Barbara County. After being active for two days, it has burned 16.9 ...

Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews arrested a man for suspicion of arson in connection to the fire near Hollister ...

Late Monday evening, a driver died after their vehicle crashed over an embankment, igniting a brush fire along Highway 154 ...

A Santa Maria man has been booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of arson and felony vandalism, according to ...

Update by the edhat staff October 1, 2024 As of Tuesday, the Ridge Fire is 100% contained at 16.9 acres, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Update by the edhat staff September 30, ...

Santa Barbara County officials canceled evacuation warnings for the area near Alegria Canyon and Hollister Ranch as ...

Martin Rodriguez A Santa Maria man has been arrested in connection with vandalism and arson after a fire damaged a vacant ...

[Update: Sun., Sept. 29, 2024, 4:05 p.m.] Santa Barbara County Fire Department investigators arrested a man “suspected of ...

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The Ridge Fire, which broke out late Saturday night in the Hollister Ridge area, was 30% contained as of Monday morning.