Last week, following five days of Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration, I found a Facebook post about another Fiesta, written by ...

Arlene Adele (Warwick) Peters passed away in Santa Barbara on July 30, 2025. She lived a life with stories, and songs, and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Gabe Vincent has some great memories as a player at UC Santa Barbara and the 2018 Gauchos graduate ...

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in Santa Margarita at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to provide an update on ...

Discover California ice cream shops crafting irresistible flavors with local dairy, fresh fruits, and nuts—celebrating the ...

The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake's highly saline water ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 113,648 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California's largest blaze of the year and threatening ...

A man is in custody after a multi-hour standoff at a home on Muirfield Court in Santa Maria Friday. According to Santa Maria ...

The fungus attacks the amphibians’ permeable skin and makes it difficult for them to breathe and regulate their salt and water intake, leading to lethargy, loss of appetite and eventual death. The ...

Coffee can't be grown everywhere in the U.S., though that hasn't stopped these companies from trying it. Here's where you can ...