The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory at 10:08 a.m. on Saturday valid from noon until Sunday 5 a.m. for ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:20 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Mariposa Inc Fire has been burning on state land.

Gusty northerly winds will continue across southern Santa Barbara County, the Interstate 5 Corridor, and other interior areas ...

PG&E and Southern California Edison (SCE) could shut off power this weekend to certain customers in Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara County’s once-high hopes for cannabis tax revenue are going up in smoke, with a new Grand Jury report warning ...

What time does SpaceX Falcon 9 liftoff? People in California have plenty of locations where they can travel to see an ...

After months of workshops, Santa Barbara County has approved a new budget of $1.69 billion, which will help the county save ...

As rents continue to rise, Santa Barbara County residents are resorting to more extreme methods such as living three or more ...

The saying, 'you get what you pay for,' doesn't apply when it comes to renting on the Central Coast. According to the 2025 ...

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Santa Barbara, CA – On Saturday, June 28, the community is invited to take to the skies, enjoy a taco in the sun and learn ...

PG&E restored hundreds of customers’ power Saturday morning with at least a dozen still without power after hazardous winds ...