On Tuesday in Bluffton, experts gathered at the Hargray Building on UCSB’s campus to discuss scams that are on the rise in Beaufort County and across the state, how to prevent them, and how to report ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service is disrupted in parts of Santa Barbara County due to bridge construction It’s the equivalent ...

A pair of brothers have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Santa Maria late Saturday night, Santa Barbara County ...

On Tuesday, Victoriano Lopez Feliciano and Gabriel Victoriano Lopez Feliciano were charged with the murder of Paulina Lopez ...

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It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on Friday, August 1st, in theLos Padre ...

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.

Susan Hersberger Susan Hersberger has been appointed the new board chair for United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC), ...

Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison) has issued Public Safety Power Shutoff warnings in parts of Santa Barbara County's ...

Nearly back-to-back SpaceX rocket launches could take place in California now that a weekend Starlink mission has twice been postponed.

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...