The saga of Santa Barbara County's cannabis ordinance continues. The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission met on ...

They say you can’t put a price tag on beauty, but maybe you can.       A recent report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...

A cold snap is set to hit swathes of California into the second half of this week, posing risks to people, property, animals ...

On Tuesday at 2:51 a.m. an updated frost advisory was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. The advisory is for San Luis ...

It’s been a grueling couple weeks for survivors of the multiple fires setting southern California ablaze. “To lose homes and ...

President Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants arrested on suspicion of various crimes. That could put ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.—The sound of laughter is bringing light to a dreary situation. “The kids know what's going on.

Residents of Santa Barbara and Goleta neighborhoods reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted ...

Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to ...

Metrolink will likely be making a northern expansion in the coming months, adding a morning commuter train between Ventura ...