Updated as of 8:00 a.m, July 3, 2025 The fire is estimated at more than 35,000 acres and 5% contained as of Thursday morning.

The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury conducted an investigation into the living conditions for female inmates in local ...

Homeless residents of some of California’s biggest cities increasingly are facing criminal penalties for the actions they ...

Santa Barbara County has issued an air quality warning due to smoke from the Madre Fire along Highway 166 on July 2, 2025.

Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – May 31, 2025 The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.2 Million ...

On 6-29-25, at approximately 9:06 PM, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 2200 block of Main Street in Cambria. The initial call ...

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving wildfire that erupted along Highway 166 on Wednesday afternoon, midway between Santa ...

The number of unpermitted mobile food vendors operating in Santa Barbara County has grown dramatically over recent years.

Jacobs Technology Inc. has been awarded a $4 billion contract to Upgrade the Eastern and Western Space Force Ranges at Patrick and Vandenberg.