SMC, which made the magazine's top 40 list in 2022, joined such schools as AFI Conservatory, Columbia University, New York University, UCLA, USC, and Vancouver Film School.

Betsy Green Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will give a talk titled “Silents on the Islands,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept ...

Erivo will receive the 18th annual Kirk Douglas Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival during a Dec. 4 ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.

Cynthia Erivo is this year's recipient of the 18th Annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film from Santa Barbara International Film Festival ...

The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is the ultimate celebration of surf culture and Santa Barbara’s rich surf history. The festival started in 2019 with the idea to combine the love of cinema, ocean ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – David Genovese of Santa Barbara was sentenced to six years, eight months in state prison after he pled guilty to five counts of animal cruelty.

One person was reportedly killed and two others hospitalized after a stabbing early Friday during Santa Barbara’s iconic Old Spanish Days celebration — the multi-day Fiesta that draws ...

UPDATE (Sunday, 4 p.m.) - The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) reports that a third suspect has been arrested in connection with Friday's deadly stabbing on State Street.

An investigation was underway Friday morning after three people were stabbed in a popular area of Santa Barbara.

UC Regents named Dennis Assanis to be the UC Santa Barbara chancellor. The former University of Delaware president replaces former Chancellor Henry T. Yang, who stepped down this month.

The University of California Board of Regents today approved Dr. Dennis Assanis as UC Santa Barbara’s sixth chancellor. He will assume his role on September 1, 2025.