A minor earthquake shook the coast of Santa Barbara late Thursday night. The tremor, measured at a magnitude of 2.8, was reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to have occurred at ...

By Felicia Mello, CalMatters Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief — but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has a long history of showcasing locally produced films and filmmakers alongside requisite works built on big budgets and bigger names. This year, ...

We really need to listen to the neighbors,” a county planning commissioner says. Working on a fast track, the county Planning Commission on Wednesday tentatively endorsed a county Board of Supervisors ...

A kitchen fire that ignited in an apartment on the 700 block of Camino Del Sur in Isla Vista was swiftly managed on Friday ...

At 1:00 pm today (Friday), neighbors heard a car speeding and then a loud crash. A family of five with several seniors was ...

I have tried to find out why the road is closed to the Santa Barbara back country. No one at the Forest Service is able to tell me.I just read an article about how wonderful the Trust is for ...

The below written statement was given by City Administrator Kelly McAdoo during the January 28, 2025, Regular Council Meeting. 'Thank you Mayor and Council for the opportunity to share a few comments ...

SpaceX is aiming to launch a new batch of its Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday. Scheduled for 2:48 p.m. on February 1, the launch will see a Falcon 9 rocket lofting ...

Officer Ayala was conducting a routine enforcement stop on Los Carneros Road, just north of US 101, when a sudden, explosion rocked the air. Startled, he looked up to see an aircraft’s ballistic ...

New report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and Earth Economics highlights the connection between environmental ...

By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters As swaths of Southern California burn, the state’s Republican members of Congress find themselves facing a dilemma. Blaming the fires on California’s liberal policies, ...