On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the results of its investigation of three in-custody deaths at ...

School’s out for summer, but the hands on learning continues at United Way’s “Fun in the Sun” program. Part of that includes ...

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After months of workshops, Santa Barbara County has approved a new budget of $1.69 billion, which will help the county save ...

Students in Santa Barbara High School’s groundbreaking Translation & Interpretation Pathway graduated with professional ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory at 10:08 a.m. on Saturday valid from noon until Sunday 5 a.m. for ...

Mariposa Inc Fire initially started 4:20 p.m. June 17 in Santa Barbara County, California. It has been burning on state land ...

Shelters across Santa Barbara County report they see a spike in lost pets during the July 4th and New Year's Eve holidays.

As rents continue to rise, Santa Barbara County residents are resorting to more extreme methods such as living three or more ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury investigated the current cannabis tax revenue and cannabis tax expenditures and how they ...

A local father, who had stayed home from work to help care for his sick daughter, was taken into custody by immigration agents just blocks from his house.