My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

Renowned actresses Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda joined forces with hundreds of concerned citizens and environmentalists ...

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The final round of rain for the week is expected to deliver between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain along the coast ...

A wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:02 a.m. in effect until 3 a.m. for Catalina/Santa ...

The watch was for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa ...

Jim Jackson The Santa Barbara Zoo has appointed Jim Jackson as the new chair of the Board of Directors, and adds new board members Ozlem Arconian, Hillary ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- Thursday President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on wine and spirits from European countries. The threat comes in response ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

The company hasn't shown harm but has raised concerns about possible political bias by state coastal officials, a Donald Trump-appointed federal judge found.

Caltrans representatives pledged to closely monitor impacts created by one safety measure planned for Highway 1 near ...