Santa Barbara is ramping up efforts to shut down illegal vacation rentals and is even considering a new home-sharing ...

A Santa Barbara man was sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty, authorities ...

The Greek Festival returns to Santa Barbara on August 15 and 16 with promises of mouth-watering food as well as a $3,000 raffle prize. Presented by the Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, the event ...

Bonnie Carroll presents Randy Rowse, Mayor of Santa Barbara the 2025 Sister Cities International Annual Award. | Credit: ...

Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta returned last week with colorful parades, live music and a strong turnout at events ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown has declined to comment on a letter from Congressman Salud Carbajal that calls on him ...

Jorge Gonzalez, who is 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, worked in the fields this summer earning money so he could buy a car.

On Thursday, charges were filed against 34-year-old Caihong Lei who was arrested Monday of this week in connection with a ...

The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here’s the latest update.

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

Ready to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 blast off into the sky? The first California rocket launch of August could take place this weekend.

As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, fire officials are hosting several community meetings to brief the public on ...