On Tuesday, Victoriano Lopez Feliciano and Gabriel Victoriano Lopez Feliciano were charged with the murder of Paulina Lopez ...

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.

It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

Southern California Edison warned of potential public safety power shutoffs Monday that could affect about 550 customers in ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has suspended service north of the Goleta station since August 1, due to reconstruction work on the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda bridge. During the disruption, LOSSAN Rail ...

A wind advisory was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Monday at 1:30 a.m. valid from 6 p.m. until Tuesday 3 a.m.

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

Susan Hersberger Susan Hersberger has been appointed the new board chair for United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC), ...

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...

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Santa Barbara County prosecutors have charged a woman in a suspected fraud scheme targeting an elderly victim. Caihong Lei, 34, is charged with multiple felonies, including conspiracy to commit theft ...