The City of Santa Barbara wants to fill four law enforcement positions, boost library hours and fund affordable housing using ...

Wildfires are still burning in Los Angeles County and with rain in the forecast, those burn scars present a new hazard.

A report released by Santa Barbara County Adult & Aging Network highlights the county’s shifting demographics and provides ...

Local leaders, experts and community advocates gathered for the inaugural Upward Mobility Summit Friday, to address ...

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off ...

Santa Barbara’s hometown newspaper, the Santa Barbara News-Press, went dark in 2023. Several years after its embattled ...

A weekend storm is expected to bring "beneficial" rain to Santa Barbara County, the National Weather Service says. The region ...

Sheriff Bill Brown says that the Trump Administration’s self-proclaimed “shock and awe” campaign targeting immigrants in the ...

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The Red Flag Warning has been extended for Ventura County through 10am Friday. Winds begin to lighten and fire fuels are exceptionally dry. Air quality ...

Authorities issued community alerts Friday morning regarding a barricaded individual suspected of assault at an apartment ...