Multiple Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled to take place throughout Santa Barbara County on Monday to remember fallen military members and honor their ...

An amended felony complaint was filed against Santa Barbara resident Katelyn Fultz, who is already facing charges for DUI, ...

Extraordinary educators from schools and districts across Santa Barbara County were honored at the 2025 Education Celebration ...

Charges including attempted murder and kidnapping have been filed against Russell Maxwell Phay, the man arrested after a ...

There’s no sugarcoating this. What you are about to read is grim, one of the grimmest Best of Bill columns I’ve written in a long time. But, as I tell my ...

Danyel Raymond Avalos was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder. Police said he was also wanted by the Sheriff's ...

It was such a privilege to be among the invited guests to see Rona Barrett, renowned Hollywood reporter and radio/TV ...

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Ten years to the day after the 2015 Refugio State Beach oil spill, Texas-based Sable Offshore Corp. announced it had ...

SpaceX rocket launch taking off from Southern California will send a batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from ...

Santa Barbara County is seeking a prohousing designation from the state– a move that could unlock more funding for local ...

Sable Offshore oil and gas company restarted oil production at the Santa Ynez Unit on May 15, according to a May 19 ...