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

Santa Barbara Police Department issued a warning late Friday morning for members of the public to avoid the area near Garden ...

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

In a shift for local journalism, the Santa Barbara News-Press will enter a new era of service with new leadership. With its acquisition by NEWSWELL, a network of nonprofit newsrooms backed by Arizona ...

It has been a year and a half since the Santa Barbara News Press, the former longest running daily newspaper in Southern California, shuttered its doors — but the media outlet might have new life in ...

The Gauchos have gone 6-3 at home. UCSB is seventh in the Big West with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Laurel Rockwood averaging 2.6. The Tritons are 4-3 in Big West play. UCSD ranks eighth in ...

The bankrupt and shuttered Santa Barbara News-Press is poised to relaunch as a nonprofit newsroom managed by an Arizona State ...

NEWSWELL is leveraging the resources of America’s largest university to solve journalism’s biggest problems. Our sites in San Diego, Santa Barbara and Stockton will serve as real-time labs.

The Santa Barbara News-Press is embarking on a new chapter under nonprofit stewardship after years of financial struggles, ...

Longtime Cuban restaurant, which vows to reopen in a new location as soon as February, was a customer favorite for breakfast, ...