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, ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Night through morning, low clouds and fog will return to coastal areas Friday night and will expand northward and inland for ...

Officials urge beachgoers not to come into contact with the water at these beaches due to higher bacteria levels.