After years of effort and a circuitous route that included seeking the approval of vintners countywide, eight city councils ...

Sable Offshore's attempts to restart oil production in Santa Barbara County received two key updates from County and ...

The upcoming storm has caused counties around the California coast to issue weather warnings. High Wind and Flash Flood ...

The Goleta City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Feb. 4 opposing Sable Offshore restarting the Las Flores Pipeline ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a weather alert at 11:29 a.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until noon The alert ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a flood advisory at 9:34 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 8 p.m. for Santa Barbara County.

The endangered fish were successfully relocated to Santa Barbara County after ash and debris from the Palisades Fire fouled ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance services with AMR, which brings to a close a years-long legal battle.

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Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites.

The Santa Barbara County Health Department (SBCHD) has initiated the Opioid Unified Response in Santa Barbara County (OUR SBC), a grant program for ...