Dr. Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the Santa Barbara area. The two ...

Santa Barbara County Parks and the County Office of Emergency Management have teamed up to host Tsunami Walk & ...

Caring Together Santa Barbara County is working to support seniors and their loved ones by providing essential resources, advocacy, and community connections to ensure aging is met with dignity, ...

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If you have something you would the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury to investigate, visit www.sbcgj.org and file a complaint online or you can mail you complaints to: Santa Barbara County Grand ...

If you have something you would the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury to investigate, visit www.sbcgj.org and file a complaint online or you can mail you complaints to: ...

When the Palisades fire raged and winds whipped ash and debris into the Pacific Ocean, scientists with the National Oceanic ...

Stephanie Rado Taormina’s work will be on display in the Holleran Gallery at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, Spring ...

The sky’s a cloudless blue, and breezes kiss the mountaintops and hillside trails. Clearly, it’s time for a hike. But what to do about that pup of yours, the one with the big brown eyes ...

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM ... If you haven’t registered for emergency alerts, register now at ReadySBC.org. Receive local emergency alerts via text, phone call, and ...

Allan Hancock College and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo will launch a Bachelor of ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Painted Cave, was initiated today at 9:45 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land.