Cal Poly and UCSB had several players honored as the Big West announced their season awards. UCSB Volleyball: After a ...

Local political leaders and environmental groups are opposing a proposal for new offshore oil drilling, a day after the Trump ...

Update: The launch has been rescheduled for 10:18 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, according to an updated launch alert. ...

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On November 18, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California, USA, @scottdweck shared a video capturing a stunning sunset following a ...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and the Santa Barbara Dojo says the need for food has spiked dramatically this ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sedgwick, was initiated today at 9:22 a.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information ...

It’s been the wettest November on record for several Southern California cities. But experts say that despite the auspicious ...

Massage therapists are feeling the pain. The City of Santa Barbara has proposed increasing annual fees, making annual ...

Sonia Aguila, a Santa Barbara native, was just 5 years old when her parents told her that her grandfather was sick and the whole family needed to move back to Mexico. Aguila was just about to start ...

The California Geological Service deploys Watershed Emergency Response Teams following some fires to assess threats to life ...