The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking for the public’s help after an injured pedestrian was found Monday afternoon ...

The current proposal is a northbound train that would leave L.A. Union Station at 5:13 a.m. and stop at Santa Barbara at 8:11 ...

As much as despair surrounds us, courage can be seen in the work of 805UndocuFund, the thousands of people who are showing up ...

Hundreds gathered to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with speeches and a march up State Street on January 19.

UCSB’s Harder Stadium was the launch pad for the champions of the first Super Bowl and the first FIFA Women’s World Cup. In ...

Escalating overtime hours clocked by sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers resulted in $21 million in OT last year.

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The Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) is announcing a transition in Board leadership following the January 13 organizational ...

WHAT: The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning in the Camino Cielo Ridge Area near Painted Cave Road ...

TynanGroup is pleased to announce the promotion of Cameron Carey to the position of Executive Vice President, effective this past week. Cameron joined ...

Santa Barbara County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato announced today that she plans to retire in July 2026, concluding more ...

Today, California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., secured a win in United States of America v. Weber, a case ...