Federal, state, and county agencies and officials are still evaluating the full scope of the order, which was temporarily ...

They say you can’t put a price tag on beauty, but maybe you can.       A recent report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara ...

A nationwide immigration enforcement blitz launched by the Trump administration over the weekend has sparked fear and uncertainty in Santa Barbara, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were spotted in Santa Barbara on Sunday. 805 UndocuFund, an organization that ...

Residents of Santa Barbara County can see how exceptionally beautiful their home is, but how do you quantify that level of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The USDA’s LFPA program and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County are working to strengthen the local ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...

Firefighters from Santa Barbara County tackled the flames ravaging California. Dramatic footage shows emergency responders battling the destructive Palisades Fire on January 9. Southern California is ...

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Two of the three counties on the Central Coast saw their unemployment rates continue to fall in December with the only exception being Santa Barbara County, according to the latest data provided by ...

Metrolink will likely be making a northern expansion in the coming months, adding a morning commuter train between Ventura ...

Really dry and boring, right? Wrong. The Santa Barbara County Courthouse epitomizes the Spanish-Moorish architecture that is found across the city. Completed in 1929, the complex impresses ...