On Monday at 1:28 p.m. a flash flood watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:59 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Marcos Fire has been burning on private land. There ...

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

Santa Barbara County started drying out Friday after back-to-back rain storms. Skies should be mostly sunny through the ...

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After years of disputes over ambulance services, American Medical Response and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department will ...

A small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the 101 Freeway in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, on Wednesday, ...

An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...

After a relatively weak storm expected to arrive in L.A. late Thursday, forecasters say a potentially more powerful storm ...

Roger Durling can't conceal his excitement for the 40th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF ...

A second storm system is lashing the Central Coast with rain and wind. The wind is the only advisory-level concern at the ...

The Foodbank of SBC will open a new 57,000 square foot warehouse at 82 Coromar Drive on March 1. Nicknamed “Sharehouse,” the ...