Farren. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:50 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Farren Fire has been burning on private land.

Rosa Fire initially started today at 8:08 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. It has burned 20 acres after being active for less ...

Find out how to watch California high school football games this week in Santa Barbara County, with live streaming links.

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Delivery by USPS expected around September 26 Registered voters throughout Santa Barbara County will receive a County Voter ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.—When you have too much on your plate, sometimes you can’t get enough on your plate, and that can ...

The California Policy Lab estimates nearly 1 in every 8 Californians with a criminal record is potentially eligible to obtain ...

A community-focused initiative with the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County is helping to distribute more than $300,000 to Central Coast children.

Santa Maria, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a Santa Maria man, who was in custody prior to ...

On the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Santa Barbara residents and first responders took time to remember ...

A 40-year-old Santa Maria man who had been incarcerated in the Santa Barbara County Jail died more than two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery at a ...