Big Sur's South Coast highway closure creates a rare window of solitude: empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and nearly empty ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s three-guard lineup of Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice and Utah transfer Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 ...

A natural oil seep off the Santa Barbara coast has coated more than 100 seabirds in oil, leaving them in a life-threatening ...

Nearly 100 seabirds have been rescued after a one-square-mile oil slick was spotted off the Santa Barbara coast, and wildlife ...

Santa Barbara Humane is revving up for a day of community, compassion, and classic cars at the Santa Maria Car Show and Donation Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Santa Barbara offers more than just beaches and city views—you can find some truly hidden camping spots if you know where to.

UPDATE (11:57 a.m. Thursday) - The Santa Barbara Police Department has made a correction to the dates, they say the incident happened on October 20 and the arrest took place on October 21. On ...

Lines flanked both sides of the Arlington Theatre on Tuesday night and the bright red letters on the marquee read “Ezra Klein.” Klein, a journalist and political commentator, came to Santa Barbara to ...

A world on fire in one hand and a big bag of cash in the other: This is how oil industry executives appear to young climate activists, if you base it on the “Make Polluters Pay” posters displayed by ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. The area between Ortega, Quarantina and Canan Perdido streets in Santa Barbara has become a haven for people ...

California authorities are trying to track down a 9-year-old girl who they say hasn't been seen in at least one year. The search for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was sparked on Tuesday when a school ...

Three physicists, including a pair of University of California, Santa Barbara professors, have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for essentially bridging the gap between the invisible ...