Sandbags, tarps and K-rails are being used to prevent rain damage in Carpinteria, Summerland and Montecito, just to name few.

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

Prince Harry's new hometown in the US did not impress a British journalist who visited the place to see what it was like.

Several agencies, including the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, helped with a car crash on Gibraltar Road near Flores ...

Hollywood star Josh Brolin has revealed how the stress of moving back to his hometown of Montecito, CA, became so severe that it caused him to develop a mild case of Bell's palsy.

Montecito resident Leslie Zemeckis is an award-winning filmmaker and social media influencer, and she loves chasing her dreams. Among those dreams was ...

With over 30 years of experience in hotels from Abu Dhabi to Napa Valley, Michelin-starred chef Massimo Falsini has ...

Southern California Edison ratepayers will cover $1.6 billion in settlement costs to pay victims of the 2017 Thomas Fire, ...

Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility’s s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ...

Kevin Costner’s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner flashed her engagement ring for the first time since moving on with the actor’s ...

California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...