Put on your best walking shoes for this wine and chocolate tour in Santa Barbara, California. It's the perfect Valentine's ...

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Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ H. Edwards Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ H. Edwards was born on Dec. 21, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elizabeth Sifers and George Phillips ...

A recent Land Trust for Santa Barbara County report quantifies the economic value of the county’s natural lands and waters and ecosystem services.

A high-end department store designed by notable mid-century architects, the Macy's at Santa Barbara's La Cumbre Plaza will ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory at 4:53 p.m. on Tuesday valid from 10 p.m. until Wednesday 9 a.m. The ...

Christine Palacio Christine Palacio passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2025 with family members by her side. Born and raised ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is celebrating its 40th year. The Arlington Theatre marquee is shining bright ...

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 ...

A California trooper rushed toward a burning plane crash just in time to save the injured pilot before it exploded, dramatic video shared by the California Highway Patrol shows.

The first of two "pineapple express" storms arrived in Southern California early Wednesday after delivering a ...

(CNN) — California remains in the grip of an unrelenting atmospheric river delivering record-breaking rainfall, heavy mountain snow and destructive winds. Since the weekend, the storm has triggered ...