Santa Barbara CA

Firefighters responded Saturday afternoon to a residential structure fire in the Eastern Goleta Valley. The blaze was reported at about 2:40 p.m. by an occupant of a single-family home on the 4600 block of Puente Plaza, south of Hollister Avenue near San Marcos High School. The first crews on scene...

Looking for something to do in the doldrum days between Christmas and New Year's? Maybe you'd like to watch a rocket launch from California . SpaceX has one final mission on the books for 2025 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base . This time around, the commercial spaceflight company is taking a break from a slew of...

Heavy rain and flooding partially washed away a family's backyard in Ventura, and crews are now assessing the situation.

Will the bird refuge be converted into a boat harbor, will it be ready for the next big boat race, what is Fox Studios filming out in the Channel, when will the new courthouse appear, and what will be done with the old “Flying A” studio at Mission and Chapala streets?

A former Goleta store is being transformed into a 20,000-square-foot pickleball venue, offering year-round play and youth programs.

Leah Weber King will be the keynote speaker at the MLK Day celebration in January, the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara has announced. Leah King is a writer, entrepreneur, consultant and widow of Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

WOW — how incredible was this dinner showcase?. I'm still buzzing from the magic we created together at The Narrative Loft. The kind of magic that doesn't just fade when the lights dim — it lingers. It ripples outward. It transforms. To everyone who joined us for the...

Ashlee Buzzard -- the mother of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard -- has pleaded not guilty to allegedly murdering her.

VENTURA, Calif. — In front of a crowd, Alia Azariah raised awareness about human trafficking victims through her personal story. “I understand what it looks like when people who have experienced trafficking are met with the type of services that Interface offers,” said Azariah, a survivor consultant with the Ventura...

Santa Barbara’s skyline is punctuated with the upper spires of handsome trees commonly called “Norfolk Island Pine”. Because of their star-shaped top whorl of branches, they have another common name, “Star Pine”. The most easily recognized one in town, “Santa Barbara’s Tree of Light”, stands...