Santa Barbara CA

Governor Gavin Newsom says the state’s emergency response network is fully activated.

Designed to boost safety, a new traffic signal will be added at an Orcutt intersection where a high school student was critically injured last year. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors recently took several actions related to the installation of the new traffic signal at Union Valley Parkway and Hummel Drive.

The Santa Barbara County supervisors have approved an agreement with San Marcos Ranch developers to make 236 Goleta Valley apartments affordable for 55 years, which is a condition of approval for the project that includes more than 700 market-rate units to be built on a nearby parcel. The county rezoned...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Ojai, California – A small but noticeable earthquake rattled parts of Ventura County early Saturday, briefly shaking homes and businesses south of Ojai and across nearby communities. According to the U.S....

A Santa Barbara neighborhood was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after a homeowner discovered what appeared to be two grenades in their attic. The items were later confirmed to be inert World War II–era explosives. According to a statement from the Santa Barbara Police Department, officers responded to the 1500...

The City of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the adoption of a new Citywide Strategic Plan, a comprehensive roadmap designed to strengthen City operations, improve services, and deliver results that reflect the priorities and values of our community. Approved by the City Council on December 16, 2025, this...

Santa Barbara County supervisors have denied Sable Offshore Corporation permission to operate several oil and gas facilities along its coast, including the pipeline involved in the 2015 Refugio oil spill. The decision prevents Sable from operating the Santa Ynez Unit, the Las Flores Pipeline System and the Pacific...

A major winter storm is expected to hit Santa Barbara County during the peak of holiday travel, with the worst impacts forecast between Tuesday night and Thursday morning — Christmas Day — according to alerts from the County of Santa Barbara and the National Weather Service (NWS). “This...

As 2025 comes to a close, Santa Barbara’s dining scene reflects a year of change with the arrival of new restaurants offering both creativity and comfort. From sourdough bagels and ramen to Mediterranean specialties and Korean fusion, these newcomers brought fresh flavors and new stories to the community. With...

A single-vehicle rollover crash blocked part of Bath Street on Wednesday evening after a Honda CRV clipped a parked delivery van, flipping over and landing on its roof in downtown Santa Barbara. The collision happened at approximately 7:25 p.m. on December 17 in the 1200 block of Bath Street, just...