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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A homeless man in Santa Barbara says the heat has been brutal. But help is making a difference. Good Samaritan Shelter teams in South County are handing out water, ice packs, electrolytes, and cooling towels to people living on the streets. Volunteers are stopping at parks, encampments, and...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Humane Chief Operating Officer joined your morning news once again with Cooper, a 2-month old golden-retriever mix. Cooper came from a litter of five puppies. He will have surgery today and be available for adoption tomorrow at noon. SB Humane currently has 26 puppies between the...

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments adopts five-year plan with $257 million in transportation investments through 2030, including $52 million for projects countywide by 2026. The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Board of Directors adopted an annual five-year transportation program...

A lot is happening across the Central Coast as we near the end of the work week! Here are six fun things to do this weekend, from Thursday, August 21, through Sunday, August 24, plus a few extra!

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Good Samaritan Shelters of Santa Barbara County are shifting the focus of their street outreach efforts all over the county for the next couple weeks to “Cooling Center Protocol.” With much less of a breeze than normal, and the absence of the usual marine layer this morning, you can really feel ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - On Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Fire Station 32 in Santa Ynez welcomed a very special visitor for what would be his final ride. Perses, a loyal dog with a lifelong love for fire engines, came to the station with his owner, Tyler, to say goodbye. For years, Perses' ears would perk The post...

••• “California Coastal Commission members agreed [last] Thursday that they lacked critical information to determine whether the proposal to double SpaceX rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base [to a rate of essentially one every three days] is consistent with state rules, but the vote isn’t expect to halt...

This summer, climate change came home to San Luis Obispo County. In July, the Madre Fire burned more than 80,000 acres. Just days later, the Gifford Fire erupted and consumed more than 130,000 acres across SLO and Santa Barbara counties. Families have been forced to evacuate. Firefighters have been injured. Rural...

Of the nearly 5,000 personnel who were assigned to the Gifford Fire, 300 of them were incarcerated inmates voluntarily doing the same dangerous work expected of any firefighter. That's what California Incident Management Team 8 Public Information Officer Rich Eagan said after observing them working during the...

It was a big Saturday for Wendy Gale. She went out to dinner in Santa Barbara, and then attended a concert. But Tuesday night, she started feeling sick. "Very tired. Run down, that's how I started feeling," said Gale. "That was the first sign. I thought I was feeling tired, and then I started coughing. After that, I...