The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,500 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

With Fourth of July celebrations approaching, community members are banding together to report unmarked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, ...

The Goleta Valley South Little League 12U All-Stars were the team to beat all tournament, and they still went undefeated en ...

“So, Jesus said to them, ‘For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness ...

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The UC Santa Barbara Men's Soccer team announced its schedule for the 2025 season on Wednesday, an 18-game slate, plus two exhibition matches. One third ...

The “heart and soul" of a popular taco truck died in a single-vehicle rollover crash west of Lompoc on Wednesday afternoon. The Santa Barbara County ...

Now that the Central Coast area has entered peak wildfire season, the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties Air Pollution Control districts ...

Irene Rhodes Michael Figueroa Unity Shoppe has announced the new leaders of its Board of Directors, and added a new board trustee. Irene Rhodes is the new ...

Help choose the next great read. UC Santa Barbara Library has announced the shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2026, the 20th edition ...

Central Coast Ocean Adventures, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has new name: Mystic Ocean Adventures. The rebranding reflects the organization's growth and ...

While running a charterboat year-round out of Santa Barbara Harbor for decades, my crew, Capt. Tiffany Vague and I, got to know quite a number of wild ...