Daniel Protheroe was a beloved local recording engineer in Santa Barbara for decades, and he was the love of my ...

Family says Carly Grace Howard, 24, suffered irreparable brain damage and has “no expectation of regaining consciousness.” ...

The Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Ensembles Program is a longtime community staple that inspires 100 musicians in grades 3 ...

In a resolution proclaiming May 2025 as “Search and Rescue Month”, the Board of Supervisors commended the Santa Barbara ...

The county’s Public Health director and officer respond to a Grand Jury report on department’s level of preparedness.

Chuck Flacks, representing the City of Goleta and Ellwood Friends, said it was a beautiful event. “We are so pleased with the ...

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $7.7 million to 2,125 ...

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Coastal Ranches Conservancy settles lawsuit with state parks to restore wetland habitat in Gaviota State Park.

Dos Pueblos High School confirms three teenage students were among the victims in the fatal May 18 collision on Highway 1.

Sable Offshore oil company marked the tenth anniversary of the May 19, 2015 Refugio Oil Spill — which famously has shut down ...

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