Some such threats have been made to schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District and other districts in the County. Our local law enforcement officers are thoroughly investigating these cases ...

Farren. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:50 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Farren Fire has been burning on private land.

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on a split vote Tuesday directed staff to begin developing a so-called energy reach ...

Multiple small vegetation fires burned less than 5 acres in total on the Gaviota Coast late Wednesday afternoon, leading to ...

According to Santa Barbara County records, confirmed to SFGATE by a clerk in the assessor’s office Tuesday, Pea Soup Andersen ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. A legal dispute between tenants and ...

Fire crews from multiple agencies are responding to a series of spot fires along the northbound side of Highway 101 just west of Goleta near Farren Road.

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A 40-year-old Santa Maria man, who was in custody prior to his release, died on Tuesday while hospitalized, according to the ...

Santa Maria, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a Santa Maria man, who was in custody prior to ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has announced the death of a Santa Maria man who was hospitalized while in custody.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.—When you have too much on your plate, sometimes you can’t get enough on your plate, and that can ...