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, California has high school football matchups on the docket this week, and information on how to watch ...

Rosa Fire initially started today at 8:08 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. It has burned 20 acres after being active for less ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

A community-focused initiative with the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County is helping to distribute more than $300,000 to Central Coast children.

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Five years ago, Carpinteria resident Natasha Lohmus decided to transform her garden from a boring Bermuda grass lawn into a ...

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