A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Pine Canyon, was initiated today at 3:01 p.m. in ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Channel Islands YMCA is excited to open the first-ever Transitional Housing Placement Program for former foster youth in Santa ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to ...

A line of rain capable of producing damaging wind gusts were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Nipomo to 9 ...

Do-it-yourself sandbag locations have opened for residents preparing for the storm. Station 7, located off Stanwood Drive and ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and ...

A tornado touched down in a Los Angeles County neighborhood early Thursday morning, a rare event in Southern California. With ...

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Panelists spoke about recovery efforts, as well as what needs to be done to help recovery for the critically endangered fish.

Tri-County Produce will close its doors permanently at the end of April, announced owner John Dixon. Located at 335 S. Milpas ...