New ideas to change the look of State Street in downtown Santa Barbara with short term ideas comes before the City Council ...

Santa Barbara is looking to revitalize State Street, but safety and speeding e-bikes remain a major concern. “I was just ...

Lake Cachuma’s surface sparkles in the afternoon sunlight, the water lapping gently against the concrete walls of Bradbury ...

Lompoc, founded as a temperance colony and now home to multiple tasting rooms, would be axed from future maps and advertising ...

Bungalow Haven Neighborhood Association says it received “vehement opposition” from fellow neighbors concerned about possible ...

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(Getty Images) Santa Barbara is one of the most expensive cities in Southern California and many workers commute to the area daily via the 101. While the freeway widening is largely done ...

Rain is expected in Southern California this weekend, and although the region needs the rain, it comes with risks.

NEWSWELL and Romo did not reach out to Santa Barbara-area news organizations before this week, when the relaunch was announced. “We didn’t, and part of it was those media organizations are ...

Freeze warnings and frost advisories were in place from the National Weather Service for multiple California counties as of Friday morning.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, moved to California after stepping back as senior royals in ...

Take a step back in time with a visit to El Presidio de Santa Barbara. The nearly 6-acre state ... right in the middle of the busy downtown area, which sometimes gets overlooked by travelers.