In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

A recent Santa Barbara County Grand Jury report determined the root of the housing problem is a lack of new development. The ...

Students interested in community medicine are getting a new opportunity thanks to the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Health ...

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From old cars, photos, and an earthquake simulator, Santa Barbara residents and visitors got to step into the past and peek ...

This week’s Poetry Connection poem comes from longtime conference attendee, Toni Bixby. She attended two morning sessions of ...

The former carpenter, who discovered that “pants are a lot more comfortable than nylons,” also recurred as director Donny ...

Pentatonix's Scott Hoying and his husband Mark Manio share an update on their journey to welcoming a baby in an exclusive ...