Around 2,200 cyclists passed through town Friday on their seven-day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Santa Monica.

On Thursday, community members and government officials alike celebrated the start of major renovations to one of Santa ...

Every Saturday at 10 a.m. for 10 weeks this summer, SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre is offering free family films from Disney with ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and Photographer Chuck Graham tell a visual story of the remarkable recovery.

The “Ocean Guardians in Chumash Territory” mural was created by veteran muralist and environmental activist Emiliano Campobello with help from every single one of Adams’s more than 500 students.

The most successful season in the history of Dos Pueblos High baseball came to an end on Thursday afternoon. The Chargers fell behind early and never recovered as University City of the San Diego ...

Voters passed Measure I to maintain essential public safety services and also for the Local Housing Trust Fund.

California was also sued over claims it failed to provide competent defense. To settle the lawsuit, filed in Fresno County, ...

In March 2024, Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors approved a contract for the firm Harris and Associates, which ...

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UC Santa Barbara physics professor co-leads COSMOS-Web Project cataloging nearly 800,000 galaxies spanning nearly all of ...

The words “tasty” and “affordable” are unfortunately not often coupled together in the Santa Barbara dining universe, which ...