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

Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches and the Santa Ynez Mountains rise in the distance. From the red-tile rooftops ...

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

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The bells of Old Mission Santa Barbara rang out Sunday morning to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1925 earthquake that ...

The Standing Together in Times of Crisis at The Old Santa Barbara Mission program brought together members of the EQ25 ...

Santa Barbara Earthquake Centennial Interfaith Prayer Service brought together a diverse group on the steps of the Santa ...

A wrecked plane is seen off the 101 Freeway in Goleta after crashing near Santa Barbara Airport, leaving two people with serious injuries on Jan. 29, 2025. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department ...

Despite the high temperatures, people in Santa Barbara were enjoying the outdoors, even if it meant braving the heat. From the trails to the beaches, people and pets were taking precautions to ...