On February 25, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will vote on raising their own salaries 48.8%, from $115,000 to $171,000 annually - a $56,000 increase.

A piece of the Carpinteria bluffs has been bought and it will be preserved next to other areas that will also no longer be developed.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

Southern California is getting drenched with the strongest storm of the year to date. Rainfall totals through Friday are ...

NASA scientists used satellite measurements to map out local subsidence and uplift across the Golden State, which plays into ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

Are Santa Barbara fire departments ready ... all of the requests made Tuesday night is in the California-wide residential prep program “Ready, Set, Go.” Captain Scott Safechuck, a spokesperson for ...

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has announced the results of the 2025 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee, which took place Jan. 25 at the University of California Santa Cruz. Emerson Brunner ...

CNET’s top recommendation for the best internet provider in Santa Barbara is Frontier Fiber. With fast, symmetrical fiber speeds and affordable deals, Frontier Fiber stands out as the best ...

A packed Solvang City Council Chambers burst into cheers Monday after Council members unanimously consented to being included in the Santa Barbara County ... sales made to California customers ...