Controversial offshore drilling was restarted near the Santa Barbara coastline as lingering memories of previous oil spills in the area prompted concern.

Newly revealed sexual abuse and assault allegations against the late civil rights leader César Chávez reignite a call for the ...

A Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputy was stabbed in the chest during a welfare check early Friday morning, officials said. The violent encounter unfolded around 12:05 a.m. in the 4500 block of ...

The tradition of celebrating Montecito Bank & Trust’s (MB&T) anniversary by honoring local nonprofits selected by the bank’s some 260 associates ...

Leaders spoke out after revelations of sexual abuse allegations; the City of Santa Barbara will consider changing the name of Calle César Chávez.

Many local leaders were shocked and “heartbroken” on Wednesday after a New York Times investigation revealed sexual abuse ...

A pair of U.S. Navy counter-mine vessels that are homeported in Bahrain arrived in Singapore this week, according to a U.S.

Santa Barbara Unified School District hears a plan to turn the armory into a career technical education center.

Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials ...

Sable Offshore Corp. announced March 16 it had restarted an oil pipeline shutdown after a 2015 spill. Here's what happened ...

I t was December 2025, and Katie Tobin’s kids were fighting again. This time it was because her six-year-old, Tori, wasn’t ...

Supermodel-turned-business mogul, Kathy Ireland, started commercial fishing in 2025 after obtaining a license in July.