August 20, 2025 Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invites the community to celebrate the Freedom to Read ahead of Banned Books Week, ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - On Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Fire Station 32 in Santa Ynez welcomed a very special visitor for what would be his final ride.

Courtesy The SBUnified PEAC Summer Institute, now in year 13, supported students who are first in their family to attend college, ...

Press Democrat readers comment on wine tourism, and more.

Phones are down and test scores are up as students across Santa Barbara County return to school. The school year started Wednesday for the Santa Barbara ...

Parts of Santa Barbara County are under a red flag warning this week as temperatures are heating up. Red flag warnings are in ...

The Santa Barbara Unified School District has a cell phone restriction in the classroom and uses a cell phone hotel. Studies ...

Many fire crews have returned to their stations after spending nearly two weeks on the frontlines of the Gifford Fire.

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are now married. They wedded on May 31, 2025, in Southern California. The wedding was small ...

Severe monsoonal flooding has caused widespread devastation across Pakistan, destroying homes and sweeping away entire ...

SpaceX could soon launch its third Falcon 9 rocket of the month from California, but it may be hard to see this time soaring over Arizona.

Melanie Griffith stepped out with her daughter Dakota Johnson—who she shares with ex Don Johnson—for the Aug. 19 premiere of ...