Renowned actresses Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda joined forces with hundreds of concerned citizens and environmentalists ...

Five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges have become a pressing issue in communities ...

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The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

The final round of rain for the week is expected to deliver between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain along the coast ...

The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to ...

The watch was for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa ...

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

Is the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Prepared for the Next Epidemic?” Another epidemic in Santa Barbara ...