As the Gifford Fire continues to burn across the Central Coast, the Santa Maria Elks Event Center has taken on a new role.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has suspended service north of the Goleta station since August 1, due to reconstruction work on the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda bridge. During the disruption, LOSSAN Rail ...

A pair of brothers have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Santa Maria late Saturday night, Santa Barbara County ...

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It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on Friday, August 1st, in theLos Padre ...

A strategic burning operation is now underway in San Luis Obispo County that is intended to help in the ongoing efforts to ...

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.

Susan Hersberger Susan Hersberger has been appointed the new board chair for United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC), ...

Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison) has issued Public Safety Power Shutoff warnings in parts of Santa Barbara County's ...

Nearly back-to-back SpaceX rocket launches could take place in California now that a weekend Starlink mission has twice been postponed.

Californians could potentially see nearly back-to-back SpaceX launches now that a Starlink mission scheduled for the weekend ...