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Two Santa Maria brothers, 27-year-old Victoriano Lopez Feliciano and 32-year-old Gabriel Lopez Feliciano, were taken into custody ...

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the 2025 State of the County on Thursday, August 28, from 3:00 to 5:30 PM at The ...

Some Californians may experience sonic booms or see streaks across the sky as SpaceX launches a rocket on Aug. 11, one of ...

Ventura County Sheriff's Office arrested a former wrestling coach after additional victims of abuse were identified.

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

Industry advocates insist a proposed fee that could be charged to consumers at wineries isn’t ‘a tax,’ even though it needs ...

A Heat Advisory is in effect inland for the Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara county mountains with temperatures scorching into the 80s and triple digits.

A wind advisory was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Monday at 1:30 a.m. valid from 6 p.m. until Tuesday 3 a.m.

Santa Barbara County prosecutors have charged a woman in a suspected fraud scheme targeting an elderly victim. Caihong Lei, 34, is charged with multiple felonies, including conspiracy to commit theft ...

Norm Yost, a longtime vintner and the first in Santa Barbara County to produce sparkling wine, will be honored as Vintner of ...

The Santa Barbara Foundation has officially become the fiscal sponsor for the Santa Barbara Reading Coalition, marking a significant step in advocating ...