Southern California's prolonged heat wave is finally forecast to let up by Wednesday, but elevated temperatures will continue ...

SpaceX launches on the Central Coast have Vandenberg Space Force Base at odds with the state Coastal Commission. The plan is ...

Salud Carbajal seeks to designate more than 280,000 acres of Santa Barbara County as wilderness to grant highest federal ...

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

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,00 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

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 ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

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 ...