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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.

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 ...

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

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

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (KABC) -- Firefighters are trying to gain control of the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...

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

Santa Barbara County residents can roll up their sleeves and discover the people and practices behind the region’s ...

A man is in custody after a multi-hour standoff at a home on Muirfield Court in Santa Maria Friday. According to Santa Maria ...