The Santa Barbara Zoo was nominated in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice awards in the category of "Best Zoo." ...

Reckless bike riding on high speed e-bikes is an issue in front of Santa Barbara leaders Tuesday. Tougher rules, an impound ...

Robert“Bob” McPhillips passed away peacefully in Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 14, 2024, at the age of 78. An ...

The CIF-Southern Section Division 1 boys basketball semifinal clash between Santa Barbara High and Mira Costa pits two teams that possess great chemistry, ...

Students from Hope Elementary School came to school smelling fumes from a skunk. Staff members say the smell was so bad they had ...

In a 5-0 vote on Wednesday, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission endorsed the most consequential changes to the ...

$500,000 in grant funding is up for grabs by organizations battling the opioid crisis in Santa Barbara County ...

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It's a wrap! The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has come and gone, capping another all-out edition of ...

It took clutch 3-point making and a little bit of magic for Santa Barbara to take down juggernaut Mater Dei Tuesday night.

After Zoe Saldaña received the SBIFF’s American Riviera Award this week at the historic Arlington Theatre, jury members ...

Santa Barbara County's Opioid Unified Response grant program aims to award thousands of dollars to local organizations ...