The final round of rain for the week is expected to deliver between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain along the coast ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

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Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Pine Canyon, was initiated today at 3:01 p.m. in ...

All areas of Santa Barbara County benefitted from a good soaking from this week’s storms, and more wet weather is in the ...

Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast were ...

On Wednesday, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report of its findings and recommendations regarding ...

A line of rain capable of producing damaging wind gusts were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Nipomo to 9 ...

A tornado touched down in a Los Angeles County neighborhood early Thursday morning, a rare event in Southern California. With ...

Panelists spoke about recovery efforts, as well as what needs to be done to help recovery for the critically endangered fish.

Tri-County Produce will close its doors permanently at the end of April, announced owner John Dixon. Located at 335 S. Milpas ...