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 ...

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

Bento is a 1-year-old male black and white Doberman Pinscher and Boston Terrier mixed dog available for adoption at the Lompoc Animal Center.

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California's largest blaze of the year and threatening ...

High-speed internet projects are one step closer to reality in nine rural Santa Barbara County communities following the completion of broadband designs ...

That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

Port Hueneme sits just south of Oxnard and about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, making it the perfect escape when you need a dose of small-town coastal charm without venturing too far from ...

As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, smoke and ash have settled across large portions of Santa Barbara County.