As of late last week, investigations were under way into whether equipment owned and operated by Southern California Edison, ...

Schools are beginning to see a small spike in enrollment coinciding with the number of families seeking temporary shelter — ...

In January 2018, a month after the 280,000-acre Thomas Fire ripped through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, heavy rain loosened mud and debris in parts of the Santa Ynez Mountains that had been ...

In December 2017, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties lost over 281,000 acres of land as a result of the Thomas Fire (archived link). Below is a screenshot comparison between the false X post (left ...

SANTA BARBARA – Just days before ending his 24-year tenure as president and CEO of Direct Relief, Thomas Tighe was still so energized talking about delivering free medications to people who couldn't ...

UC Santa Barbara’s location provides a refuge from wildfires. The university protrudes into the ocean, which limits the ...

Santa Barbara Humane announced today that they are sending a team to the Pasadena Humane, providing assistance to the more than 300 ...

With the Los Angeles fires on everyone’s minds, Santa Barbara County officials urged residents on Tuesday to prepare for ...

Santa Barbara Humane has taken in 13 dogs so far ... Burns added that many people in the area remember the 2017 Thomas Fire and the 2018 Montecito debris flows, which happened seven years ago ...