A new wildfire was reported today at 3:21 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Ballard Fire has been burning on private ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:20 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Brown Fire has been burning on private ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.

Karl Halbach Karl Frederick Halbach was born on Nov. 10, 1944 in Santa Cruz, California, to Jean and Edwin “Ted” Halbach. The second of three children, he ...

Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches ...

Alire was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and worked for the Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s office ...

Santa Barbara's prestige and consistent tourism keep it a top-tier market for investors focused on long-term appreciation.

Santa Barbara, Doge Must Go!!! Tesla Protest continues at the Tesla Dealership in Santa Barbara, CA on June 28, 2025. (Photo ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

The governor supports the bill as a means to build more housing, according to reporting from the Sacramento Bee. More ...