People expected the storm to arrive on Tuesday and it did with heavy rain and soft showers at times. Some fallen palm fronds

Most areas of Santa Barbara County got a heavy dousing from an atmospheric-river storm that hit the region Tuesday overnight into Wednesday, but no major

Flooding was reported on surface streets, though shoppers still visited downtown Santa Barbara on December 24, 2025.

This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation approved Sable Offshore's plan to restart oil production off the

The Santa Barbara County Health Department issued a beach closure notice for Santa Barbara’s East Beach on Wednesday following a sewage spill.

The body of a girl found in Utah earlier this month has reportedly been identified as Melodee Buzzard, the nine-year-old missing from Santa Barbara County.

December 24, 2025 – Lompoc, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced on Tuesday that the remains of Melodee Elani Buzzard, a 9-year-old child reported missing from the Lompoc area in October 2025, have been located in a rural area outside of Caineville, Utah, and that her mother, Ashlee Lynn Buzzard, has been arrested for her murder.

Lou Cannon was well known for his in-depth coverage of Reagan, chronicling his journey from California governor all the way to the White House.

Joseph Conway Joseph E. Conway, talented educator, loving brother and loyal friend, peacefully passed away at Cottage Hospital on Nov. 28, 2025. A

Several homes were evacuated Wednesday evening in the 1500 block of Veronica Place after two inert WWII-era explosives were