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A two-alarm vegetation fire near Los Olivos on Sunday afternoon threatened structures before firefighters stopped the forward progress on the flames.

It was May 2020, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of a mass racial reckoning. While many people across the country grieved at the

Michael Clark has seen heavy rain soak Montecito, but not like the downpour Saturday night. “This rain was more,” the longtime Montecito resident said

Heavy rainfall Saturday night prompted Highway 101 closures in Montecito and a flash flood warning from the National Weather Service. The northbound

Jean Blois was truly one of my favorite people. She was a sharp businesswoman, a brilliant political strategist, a humble public servant, and a tireless

An array of rainbows popped up across Santa Barbara County’s South Coast late Sunday afternoon after a day of unsettled weather that included blustery

A solo-vehicle crash left a sedan in a dry creek bed some 150 to 200 feet off Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley on Sunday.  At 9:25 a.m., Santa Barbara

A man riding a scooter was killed early Saturday in an apparent hit-and-run collision with a pickup truck near downtown Santa Barbara, according to the

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a rain-free weekend — especially with temperatures in the upper 60s. Not that I’m complaining about the

Steady overnight rain soaked the Santa Barbara area and caused road closures due to flooding and rockfalls. Hundreds lost power in Santa Barbara after two