Santa Barbara County is in for a prolonged stretch of wet weather starting Thursday afternoon, with steady rain and the potential for heavier downpours ...

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. - With smoke spewing from the nearby Lake Fire over a wide area of the Santa Ynez Valley, concerns are shifting with each strong gust of wind. Residents wasted no time ...

If you’re looking to get outside without committing to a long, challenging hike, Santa Barbara County has plenty of options.

Proposition 50, the ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional district maps, was passed by California voters and Santa Barbara County residents ...

In Santa Barbara County, turnout was around 40%, with approximately 100,133 of 250,857 registered voters (11,270 polling ...

It was the hit film "Sideways" that put the Santa Ynez Valley on the map, said Francesca Angelini in The Times. Fifty years ago, this beautiful wine region two hours' drive north of Los Angeles was ...

Update: A more recent article about the Lake Fire can be found here. The evacuation zone for the Lake Fire, burning in a rugged area of Santa Barbara County, has been expanded for five straight days ...

Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. As Santa Barbara County leaders work to find space for more than 5,000 housing units by 2031, they are inviting the public to try ...

Update: A more recent report on the Lake Fire can be found here. The Lake Fire, burning in a rugged area of Santa Barbara County, has become the biggest wildfire of California’s season. Related ...