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Santa Barbara Community Rowing shined at the Southern California League Cal Cup in Long Beach this weekend. The squad captured a pair of gold medals and ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is planning to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise road this week.

The Funk Zone is about to hit the big stage. The California Coastal Commission will vote on whether to allow a 250-room hotel in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone ...

In the snapshots, Ashley, who now lives in Santa Barbara, California, showed her adorable sons , Grayson Maxwell Appel and ...

The expected timeline for debris removal and utility undergrounding is June, but the closure is being examined every day, ...

Looking for a French Riviera-style getaway without leaving the West Coast? This destination is officially trending, so it's time to visit.

There’s something magical about Santa Barbara on a weekend morning. The light hits the red-tiled rooftops just right, the ocean breeze drifts through the palm trees, and the scent of espresso and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In the heart of paradise, several locals are hanging on by a thread. “A lot of folks that have just fallen on hard times, whether it's due to just not making enough ...

If nights spend rubbing shoulders with celebrities in Hollywood or the days spent strolling the Sunset Strip have you worn out, then it’s time to leave Tinsel Town for a few days and take a […] ...

“An idyllic paradise… but are we becoming a Hampton ... On the ocean-facing side of Montecito, situated on a stretch of prime Santa Barbara shoreline, is the Rosewood Miramar Beach. It’s new, glossy, ...

“An idyllic paradise… but are we becoming ... situated on a stretch of prime Santa Barbara shoreline, is the Rosewood Miramar Beach. It’s new, glossy, big, and not at all low-key, with ...