Farren. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:50 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Farren Fire has been burning on private land.

According to Santa Barbara County records, confirmed to SFGATE by a clerk in the assessor’s office Tuesday, Pea Soup Andersen ...

Santa Maria, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a Santa Maria man, who was in custody prior to ...

Homeowner Jennifer MacLeod is hard at work carefully restoring this century-old home at 408 De la Vina Street. She was hoping ...

While not every location will see showers and thunderstorms, any shower activity will be capable of producing heavy rainfall ...

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The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) is proud to announce a grant award for the Lompoc Valley Fuel Reduction Phase II Project, where SBCFD ...

PRNewswire/ - Alair Homes® , North America's largest privately held custom home building and renovation company ...

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on a split vote Tuesday directed staff to begin developing a so-called energy reach ...

Dave Mason of Traffic has canceled a concert in Phoenix with Fabulous Thunderbirds and a Las Vegas date. Here's what to do if ...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court was confirmed Wednesday to serve as a federal judge for the Central District of California. The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe ...

Art & Science Collide” involves more than 70 linked exhibitions and dozens of public programs in and around Los Angeles.