See inside El Encanto Hotel, the luxury property in the Santa Barbara hills that LVMH just sold for $82.2 million.

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:40 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Clark Fire has been burning on private ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA — On Saturday, August 2nd from noon to 6PM, the Santa Barbara Soaring Association (SBSA) invites the public ...

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The Franklin Neighborhood Center was too small for the crowd trying to attend an emergency town hall on Tuesday. The ...

Help us. Hundreds of people packed the Franklin Community Center Tuesday night to call on the city of Santa Barbara to defend them against raids by U.S.

The Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade is taking place August 1 and thousands of spectators are expected. Some slight changes to the route will take place this year.

Elizabeth Cholawsky Four community members, Elizabeth Cholawsky, Erika Culwell, Sandy Seale and Ashley Parker Snider, have been elected to the Board of ...

An oceanfront compound in Santa Barbara, C.A. by architect Wallace Neff lists for $16 million with main and guest houses, ...

In the last year, newer operators have also emerged in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and their posh neighbor, Montecito. With ...

The Santa Barbara County Fair, which has run for more than 130 years, celebrated its final day of the year on Sunday.

Hipcamp, an app for discovering and booking campsites, has announced the winners of its 2025 Hipcamp Awards, spotlighting the ...