ICE isn't providing numbers, but a rapid response group says 13 immigration arrests have been made on the Central Coast since ...

Read about the challenges faced by Sterling Klippel and his stormwater crews as they work to prevent catastrophic mudslides ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

Founded in 1911 by a group of Danish-Americans seeking to escape the harsh Midwestern winters, Solvang has blossomed into a ...

Solvang: a little slice of Denmark in the heart of California, where you can eat your weight in pastries, pretend you’re a ...

Gertrude E. Furst Jan. 20, 2025 marked the ending of a long and productive life of 97 years. Gertrude E. Furst passed peaceably at Samarkand's Smith ...

Help plan the future of Santa Barbara’s Waterfront. The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department has ...

In Santa Barbara, people living in at-risk areas were told to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather ...

While most homes in the recent burn scars of the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Sunset fires are under an evacuation warning due ...

For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in ...

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