Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Pilot ‘Moments Before’ Plane Explodes Following Crash in Santa Barbara: ‘Lives Were Saved’
An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...
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2 Hurt When Vehicle Plunges Off Gibraltar Road Above Santa Barbara
Two men were seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle plunged over the side of Gibraltar Road in the mountains ...
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Palisades Fire Serves as ‘Unfortunate Test Case’ for Plan-B Power System Coming Soon to Santa Barbara
Nonprofit Unite to Light and the James S. Bower Foundation partner with Dragon Q Energy to install 10 PowerPoles across Santa ...
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Land Trust of Santa Barbara details the economic value of preserving local natural spaces
Residents of Santa Barbara County can see how exceptionally beautiful their home is, but how do you quantify that level of ...
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County Supervisors May Change Cell Tower Permitting; Opponents Want to Block It
Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors will consider streamlining permitting for small cell towers and other ...
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range under a wind advisory until 3 a.m. Sunday, says the NWS
"Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result," explains the NWS. "Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for ...
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Unity Shoppe opens new Lompoc location, expanding its services to Northern Santa Barbara County
Unity Shoppe celebrated the grand opening of its new Lompoc location during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday ...
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Santa Barbara County’s Natural World: A $2.96 Billion Annual Driver of Economic Growth and Climate Resilience
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UPDATE: Flood advisory for Santa Barbara County Sunday night, according to the NWS
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...
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2025 Santa Barbara County Women Winemakers & Culinarians Celebration Features Four Charitable Food and Wine Events Surrounding March 8th Grand Tasting
New Nonprofit, Women Winemakers and Culinarians Foundation, Announces Two New Beneficiaries of Proceeds from 2025 Lineup of ...
'It’s not looking great': Top pot-producing California county posts troubling harvest figures
Santa Barbara County has become California’s powerhouse of legal cannabis farming. It’s home to some of the largest marijuana farms in the world and grows more pot than any other county in the state.