And after a years-long absence, they are back, nine strong, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on ...

Credit: Courtesy The Westmont Observatory opens to the public for a rare lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of Tuesday, ...

World Spay Day is a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of spaying and neutering as a ...

Adding to an already impressive arsenal of coaches that includes deep connections to both NCAA Division 1 and the NBA, the Central ...

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The storybook village of Solvang, California ( affectionately known as “The Danish Capital of America,” has been nominated once again for the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards in the 2026 ...

The southbound W. Carillo Street off-ramp on US 101 in Santa Barbara will be closed Tuesday night, March 3 between 9 pm and 6 ...

Credit: Courtesy SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - Set beneath the soaring, hand-painted ceilings of the landmark Santa Barbara County Courthouse, the 43rd ...

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I am not red and I am not blue. I’m a window, crystal clear, and here’s my heart jutting out and my soul in pieces.

Walking through Paso Nuevo, I noticed half of those shops are closed. Their windows need to be decorated as well.

Football, they say, is a game of inches, but oil development off the coast of Santa Barbara is played out on an infinitely ...