Those using the Medicaid system, law enforcement agencies, education agencies, and research institutions were all reportedly affected by the freeze, which was called off after a federal judge ...

They say you can’t put a price tag on beauty, but maybe you can.       A recent report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara ...

Unity Shoppe celebrated the grand opening of its new Lompoc location during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday ...

A nationwide immigration enforcement blitz launched by the Trump administration over the weekend has sparked fear and uncertainty in Santa Barbara, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were spotted in Santa Barbara on Sunday. 805 UndocuFund, an organization that ...

Residents of Santa Barbara County can see how exceptionally beautiful their home is, but how do you quantify that level of ...

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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Two of the three counties on the Central Coast saw their unemployment rates continue to fall in December with the only exception being Santa Barbara County, according to the latest data provided by ...

Metrolink will likely be making a northern expansion in the coming months, adding a morning commuter train between Ventura ...

Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to ...

Really dry and boring, right? Wrong. The Santa Barbara County Courthouse epitomizes the Spanish-Moorish architecture that is found across the city. Completed in 1929, the complex impresses ...