SpaceX has been attempting to launch a Falcon 9 rocket since Saturday, Aug. 9 to deploy internet-beaming Starlink satellites from Vandenberg.

On Tuesday, Victoriano Lopez Feliciano and Gabriel Victoriano Lopez Feliciano were charged with the murder of Paulina Lopez ...

As the Gifford Fire continues to burn across the Central Coast, the Santa Maria Elks Event Center has taken on a new role.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service is disrupted in parts of Santa Barbara County due to bridge construction It’s the equivalent ...

A pair of brothers have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Santa Maria late Saturday night, Santa Barbara County ...

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It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

Nine rural Santa Barbara County communities are set to receive broadband internet funded through a state grant.

The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on Friday, August 1st, in theLos Padre ...

A strategic burning operation is now underway in San Luis Obispo County that is intended to help in the ongoing efforts to ...

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.

Susan Hersberger Susan Hersberger has been appointed the new board chair for United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC), ...