The For Lease sign is finally getting its rightful place in the annals of Santa Barbara history. After all, it is everywhere and it never goes away.

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If there's a face of persistence in Santa Barbara's restaurant community, it's undoubtedly Laura Knight. The resilient ...

A California court has sided with state coastal authorities and ordered Sable Offshore Corp. to abide by a preliminary ...

Fifteen Latino high school seniors from across Santa Barbara County — nine from northern Santa Barbara County — were ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Phyllis de Picciotto, a co-founder of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has died. She was 84. De Picciotto died April 14 of heart failure at a hospice ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

A Santa Barbara stabbing suspect is now facing attempted murder charges. Santa Barbara police say an arrest warrant was served on the 1300 block of Dahlia Court in Carpinteria Saturday afternoon.

The monument is meant to honor Santa Barbara's history as the birthplace of deepwater diving. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo Santa Barbara has a new statue that honors the city’s ...

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang, in recognition of Yang’s tremendous impact on the growth ...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA — Santa Barbara’s Luke Zuffelato is good. The UC Santa Barbara commit can do it all. He can score. He can defend multiple positions. He can create for his teammates.

Metrolink will likely be making a northern expansion in the coming months, adding a morning commuter train between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The morning Metrolink service would begin ...