That same month, 34-year-old Adam Escarcega, affiliated with Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara, was detained after a vigilante group posing as a juvenile online arranged a meeting with him.

William S. “Bill” Burtness was born in Santa Barbara on Dec. 14, 1932 to Dr. Hildahl and Luella Burtness, and was raised here. During his youth, activities included the YMCA Indian Guides (a ...

Police are looking for a Santa Barbara man who disappeared from the Big Bear Lake area just after midnight Friday. Tanner Prentiss, 22, was visiting Big Bear Lake over the weekend with some ...

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) raised a record-breaking $278,000-plus at its recent Hope Awards event that celebrates creativity and recognizes individuals and programs that impact ...

CA — The Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation is honored to announce a $25,000 donation from the Santa Barbara Foundation in support of the Everybody in the Pool! capital campaign. This ...

The second concert of the series will take place on Sunday, May 25, at 4 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre. The Santa Barbara Youth Symphony will perform a powerful program including works by Ravel, ...

The body of a 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student who went missing from Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found in water near a marina on Monday, May 19. The search for Tanner Prentiss ...

My colleagues Terry Castleman and Kaitlyn Huamani documented how Orange, Santa Barbara and San Diego counties are joining three Bay Area counties in hitting that standard. They also break down ...

Law enforcement divers recovered the body of a 22-year-old Santa Barbara County man from Big Bear Lake on Monday, two days after he was reported missing nearby amid a trip to the mountain resort ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (SBCSO), a Santa Barbara man has been arrested for felony domestic violence and warrants following a standoff at his residence on Monday.

Tribute band Queen Nation is scheduled to perform at the Santa Barbara County Fair this summer. The group will take the grandstand stage on Wednesday, July 9, with special guest American Mile ...